MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'boston legal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011551&cid=t_184574_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F473714236%2F Once again, the TV drama makes a bid for being renamed Boston Pharmaceutical. In the latest episode of this dressed-up soap opera, a leading character at the Brahmin law firm played by William Shatner is diagnosed with moderate Alzheimer’s and wants to get an experimental Pfizer drug, which appears to be Dimebon. But Shatner is denied - his doctor won’t get the drug for him and the clinical trial appears to be closed. And so he goes to court, where the judge is sympathetic: “A patient, even a dying patient, has no constitutional right to an experimental treatment. Do I agree with that precedent? Not really.” Even so, she boots the case, which the US Supreme Court agrees to hear, although in real life, we know the court earlier this year refused this morning to revie... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011551 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:49:21 +0100 2011551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921195&cid=t_184574_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F435716241%2F There is little time to watch TV on the Pharmalot corporate campus, but we were directed to a recent episode of ‘Boston Legal,’ that compelling drama about - what else? - a bunch of emotionally challenged lawyers, because there was mention of a recent pharma issue being investigated by the US Senate Finance Committee. To wit, the committee is looking at alleged instances of undisclosed conflicts of interests involving academics who receive National Institutes of Health grants to research certain drugs and payments from drugmakers for consulting, research or speaking (back story). This is prominently noted by actress Candace Bergen, along with other matters such as pharma ties to the FDA, Congress and doctors, in a speech to a jury about a woman who suffered a heart attack after... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921195 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:04:05 +0100 1921195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1841029&cid=t_184574_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fboston-legals-denny-crane-takes-on.html In last night's episode of Boston Legal, a TV show, Denny Crane -- the senior partner at Crane Poole & Schmidt played by William Shatner -- collapses due to "toxic shock" from the 30-40 medications he is taking. "Is that a lot?" asks Denny of his doctor.Turns out that Denny suffers from acid reflux disease, "weak stream", restless leg syndrome, hemorrhoids, weak bowel, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Before he can finish citing his list of medical woes, which did NOT include erectile dysfunction by the way, his doctor warns him that "these drugs can interact." And why didn't his other doctor(s) warn him? The answer appears below.Denny doesn't understand much about drug-drug interactions: "I keep them in separate bottles," he says.Which leads the physician to ask "Where the h... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1841029 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:18:00 +0100 1841029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829805&cid=t_184574_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F403109392%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeQuitWinLive - The Great American SmokeoutSmoking Duration vs. Intensity and the Impact on Lung Cancer RiskIrreversible Gene Expression Changes From SmokingSmoking Cessation Timeline: What Happens When You QuitMore Education Decreases the Risk of Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829805 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:23:05 +0100 1829805