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 'health advertising'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130713&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fis-pharma-ready-for-a-conversation-on-facebook Jonathan at Dose of Digital talks about pharma’s fear of Facebook pages centering around 2 issues that pharma thinks require 24/7 monitoring: Adverse Events and negative publicity. I hear the same excuse on why pharma companies are so scared to look at patient comments on blogs: adverse events. I’m sorry, but adverse events are happening [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130713 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:28:26 +0100 5130713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862484&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fpharma-and-social-media-its-not-about-controlling-the-conversation-but-finding-the-right-venues-for-engagement Now that Facebook Pages is to Marketing what LinkedIn Profiles is to Job Seeking – pharma companies are in pickle: Facebook is going to open up comments no matter what. This means pharma companies can no longer restrict people from commenting on their Facebook pages. Er…. DUH! Why is this big news? People get on [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862484 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:33:14 +0100 4862484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450263&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fbig-pharma-shilling-and-webmd-com-mayoclinic-com-smack-down New York Times Online is likening WebMD’s “information” as “using the meretricious voice of a pharmaceutical rep”. I don’t know… I never found WebMD’s interface “apparently attractive” but I suppose some people like all the flashy stuff. I mean, I find the ads on NakedMedicine.com mildly annoying, but these only go toward keeping the site [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450263 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:42:06 +0100 4450263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118849&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fpharmacy-and-mcdonalds-strange-bedfellows-that-arent-so-strange My friend Natalie Bourre saw my post about the non-biodegradable Happy Meal photo-essay and told me about a Canadian Pharmacy that had, as part of its weekly promotion, a coupon for McDonald’s. This promotion is no longer on the corporate website, so you will have to visit Nat’s blog to see the screenshot she captured [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118849 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:02:57 +0100 4118849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086241&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fteva-canadian-ms-community-no-win-for-the-company Teva is closing its community forum from its Canadian multiple sclerosis education website because of Canadian healthcare regulations around dissemination of information relating to prescription drugs. You’ll read the explanation if you visit the Teva MS website, but keep reading for the crux of the situation: I have to agree with Teva’s decision because it [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086241 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:12:19 +0100 4086241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074006&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fadvil-pm-v-tylenol-pm-ad-is-misleading This has been bugging me for a long time, but recently I saw another one of these “advil PM versus tylenol PM” commercials, so I am going to finally write about it! First of all, the commercial is basically a “why Advil PM is so much better” ad. It talks about how the person taking [...] (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074006 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:13:24 +0100 4074006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942738&cid=t_104884_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F07%2Famerican-academy-of-pediatrics-on-sexy-tv%2F The American Academy of Pediatrics published a new statement on “Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media” in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics, and I can’t help applauding some of the organization’s recommendations, like this one: Pediatricians should urge schools to insist on comprehensive sex education programs (to counter the influence of sexually suggestive and explicit media) that incorporate basic principles of media literacy into their sex education programs…Federal money should be spent on comprehensive sex education programs but not on abstinence-only programs, which have been found to be ineffective. Yes, please. As somebody who both supports comprehensive (i.e., not “abstinence-only”) sex ed and is a librarian who supports media and ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942738 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:42:09 +0100 3942738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719686&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fwhich-side-are-you-really-on-jane-chin I received what is probably the most passionate email from a reader of this blog that I’ve ever gotten since creating NakedMedicine.com in 2006. The email concludes with this: I can’t figure out what your agenda is Ms Chin. Are siding with the poor hard working physicians who are fighting a losing battle with their idiot patient’s lifestyles? Are you siding with the tirelessly industrious pharmaceutical scientists who are selflessly dedicating their efforts to cure our ills? Are you siding with the poor neglected suffering individuals who are bravely pushing onward in their lives, struggling with disease, possible disease, possible pandemics, or just plain plainness requiring cosmetic medicine? Doctors, business, persons, for whom are you advocating? I was shocked by the ... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719686 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:42:29 +0100 2719686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452340&cid=t_104884_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F04%2Frob-arnie-disgusting-anti-transgender-anti-child-rhetoric%2F Via Womanist Musings, I learned about an episode of the Rob Arnie and Dawn show on KRXQ 98.5 FM in Sacramento and KDOT 104.5 FM in Reno, in which a transgender child was being discussed. Renee has the following transcription; check her site for additional bits about mental health and whatnot: ARNIE STATES [13:27]: If my son, God forbid, if my son put on a pair of high heels, I would probably hit him with one of my shoes. I would throw a shoe at him. Because you know what? Boys don’t wear high heels. And in my house, they definitely don’t wear high heels. ARNIE STATES [21:30]: You got a boy saying, ‘I wanna wear dresses.’ I’m going to look at him and go, ‘You know what? You’re a little idiot! You little dumbass! Look, you are a boy! Boys don’t wear dresses.’ ARNIE STATES ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452340 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:37:42 +0100 2452340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414761&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Ffemale-sexual-dysfunction-pharmas-next-lifestyle-market I’m posting this from one of Steve Woodruff’s blog posts that I shared via my Facebook profile, which turned into a full blown debate between me, Dmitriy Kruglyak, and Yvette - one of my FB friends. Jane Chin’s Profile Jane Chin I’m pro-pharma, but I’m NOT happy w/ female sexual dysfunction disease mongering I expect to see from pharmacos! http://ow.ly/4xQH Dmitriy Kruglyak at 8:18am April 30 Where do you draw the line between “disease mongering” and “disease awareness”? Jane Chin at 8:21am April 30 When the ‘awareness” generated makes patients who otherwise are not candidates for the drug pressure docs to write the Rx. Dmitriy Kruglyak at 8:23am April 30 Ah, but who gets to decide “who are the candidates” and wh... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414761 Sun, 17 May 2009 04:56:10 +0100 2414761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375906&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fhow-to-see-through-pharma-ad-bs Like all marketing campaigns, the aim of any pharma advertisement is to get you to think that you need a certain product or a service. I understand that all pharma companies will say that they want to educate patients on the condition first and foremost, but I guarantee that when pharma companies are forking over multimillion dollar checks to ad agencies, they’re looking for more product sales as a return on investment (ROI). This is not a “bad” thing - this is business. Let’s say you’re an inventor and you created a program that would improve the amount of sassing teenagers give to their parents. Would you pay an agency half of your annual paycheck so that parents can be educated about the prevalence of sassing by teenagers? NO! You want parents to buy your ... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375906 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:49:26 +0100 2375906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306027&cid=t_104884_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F05%2Fweekly-news-round-up-5%2F You can nominate your Women’s Health Hero for the Our Bodies Ourselves contest through May 1. There’s also a related Facebook group. Remember, you have until April 9 to comment on the proposed rule that would rescind the Bush administration’s provider “conscience” rule. Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General’s Database on Violence Against Women was launched. It contains data resulting from a 2008 questionnaire sent to all UN Member States asking about laws, resources, and approaches to violence against women. The database does not seem complete, but may be a good starting resource for those seeking information about these issues. Via Mar at The Mongoose Chronicles I learned of the Women’s Health Advocacy Network, “an NGO dedicated to add... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306027 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:18:09 +0100 2306027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306849&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fwe-already-have-been-personalizing-medicine By Jane Chin, Ph.D. Let’s take the trend of “personalized medicine” to start. Yes, gene-based and protein-based medicines sound alluring. We talk about targeted therapies like they’re silver bullets against deadly diseases, when we still don’t know of the long term effects of many small molecule and biologics as medicines. All that talk about personalized medicine and how wonderful it would be if we were to have drugs tailored for us? We’ve been doing that for years! Yet pharma has been providing a level of “personalized” medicine for years, which has created its reputation as a greedy industry with “mediocre” innovation as perceived by its critics. Critics ask why we need yet another statin? Do we really need to have that many an... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306849 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:05:25 +0100 2306849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924018&cid=t_104884_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F31%2Fa-stupid-sexist-vitamin-commercial%2F I saw a commercial last night for multivitamin “One a Day Teen Advantage,” which established early on that there was a formula for “her” and a formula for “him,” along with video of a teen girl and boy and some comment about how they’re practically from different planets. Now, I have no idea what a special multivitamin formulation for adolescent males might include - what are teen boys routinely not getting enough of that is male-specific? Likewise, you might expect that the tagline on the formula for “her” might say something about building strong bones. You’d be wrong. The pitch? The formulas are “for her healthy skin and for his healthy muscles.” You know, because girls are only worried about their skin (and boys a... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924018 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:43:56 +0100 1924018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106410&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F202950050%2F After sparking widespread criticism, the New York University Child Study Center decided this afternoon to pull ads, which featured ransom notes that personified mental illnesses as kidnappers of children suffering from the conditions. The center’s campaign, which began earlier this month, featured images of ransom notes (click on the image to see a larger version) to drive home the message that 12 million children are being held hostage by mental health problems, such as depression and autism. See the Health Blog’s previous post on the NYU controversy here. Intended to raise awareness for childhood psychiatric disorders, the campaign instead mainly provoked the ire of many patient groups, who called the ads stigmatizing and fear-inducing. In spite of a quick backlash, Harold Ko... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106410 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:22:44 +0100 1106410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1096354&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F200328351%2F New York University’s Child Study Center wanted a provocative new campaign to raise awareness about childhood mental health disorders. Well, it got one, and now NYU’s learning that there’s a fine line between attention-grabbing and offensive. The center’s new ad campaign, which began last week, uses images of ransom notes (click on the image to see a larger version) to drive home the message that 12 million children are being held hostage by mental health problems, such as depression and autism. But almost immediately, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, an advocacy group for people with autism-spectrum disorders, took offense to the ads, calling them stigmatizing and inaccurate. The autism note, for instance, implies that children with autism have no social skills ... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1096354 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:28:34 +0100 1096354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1096350&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F200483125%2F The Health Blog was looking for a Friday afternoon palate cleanser, a light post to close out a week that featured sobering news ranging from steroid abuse by major leaguers to drug company layoffs. So we were tickled to find a bona fide palate cleanser over at one of our regular reads, the blog Consumerist, which poked a little fun at Listerine’s promise of 24-hour protection against nasty mouth stuff. Sure, it protects you for 24 hours — as long as you swish and spit twice a day. Here’s the label: Here’s a marketing meeting, as imagined by a clever Consumerist reader: Marketing guy 1: “Hey how about this for a slogan… 24 Hour Protection?” Marketing guy 2: “Yeah, that’s great! Let’s put it on our bottle!” Marketing guy ... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1096350 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:28:34 +0100 1096350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1081602&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Frls-anti-ad-video-is-as-bad-as-drug-company-dtc A Consumer Reports video of the Requip DTC ad (another drug used to treat RLS, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline) has been published. Let me first state that I’ve seen the Requip ad in question many times when I watch TV, and each time I have the same negative reaction to the ad. This means I have some negative personal bias against the ad itself and the way the company is marketing this to consumers en masse. That said, I decided not to go to the drug company’s “defense video”, which may predispose me to additional bias, and I present my analysis of the anti-ad video by Consumer Reports. A young woman is seen in the ad to go through the drug company’s ads line by line. She comments on the statements made by the drug company ad. She doesn’t really “... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1081602 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:01:40 +0100 1081602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=803697&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D67 New England Journal of Medicine recently published a paper looking at “A Decade of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs”, where the study authors looked at pharma company spending on DTC advertising and physician promotion in the past 10 years (1996-2006). The authors also looked at the FDA regulation of drug advertising during this time. While drug companies’ promotional spending went from $11.4 billion (1996) to $29.9 billion (2005) where DTC ad expenditures grew by 330%, this made up “only” 14% of the almost $30 billion in drug companies’ promotional spend. On the other hand, FDA’s warning letters fell from 142 in 1997 to 21 in 2006. The authors speculate this could either be due to drug companies becoming better behaved and play... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=803697 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:00:26 +0100 803697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790591&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D63 With all the media attention on high cholesterol and heart health, it’s not surprising that some companies are preying on consumers with “natural” treatments like “red yeast rice products” that may contain prescription drugs without obtaining authorization from the US FDA. The FDA is now warning consumers about these products sold on the Internet as dietary supplements for high cholesterol: Red Yeast Rice and Red Yeast Rice/Policosonal Complex, sold by Swanson Healthcare Products, Inc. and manufactured by Nature’s Value Inc. and Kabco Inc., respectively; and Cholestrix, sold by Sunburst Biorganics. These products were found to contain lovastatin, an anti-cholesterol drug, yet the manufacturers do not warn consumers about the potentially dangerous side effect... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790591 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:25:40 +0100 790591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763039&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D57 … And as the geniuses at Pfizer’s marketing department go with this latest “Viva Viagra” ad, I don’t blame the doctors. thanks to Vincent for the link. (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763039 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:42:24 +0100 763039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=742622&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D55 First it’s zapping bad memories (see previous article) and now - monthly periods for women. Gents, you may think of this post as “for ladies only” but keep reading: this has general biological implications for either gender. Did you know that a small percentage - 8% according to this NYT report - of women have such painful periods that the condition qualifies as a disorder? Enter Wyeth - a company manufacturing a pill that will zap debilitating periods - “forever”. (more…) (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=742622 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:41:39 +0100 742622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=700734&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D51 Gardiner Harris of New York Times wrote about Vermont’s disclosure of the amount of funds that the states doctors received from drug companies. While the focus was on psychiatrists, because they received top total dollars, I was particularly intrigued that endocrinologists as a specialty followed a close second. Those of you familiar with the field (I briefly worked in the field when I was a pharma employee) know that compared to psychiatrists, endocrinologists are a much smaller group as a specialty. Still, I was concerned that psychiatrists earn so much money from drug companies because in general, doctors can earn money from drug companies mainly through consulting fees (including speaking fees) or from participating in clinical trials. In neuroscience, clinical trials tend to be... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=700734 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:10:33 +0100 700734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683228&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D49 I was wondering about the rash of recent television ads for a product called “Alli”. It was obviously a diet product, but I wasn’t sure if it was an herbal supplement or prescription drug. The tone of the ad sounded more like an herbal supplement, and the multi-colored lettering on the bottle looked gimmicky. Turns out that Alli is the over the counter (OTC) version of an old drug called Xenical. Some side effects associated with Xenical: Oily Spotting, Flatus with Discharge, Fecal Urgency, Fatty/Oily Stool, Oily Evacuation, Increased Defecation, Fecal Incontinence. In layman’s terms: your butt “leaks” oil, you may expect to have sh*tty farts, you may expect to have the sh*ts (and when you do you’d better pray you’re near a bathroom because y... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683228 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:32:04 +0100 683228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486640&cid=t_104884_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2F%3Fp%3D40 Jeanne Sather has written a longer response to my post on Google Coop for Health. Instead of leaving it as a “comment” I’ve decided to post it here as an article, because she has raised an important issue about Google Ads, which this site uses. By the way I’d love to use blogads, if I can get an invite from someone, because I’ve written them several times and haven’t heard a peep from the admins. Google has a lot to answer for in the ads that it runs on the Web. The company has been very irresponsible in carrying ads for products that are nothing more than snake oil. (more…) Advertisement: Medicare News Monitoring Monitor Medicare, competitors & more. Custom archive. Free trial upon approval. (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486640 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:37:43 +0100 486640