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 'cox'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118991&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FwaOpAxF9HgM%2F For three decades, John LaMattina worked at Pfizer, where he rose through the ranks before heading global R&D and retiring in 2007. This meant that he was on hand as Pfizer mushroomed in size after buying Warner-Lambert and Pharmacia. And it was during this stretch that boardroom politics - notably, growing tension between Pfizer chair Bill Steere and ceo Hank McKinnell - blossomed, leading to the ascent of Jeff Kindler, who last winter suddenly resigned as ceo. These tumultuous changes (read here and here), shaped strategic decisions that led Pfizer to close facilities, eliminate research areas and fire gobs of scientists (see this). Recently, LaMattina, who is now a senior partner at Puretech Ventures, lamented the aftermath in a piece in Nature Reviews (see this). We chatted with h... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118991 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:32:30 +0100 5118991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968823&cid=t_214227_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F23%2Fcan-a-diet-low-in-carbs-high-on-protein-help-in-the-fight-against-cancer%2F Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968823 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:21:02 +0100 4968823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065322&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fr-i-p-marriage-of-courteney-cox-and-david-arquette-now-take-our-poll%2F photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN According to David Arquette’s call into Howard Stern’s Sirius radio show yesterday, the clown-school alumn claimed that Courteney has told him the seven words no woman or wife should ever have to utter: “I don’t wanna be your mother anymore.” Rich or poor, famous or unknown, successful or struggling, it’s all pretty much downhill from there, as is evidenced by the celeb couple’s recent separation. What other signs mean the beginning of the end? Have you ever felt like someone’s mother in a relationship that wasn’t with your child? How’d that work out for you? Sound off (anonymously, if you like) below. via People Post from: BlissTree R.I.P, Marriage of Courteney Cox and David Arquette (Now Take Our Poll) (... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065322 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:00:09 +0100 4065322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065323&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F204741%2F Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065323 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:58:31 +0100 4065323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822953&cid=t_214227_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FzsIKEYOAYOU%2F Who are the most search for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822953 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:09:16 +0100 3822953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691112&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJ-hNnZeY0T4%2F Former Schering-Plough ceo Fred Hassan and several former colleagues and board members are a step closer to providing sworn testimony about the notorious Enhance clinical trial for Vytorin, which raised questions about the effectiveness of the widely advertised cholesterol pill (back story). A federal judge this week denied yet another a bid to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit, which accused the group of playing shenanigans with the results. At issue, is whether Schering-Plough and Merck (which were partners) handled the release of the trial data properly, given a two-year delay, a brief change in the primary endpoint without consulting the lead investigator and huge stock sales by some Schering-Plough execs. The trial, by the way, found Vytorin wasn’t any better at reducing arterial plaqu... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691112 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:58:10 +0100 3691112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052410&cid=t_214227_155_f&fid=38406&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThe1xObjective%2F%7E3%2F3yzNwClgfBs%2F COX-2 is an inducible enzyme involved in prostaglandins metabolism that has been associated with cellular resistance to apoptosis both in normal and malignant epithelial cells. Over-expression of... Catch the rest of the story after the break... (Source: The 1x Objective) The 1x Objective blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052410 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:46:25 +0100 3052410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2765979&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Flatest-version-of-argument-that-we-are.html Discussion) portion of the article was it mentioned that the authors had served as paid expert witnesses for plaintiffs’ attorneys in rofecoxib litigation. The terse disclosure statement seems at odds with JAMA’s stated policy in its Instructions for Authors that financial COI disclosure must be complete. Regardless, the information provided hardly conveyed that, as of January 2007, Krumholz had received more than $300,000 for his consulting from plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier (no relationship to Mayo Clinic Proceedings Editor-in-Chief William L. Lanier, MD), which only became public in a letter to the editor of BMJ that responded to a previous article critical of Merck by Krumholz et al.Krumholz’ remuneration seems substantial until it is compared to that of another coauthor of ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2765979 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:30:00 +0100 2765979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761824&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fpfizers-2300000000-settlement-no-longer.html Re the $2.3 billion dollar Pfizer settlement, in the headlines today...Health Care Renewal readers learned about it in February, here.At the time, we mentioned how little coverage the news had received, a manifestation of the anechoic effect.We said this about it then:We have posted about numerous settlements of charges of misbehavior by drug, device, insurance and other health care organizations. Stacking them all up suggests the magnitude of bad behavior by the leaders of health care organizations. Yet it's not clear that all these monetary penalties are discouraging bad behavior.In almost all cases, the monetary penalties accrue to the organization as a whole, not to the individuals whose behavior incited the settlement. And I have not so far ever heard of a case in which the organizati... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761824 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:40:00 +0100 2761824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349513&cid=t_214227_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F19%2Ftumor-promoting-protein-cox-2-is-the-target-of-first-joint-symposium-between-aacr-asco%2F “An inflammatory protein implicated in a variety of cancers is the target of the first joint symposium between the nation’s two premier cancer research organizations.  The presidents of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) organized the session focused on the COX-2 enzyme and cancer treatment Monday [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349513 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:03:52 +0100 2349513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172730&cid=t_214227_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F535755641%2F It has already been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172730 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:06:57 +0100 2172730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152891&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fpfizer-settles-for-mere-2300000000.html Last week, in thee Wall Street Journal, Ron Winslow reported on this little item that slipped out at the time the giant Pfizer/ Wyeth merger was announced (see our previous post here):In a disclosure nearly drowned out by news of its $68 billion acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer Inc. said it agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle a federal investigation into its alleged off-label marketing of the now-withdrawn painkiller Bextra.The settlement, which requires the approval of a federal judge, would be the largest ever paid by a drug company to resolve alleged marketing missteps. It easily eclipses the $1.4 billion Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to pay earlier this month to settle similar charges related to its antipsychotic medicine Zyprexa.Pfizer mentioned the settlement in two sentences in a news rel... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152891 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:20:00 +0100 2152891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035504&cid=t_214227_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F485297934%2F Courtney Cox looks as if her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035504 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:43:48 +0100 2035504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1985599&cid=t_214227_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fautism-speaks-and-biased-media%2F So some Autistic people have proposed several changes to the Autism Speaks Wikipedia entry, attempting to show that not all Autistic individuals support the Autism Speaks organization.   Most of these changes were reverted due to the fact that no reliable source was cited stating that there is a disagreement going on between Autism Speaks and [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1985599 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:30 +0100 1985599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974880&cid=t_214227_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F458398828%2F Nikki Cox never lacked in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974880 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:41:36 +0100 1974880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876476&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F419968738%2F An analysis of an infamous Vioxx study found the notorious painkiller does, indeed, double the risk of heart attacks and strokes, although the likelihood of a serious cardiovascular event lessened one year after people no longer took the pill. What’s more, other drugs in the same class, known as Cox-2 inhibitors, may pose the same risk, according to the analysis published in The Lancet. “The good news is the data suggests that the risk doesn’t persist forever. The risk goes back toward normal after a year of follow up,” Robert Bresalier of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, one of the study authors, tells Reuters. The original study, known as Approve, was funded by Merck and designed to determine whether Vioxx could prevent polyps that increas... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876476 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:59:26 +0100 1876476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720551&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F370269113%2F Despite Pfizer’s best efforts, the lawyers for the family of a woman who died four years ago after taking the Celebrex painkiller have succeeded in convincing a New Jersey state court judge that Fred should be deposed and his videotaped testimony shown in court this fall. Why does this matter? Well, Fred was ceo at Pharmacia, which Pfizer scooped up in order to gain the profits from the Celebrex painkiller. And Celebrex was a key pill for Pharmacia which, you may recall, furiously battled Merck for dominance of the nascent Cox-2 inhibitor market when both drugmakers nearly simultaneously launched their meds nearly a decade ago. Back in the day, Fred (who’s now the Schering-Plough ceo) was out there stumping for Celebrex, so his testimony can shed light on steps taken to ensure... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720551 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:14:03 +0100 1720551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683440&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F356571056%2F Seems simple, yes? And so a group of Duke University researchers developed a hypothetical model to estimate the expected incremental number of adverse drug events that could be avoided once a drug is widely available. The upshot: “Requiring larger preapproval databases could be a cost-effective means of reducing adverse events in post-approval populations,” they write in Health Affairs. As you may recall, most industry-sponsored clinical trials of new drugs are designed to determine efficacy in order to gain regulatory approval. But the researchers note that detecting adverse drug events is “rarely considered when sample-size calculations are undertaken for clinical trials.” Thus, the statistical power to find side effects is “inherently a by-product” of... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683440 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:39:31 +0100 1683440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258589&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F241617423%2F That’s the conclusion in a piece in the latest issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The only exception is naproxen, according to the authors, who reviewed a meta-analysis published two years ago in the British Medical Journal, 138 clinical trials and observational studies involving Merck’s Vioxx, Pfizer’s Celebrex and Bextra, and such widely used painkillers as ibuprofen and diclofenac. The upshot is that the Cox-2 inhibitors - the Merck and Pfizer drugs - didn’t post a statistically significant greater risk of cardiovascular disease than the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. However, the Merck and Pfizer drugs did pose a greater risk than taking nothing, notes Charles Hennekens, a professor at Florida Atlantic University who ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258589 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:56:21 +0100 1258589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258111&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fprivate-polyclinics.html chatteratichat•ter•a•ti [ chàttə rtee ]plural nounDefinition: people who readily express views: educated middle-class people who are interested in current affairs and culture and like to make their views known to each other (disapproving ) Anthony Cox, at Black Triangle, is arguing that we need to put aside our doctrinal health care prejudices, and look solely at quality of outcome. Who would argue with that?As the BMA’s opposition threatened the formation of the NHS, Bevan conceded that general practitioners could exist as self-employed contractors. They run small businesses subcontracted to the NHS. Since the formation of the NHS in 1948 general practitioners have immensely improved their financial status.For the individual GP, “every pound spent on nursing staff, medical ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258111 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:22:00 +0100 1258111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182991&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F224548942%2F In their ongoing effort to defend themselves from accusations of insider trading and improper marketing, the drugmaker has filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission offering more precise info about when they were informed of the Vytorin study results. Tom Koestler, chief scientist: Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. Fred Hassan, ceo: Jan. 10 at 8 a.m. Tom Sabatino, general counsel: Jan. 10 at 8 a.m. Carrie Smith Cox, exec vp and president: Jan. 10 at 8:30 a.m. Bob Bertolini, exec vp: Jan. 10 at 9 a.m. The study results were issued in a press release on Jan. 14, although that came after a delay of nearly two years with scant info from either Schering-Plough or Merck, its joint-venture partner. By then, however, the drugmakers endured two months of withering criticism for briefly changing ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182991 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:59 +0100 1182991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1177897&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F222926796%2F Reeling from unrelenting press, Congressional investigations and sagging stock prices, the drugmakers this morning issued a statement saying they “strongly object to mischaracterizations about the Enhance trial” for their Vytorin cholesterol med, and attempt to defend their actions during and after the Jan. 14 release of the controversial study results. A quick recap: the study was designed to measure plaque in neck arteries, but results weren’t released for nearly two years. The drugmakers blame the delay on difficulty reading ultrasound images. But they briefly changed the primary endpoint without consulting their lead investigator; there was no data safety monitoring board, and they appointed an ‘independent’ panel to review the data, but three members had... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1177897 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:08:20 +0100 1177897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1175042&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F222473058%2F The Republican from Iowa, who is the ranking member of the US Senate Finance Committee, is asking Schering-Plough and Merck to explain when they first unblinded their controversial Enhance study data, and to account for sales and payments made for the cholesterol drug to Medicaid. “In Iowa City, generic (Zocor) costs $54.54 for a month’s supply while Vytorin costs $112.46. It’s fair to assume the public would have benefited from knowing that a less expensive drug works just as well. Instead, people in Iowa and elsewhere paid more for nearly two years, while industry leaders sat on a scientific study that would have revealed this information,” he says in a statement. Like the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Grassley is responding to the scandal over the two-year delay in rel... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1175042 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:03:17 +0100 1175042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1161235&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F218945174%2F The ongoing controversy surrounding the Vytorin trial has brought with it speculation of insider trading. In particular, Carrie Smith Cox, the Schering-Plough president, sold 900,000 shares worth $28 million last spring. Now, BrandweekNRX has played our favorite game - connect the dots. And so, here’s the background, as the site tells it… Sean McNicholas was vp of marketing for endocrine care at Pharmacia, which sold Genotropin, the human growth hormone until 2001. His boss’ boss was…drumroll…Carrie Smith Cox, who was Pharmacia’s president. Pharmacia, was later bought by Pfizer, was later charged in federal court with offering a kickback in the year 2000 in connection with its outsourcing contract for Genotropin, and agreed to plead guilty to the charge ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1161235 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:16:55 +0100 1161235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1156041&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F217811422%2F As part of its investigation into why Merck and Schering-Plough held onto the Vytorin trial data for two years and briefly changed the primary endpoint before the disappointing results were finally released this week, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations now plans to also look at the possibility that any of the drugmakers’ execs engaged in insider trading. A subcommittee spokesman tells us that letters are due to be sent to Merck and Schering-Plough today or tomorrow, following comments made this morning on CBS’s Early Show by subcommittee chair Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Michigan. “There’s certainly major misrepresentations not only to the effectiveness of the drug, but manipulating of the scientific data to further promote a product that isn&#8... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1156041 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:47:40 +0100 1156041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=916073&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5662 Day By Day by Chris Muir Yes, Chris, Cox & Forkum WILL be sadly missed. Flap is hoping for a REPRISE in a few months. Maybe the first of the year? Previous: The Day By Day Archive Technorati Tags: Day By Day, Chris Muir Subscribe to FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog by Email Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=916073 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:44:41 +0100 916073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915306&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5660 Cox & Forkum’s Final Bow With mixed emotions I announce: John and I will no longer be producing editorial cartoons. John will continue posting his work at his blog, John Cox Art, and he and I will continue working together on various projects, but there will be no more regularly scheduled editorial cartoons. The Web site will remain running indefinitely, as a means to market our books and as an archive of our work. Flap is sad as he has enjoyed their work. Perhaps in the future they will resume their collaboration on political editorial cartooning. Thanks guys! Previous: Iran Watch: A Crush on Ahmadninejad? Part Two Iran Watch: Ahmadinejad - We Don’t Have Homosexuals The Cox & Forkum Archive Technorati Tags: Cox & Forkum Facebook Flap! (Source: Fullo... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915306 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:49:14 +0100 915306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907145&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F161925147%2F This is hardly surprising. Dan Vasella, the drugmaker’s ceo, earlier this month himself told analysts he didn’t expect the FDA to approve Prexige, not after the Cox-2 painkiller last month was blamed for deaths and liver transplants in Australia. The drug was subsequently withdrawn there. Novartis, however, is undaunted. “Many patients cannot tolerate the gastrointestinal side effects associated with NSAID pain treatments, such as those suffering from ulcers or who are being treated with anti-coagulants like warfarin,” Jim Shannon, the drugmaker’s global head of development, says in a statement. “We believe Prexige remains an important therapy for appropriate patients with osteoarthritic pain, and we will continue discussions with the FDA.” Last m... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907145 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:29:02 +0100 907145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=903257&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5631 Sweet Nothings LGF: Daily Kos: Ahmadinejad ‘Sounds Entirely Too Reasonable’ No wonder those that are beating the war drums against Iran didn’t want Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak any place American might hear him. Thanks to Columbia University and CPAN he was heard by many. He sounds entirely to reasonable. Hearing his own word doesn’t help the cause of demonizing him as a madman and the most recent Hitler. This is someone we definitely should be talking to. so in the interest of promoting peace and knowledge, I present these short excerpts from his talk at Columbia University today. LGF: Daily Kos: Why I Have A Little Crush on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Video: Columbia Students Applaud Ahmadinejad’s Reply to Bollinger Video: Columbia Students Applaud and... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=903257 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:45:31 +0100 903257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895892&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5618 Cox & Forkum The above image was originally posted last October. It’s an optical illusion called an “inversion.” If you look at the upside-down version just below, you will see a caricature of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. For more about the image and why came to be, see the original post. I’m reposting it because, with Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University, comparisons of Ahmadinejad to Hitler are making the news. Ahmadinejad Arrives for New York Visit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, facing protests and tabloid headlines calling him “evil” and a “madman,” stirred debate Monday about free speech ahead of his appearance at Columbia University. Columbia President Lee Bollinger has promised to grill Ahmadinejad on subjects su... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895892 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895886&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5624 Outed Iran’s president: ‘We don’t have homosexuals’ Columbia University President Lee Bollinger excoriated Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, going through a long list of documented actions and remarks by the firebrand Iranian leader and his government. “Mr. President, you exhibit all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator,” Bollinger said to applause from many of the 600 people in the room for a speech from the Iranian leader. … Asked about widely documented government abuse of women and homosexuals in his country, Ahmadinejad said, “We don’t have homosexuals” in Iran. “I don’t know who told you we had it,” he said. Sharia Law says NO homosexuality and Mahmoud is the grand enforcer of Sharia Law ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895886 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=880358&cid=t_214227_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F158054945%2F Australian families whose relatives died or became seriously ill with liver damage after taking the Novartis Cox-2 painkiller have launched a class action lawsuit against the country’s drug regulator and the drugmaker, claiming they were “treated like guinea pigs.” Peter Archer, whose wife Elaine died in late February, tells The Sydney Morning Herald he wanted to know why the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved the drug at double the dose of what was allowed in countries such as Canada and the UK for the treatment of osteoarthritis. And he accuses Novartis of holding “some sort of secret trial”. His wife died from inoperable liver failure after taking 200 milligrams of Prexige a day for four months while she waited to see a rheumatologist. The TGA recall... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=880358 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:30:08 +0100 880358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510404&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F07%2Fwhy-vioxx-is-so-dangerous%2F This study was not considered conclusive, but if you have questions or concerns about medications you're currently taking speak with your doctor.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510404 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836823&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5512 Cox & Forkum: Opus Akbar New item: Washington Post, Other Newspapers Won’t Run ‘Opus’ Cartoon Mocking Radical Islam. A popular comic strip that poked fun at the Rev. Jerry Falwell without incident one week ago was deemed too controversial to run over the weekend because this time it took a humorous swipe at Muslim fundamentalists. The Washington Post and several other newspapers around the country did not run Sunday’s installment of Berkeley Breathed’s “Opus,” in which the spiritual fad-seeking character Lola Granola appears in a headscarf and explains to her boyfriend, Steve, why she wants to become a radical Islamist. The installment did not appear in the Post’s print version, but it ran on WashingtonPost.com and Salon.com. The same w... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836823 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:46:35 +0100 836823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=832517&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5496 Cox & Forkum: Expose Is THIS the Romney online advantage discussed by Patrick Ruffini? Somehow Flap thinks the MESSAGE and MESSENGER are more important than the DELIVERY. Technorati Tags: Mitt Romney, Larry Craig, Patrick Ruffini, Cox & Forkum Subscribe to FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog by Email Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=832517 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:49:19 +0100 832517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825365&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5482 Cox & Forkum FOX News: Iran Vows to Use ‘Smart’ Bomb Against Enemies Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound “smart” bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported. The government first announced development of the long-range guided bomb Thursday, saying it could be deployed by the country’s aging U.S.-made F-4 and F-5 fighter jets. “We will use these (bombs) against our enemies when the time comes,” Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on state television Sunday. Iran often announces new weapons for its arsenal, but the United States maintains that while the Islamic Republic has made some strides, many of these statements are exaggerations. The broadcast included a brief clip of ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825365 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:45:24 +0100 825365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=786721&cid=t_214227_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F08%2Fa-cox-2-inhibitor-delays-the-progression-of-precancerous-pancrea%2F Filed under: Pancreatic CancerA cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, nimesulide, delays the progression of precancerous pancreatic lesions in mice, according to researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Inflammation has been shown to be a factor in many forms of cancer. According to the team, this is the first study to demonstrate the effect of an anti-inflammatory COX-2 inhibitor on the development of pancreatic cancer. This is not the first time that COX-2, an enzyme that causes inflammation, has been studied by cancer researchers. COX-2 has been studied in terms of the development and growth of breast and colon cancer also.According to the lead author Dr. Eibl, these results do not mean that everyone should take a COX-2 inhibitor to protect against cancer, but they may ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786721 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 786721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716430&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5249 Cox & Forkum: What’s in a Name From the Daily Express: Brown: Don’t say terrorists are Muslims Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word “Muslim” in connection with the terrorism crisis.The Prime Minister has also instructed his team – including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith – that the phrase “war on terror” is to be [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716430 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:03:34 +0100 716430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714680&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5238 Metastasis ‘Those who cure you will kill you’ An al-Qaeda leader in Iraq boasted before last week’s failed bombings in London and Glasgow that his group was planning to attack British targets and that “those who cure you will kill you”, The Times has learnt. The warning was delivered to Canon Andrew White, a senior British cleric [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714680 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:57:47 +0100 714680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682379&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5130 Cox & Forkum: Happy Fathers Day A little something from the mind of John. Lots going on over at his blog: John Cox Art. The Cox & Forkum Files Technorati Tags: Cox & Forkum (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682379 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:38:52 +0100 682379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682368&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5141 Cox & Forkum: Six of One U.S. offers aid to Abbas-led Palestinian government. The United States joined the European Union on Monday in announcing its willingness to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the new Palestinian government led by President Mahmoud Abbas.The commitment of financial and political support follows last week’s gunbattles between rival [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682368 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:38:52 +0100 682368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674528&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5084 Cox & Forkum: Courting Disaster FOX News: Charges Against Guantanamo Bay Detainees Dismissed. Military judges dismissed charges Monday against a Guantanamo detainee who chauffeured Usama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, marking a stunning setback to Washington’s attempts to try detainees in military court.In back-to-back arraignments for Canadian Omar Khadr and [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674528 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674514&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5098 Cox & Forkum: War is Heck New York Sun: Peace Corps Part of Edwards Terror Plan. Senator Edwards is outlining a new national security strategy that includes the creation of a 10,000-person civilian peace corps to stem the tide of terrorism in weak and unstable countries. …The plan Mr. Edwards presented yesterday — which he dubbed [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674514 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658628&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5067 Cox & Forkum: Party Crasher Moscow could aim nuclear weapons at targets in Europe as part of “retaliatory steps” if Washington proceeds with building a missile defense system on the continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. Speaking to foreign reporters days before he travels to Germany for the annual summit with President Bush and the other [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658628 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:24 +0100 658628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637670&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4995 Cox & Forkum: Torn CNN: Dems in tough spot with war funding bill. Democrats in Congress face a tough decision on a bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that does not include a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops.Vote “yes,” and they are certain to face the wrath of anti-war forces in their political base. Vote [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637670 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=628884&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4968 Now, former President Jimmy Carter is showing remorse for calling the Bush Administration “the worst in history.” “My remarks were maybe careless or misinterpreted but I wasn’t comparing the overall administration and certainly not talking about anyone personally,” Carter said in an interview Monday when asked to explain. The comments “were interpreted as comparing this whole administration [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=628884 Tue, 22 May 2007 22:08:01 +0100 628884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611281&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4939 Cox & Forkum: Hamas Kindergarten Fox News: Hamas ‘Mickey Mouse’ Wants Islam Takeover Hamas militants have enlisted the iconic Mickey Mouse to broadcast their message of Islamic dominion and armed resistance to their most impressionable audience — little kids.A giant black-and-white rodent — named “Farfour,” or “butterfly,” but unmistakably a Mickey ripoff — does his high-pitched preaching [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611281 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:51:06 +0100 611281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612150&cid=t_214227_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fwe-liberals-feel-your-pain-neil.html Cue the tiny violins...Media Matters - Boortz accuses Media Matters of trying to manipulate "some whimpering old woman executive somewhere": "On the May 14 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Neal Boortz accused Media Matters for America -- which he referred to as 'Media Myrmidons' and 'Brocksters,' a reference to Media Matters President and CEO David Brock -- of 'waiting for one little statement that you can take out of its total context and just go on a rampage with, with your Web postings and see if you can pull that Don Imus thing off all over again, see if you can find some whimpering old woman executive somewhere that'll just [say], 'Oh! Oh, my God! We've got to do something now.' ' Boortz also said, 'And it's not just me, you're doing the same thing to [right-win... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612150 Mon, 14 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542353&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4757 Cox & Forkum: Bureau of Disinformation AFP: Iran nuclear plant still in early stages: UN atomic chief Iran is still in the early stages of creating a plant to enrich uranium, the chief of the UN atomic watchdog said on Thursday, adding that fears over its nuclear programme arose over what the uranium would be used for. “Iran [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542353 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:48:06 +0100 542353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501167&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4663 Cox & Forkum: Misfire FOX News: Iran to Suspend Cooperation With Nuke Watchdog Over Sanctions. Iran isn’t backing down after a unanimous vote by the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions, announcing Sunday that it will partially suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency and will be adjusting relations with those nations who voted for sanctions. Iranian [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501167 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:52:03 +0100 501167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471001&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4560 AP: U.S. and Iran hold rare direct talks U.S. and Iranian envoys exchanged direct talks Saturday on efforts to end Iraq’s violence and bolster its government, opening limited but potentially significant contacts that could ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze. The discussions were confined to one session during a conference on Iraq stability, but they appeared to [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471001 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 471001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470979&cid=t_214227_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4582 Cox & Forkum: Stretching the Truth The Telegraph: Scientists threatened for ‘climate denial’. Scientists who questioned mankind’s impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community. They say the debate on global warming has been “hijacked” by a powerful alliance of politicians, scientists and environmentalists who have stifled all [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470979 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 470979