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 'henry'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159206&cid=t_123922_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fthe-other-side-of-the-placebo-effect%2F This is the second in a pair of articles on the placebo effect. Nocebo is sometimes referred to as “placebo’s evil twin,” or the “negative placebo effect.”  It’s also sometimes described as “the other side of placebo.”   The nocebo effect can be defined as a negative effect that occurs after receiving treatment (therapy, medication), even when the treatment is inert (inactive, sham). It is important to note that negative effects seen when taking active substances, reported as drug side effects, can often be at least partly attributed to a a combination of effects from the substance’s constituents (specifics), and those from nocebo effects (non-specifics). Studies suggest that nocebo effects can contribute appreciably to a variety of medic... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159206 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:47:27 +0100 5159206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130748&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-pros-and-cons-of-ipab-and-why-it-shouldnt-be-repealed%2F2011.08.15 In recent weeks, several Democrats and some health reform advocates including the AMA have joined Republicans in calling for a repeal of provisions in the new health law that create the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). For these people, IPAB represents the worst aspects of the new law–an unelected, centralized planning authority empowered by government to make decisions about the peoples’ health care. Arbitrary cuts to providers, short-sighted decisions that stifle innovation and rationing of care are sure to follow, they claim. While it’s true that the rules governing IPAB are flawed and should be fixed, eliminating IPAB altogether would be a mistake. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Pizaazz* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130748 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:44 +0100 5130748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771314&cid=t_123922_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F_G5BZP98ESw%2F This makes sense if you think about it. Many word processors and text editors are out there now that are geared to the person writing a novel or a screen play — actually I think there are about three programs as well as any number of Word templates that are geared to screenwriters alone. There’s just this pernicious belief that if you have a certain writing program, that it will automatically make you a better writer. The books will just pour out of you and all of your problems will be solved. They won’t be solved, but they will be forgotten about temporarily while you move your story texts into the new program and get everything formatted just so, and fill out the little character templates and the little location templates. But then you won’t be getting any new writin... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771314 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:01:35 +0100 4771314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742342&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fhendy-ford-health-system-decides.html The CMIO for inpatient services for Henry Ford Health System discusses the Michigan system's decision to hold off on applying for meaningful use funding in 2011, and what that means for its long-term vision of connecting clinical goals with IT support. April 15, 2011. Podcast running time: 3:58 (link to podcast).Excerpts:“The clinician experience of delivering care has never been more complicated. Implementation and adoption of these Electronic Health Records seems to be to many people an end in itself—and that’s unfortunate.The implementation and adoption of EHR is a means to an end and one of those ends is better patient care and another one is clinician efficiency or better and more effective care. And that part feels to me that it gets lower priority and gets overlooked for the s... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742342 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:38:00 +0100 4742342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723944&cid=t_123922_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F17%2Fa-general-theory-of-love-part-2-the-science-of-attraction%2F “When love is not madness, it is not love.” ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca “Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.” ~Henry David Thoreau “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” ~Zora Neale Hurston To be loved means being free to be yourself in the presence of another person.  It is the mutuality of this experience that we each crave.  Somehow we know when it is near, and ache when it is lost. We have all had it: the look, the feeling, and the sense of awe in the presence of the person we are attracted to.  But is it more than just the infusion of the catecholamine neurotransmitter, dopamine, or the mammalian hormone oxytocin? Yes. You most likely know that the limbic system is the seat of emotions and it regulates the type, degre... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723944 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:50:10 +0100 4723944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626792&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWOr6sXBp8VE%2F By David BoazOn this day in 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Liberty or Death!" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Fortunately, Henry got the liberty he sought and lived another quarter-century to enjoy the republican government he helped to create. But last night, NPR reported on Mohammed Nabbous, a man who made a similar stand in Libya and almost immediately lost his life in the struggle for liberty. Henry told his fellow Virginians: If we wish to be free -- if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending -- if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626792 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:29:28 +0100 4626792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507389&cid=t_123922_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FERi-Zb6kfGA%2F Hopefully none of you were expecting Meaningful Use Mondays. We’re taking the week off thanks to HIMSS, but there will certainly be some meaningful use discussion in my day 2 experience at HIMSS11. I must admit that my morning was a little disappointing. I’d wanted to see Reich speak, but it ended up being too early for me. So, I followed what he said on Twitter. I’m afraid to say that following it on Twitter might possibly have been better than being there. There’s something really cool about the Twitter back channel conversation at a conference. I was excited to go to the session Dr. No: The Response to HITECH, but it was a dud for me. Maybe it means I’m just too involved with the HITECH act that she didn’t offer me much to chew on. Plus, the presentat... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507389 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:09:33 +0100 4507389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372213&cid=t_123922_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Flibbys-hope%25e2%2584%25a2-proudly-announces-a-strategic-partnership-with-womens-oncology-research-dialogue%2F It is our privilege and honor to announce a strategic partnership between Libby’s H*O*P*E*™ and Women’s Oncology Research & Dialogue. It is our privilege and honor to announce a strategic partnership between Libby’s H*O*P*E*™ (LH) and Women’s Oncology Research & Dialogue (WORD). WORD’s overarching mission is to raise gynecologic cancer awareness and fund related scientific [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372213 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:22:53 +0100 4372213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313987&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLOu1IAoxepY%2F By Walter OlsonWhile others wish the new Congress well today on its swearing-in, I plan to light a 100-watt incandescent bulb and hoist a caffeinated alcoholic beverage in honor of a different milestone: starting today, the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee will no longer be under the control of Henry Waxman (D-Calif.). Some lawmakers can talk a decent game about lean ‘n’ smart regulation, but no one ever accused Waxman of having a light touch. (The 900-page Waxman-Markey environmental bill, mercifully killed by the Senate, included provisions letting Washington rewrite local building codes.) He’s known for aggressive micromanagement even of agencies run by putative allies: his staff has repeatedly twisted the ears of Obamanaut appointees to complain that their... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313987 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:30:34 +0100 4313987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277958&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FxWGxZrIn9t4%2F As promised, a handful of House Democrats have introduced legislation that would increase funding and authority for the FDA to monitor drug production - both domestically and overseas - in hopes of improving safety in the wake of the Heparin scandal and other recent episodes that questioned foreign production of meds sold in the US. The bill would crreate an up-to-date registry of all domestic and foreign facilities serving the US; generate funding for increased Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspections for brand and generic drugs; require parity between foreign and domestic inspections; prohibit entry of drugs coming from domestic and foreign facilities that limit, delay or deny FDA inspections; prohibit drugs from entering the US if safety documentation is lacking; requires manufact... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277958 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:38:54 +0100 4277958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259108&cid=t_123922_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2Fnk5gNonUE3E%2F A twenty seven year old lower functioning autistic was murdered in a Staten Island, New York Pyschiatric Hospital according to reports from multiple news sources.  Just a little while ago the New York City Medical Examiner’s office has ruled the death of Jawara Henry at South Beach Psychiatric Center a homicide.  The death was the [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259108 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:14:09 +0100 4259108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258866&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fjudge-rules-healthcare-reform-unconstitutional%2F2010.12.14 A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that healthcare reform is unconstitutional and expects the Obama administration to honor that ruling while it’s being appealed. But states and private companies are continuing to plan and budget for it nonetheless. The court ruled that Congress exceeded its constitutional powers in compelling Americans to buy health insurance. Judges elsewhere have ruled the law is valid or dismissed the cases on procedural grounds, while a judge in Florida will hear another case later this week. In the meantime, though, employers and healthcare companies have to continue adjusting to the reform law’s many provisions. States will continue to set up their health insurance exchanges, and they’ve already budgeted for the additional 16 million people who ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258866 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4258866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258786&cid=t_123922_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fvirginia-federal-judge-strikes-individual-mandate-obamacare%2F Federal district judge Henry Hudson has ruled against one of the keystones of the Affordable Care Act requiring all individuals to purchase healthcare insurance by 2014. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258786 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:41:24 +0100 4258786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258844&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fsu578fBkHkA%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena askes: How badly does today’s ObamaCare ruling set back the Democrat’s signature domestic achievement? Should Tenth Amendment enthusiasts take heart that other federal laws with which state officials disagree can be struck down? My response: A quick reading of Judge Henry Hudson’s opinion today striking the “individual mandate” provision of ObamaCare gives hope to those of us who have long urged, more broadly, for a restoration of limited constitutional government. As Judge Hudson put in granting summary judgment to Virginia, “the legislative process must still operate within constitutional bounds.” The administration had argued that Congress had authority to enact and enforce the individual mandate to buy healt... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258844 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:47:23 +0100 4258844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249039&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fx7Qwj2kIF3c%2F By Julian SanchezMy onetime professor Jorge Castañeda—later better known as Mexico’s foreign minister under Vicente Fox—used to speak with grudging admiration about the “Economy of Repression” practiced by the long-reigning Partido Revolucionario Institucional. He used the phrase in a dual sense: It was repression carried out by economic means, as papers that strayed too far from the PRI line would suddenly find their lucrative government advertising revenue drying up, state-controlled suppliers jacking up prices, and PRI-linked union workers threatening strike. But it was also an economical (that is, a parsimonious)means of repression, operating indirectly and relatively invisibly, and allowing more heavy-handed mechanisms—the censor’s pen and the truncheon�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249039 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:35:22 +0100 4249039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225251&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpregnancy-as-a-pre-existing-condition%2F2010.12.03 Women who own individual healthcare policies, please take note. Should you become pregnant in the future, your individual healthcare policy might not cover your pregnancy. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times by Michelle Andrews was revealing. Andrews described the plight of a North Carolina biology teacher who subsequently left teaching after the birth of her twins. She became a small business owner and was covered under individual health insurance policies. However, when she became pregnant again, she had a rude awakening. Despite paying an insurance premium of $400 per month, her pregnancy wasn’t covered unless she had paid for a special rider, prior to becoming pregnant. Since half of all pregnancies are “unplanned” how can you pay for coverage six months in advance of an u... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225251 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:00:20 +0100 4225251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065347&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXGrJhxU0r9k%2F By Malou InnocentThe Department of State recently released newly declassified documents covering U.S. policy toward Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 1973-July 1975. At a State Department conference commemorating the release of these documents, diplomat, strategist, and Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger bemoaned the torment that consumed a generation of Americans as the conflict wore on. The insight Kissinger provides–possibly unintentional–underscores why assessments of war should go beyond critiques of its political and geostrategic ramifications; they should also extend to the various ways that war affects our society and public more generally. In Kissinger’s somber assessment of America’s involvement in Southeast Asia, he said he regrets that what should have been ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065347 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:06:43 +0100 4065347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998994&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fimproved-ipad-usability-on-hospital-wards%2F2010.09.23 We recently reported our interview with Dr. Henry Feldman of the Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston and his experience using the iPad as his sole computing device while attending on the wards. Overall, his experience was positive, while accessing the hospital networks, using clinical applications and questions about security. Be sure also to check out Future Docs blog and Dr. Arora’s experience using the iPad on the wards to get more real-world perspectives on using the iPad on the wards. Among the few difficulties Dr. Feldman had, one was that typing long notes on the glass keyboard was cumbersome, requiring the use a desktop computer for admission and discharge notes. This may now turn out to be one of the easiest problems to solve, if two recently announced iPad cases are any indication... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998994 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:00:05 +0100 3998994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987234&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FaWze7AH3p9A%2F For the past three years, Paul Thacker was an investigator on the US Senate Finance Committee, working for Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, who is the ranking minority member. During his tenure, Thacker was central to probes into the pharmaceutical industry, specifically, investigations into the disclosure of clinical trial data for GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia diabetes pill and undisclosed financial conflicts of interest among academic researchers. Earlier this month, the former US Army specialist left to join a non-profit watchdog, the Project on Government Oversight. We caught him as we walked out the door to ask about his efforts and whether he thought the probes created any change. Pharmalot: Why leave now? Thacker: I’ve been on the committee for three years and two years is cons... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987234 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:37:49 +0100 3987234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942776&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL8Ehoyf2UkU%2F By Jim HarperOn August 24th, the Attorneys General of 17 states sent a letter [PDF] to the founder and CEO of the Craigslist online platform, to “request” that they take down the “Adult Services” section of the site. The link to that section of the site now stands with a “CENSORED” label over the place where the link stood. On the TechLiberationFront blog, Ryan Radia has a good write-up, including the legal protections Craigslist enjoys under federal law as a provider of an “interactive computer service.” The AGs undoubtedly know that could not directly shut down Craigslist. They wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on if they attacked the site for the behavior of its users. But they also know that publically badgering Craigslist can win ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942776 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:40 +0100 3942776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915286&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FP96r1KXl_cQ%2F Just how useful are non-inferiority trials? For the uninitiated, such trials compare a drug being developed with one that is already approved by the FDA. Drugmakers, of course, pursue such studies so they can show their new med is no worse than another, and may even show some benefits. But this approach has generated criticism - why approve a new drug when an existing med does the job? There is also concern about ‘biocreep.’ This refers to concerns that successive generations of drugs that are approved based on non-inferiority trials can lead to less effective drugs over time, including those that are, ultimately, no more effective than a placebo. And so after a request from several members of Congress, the General Accountability Office has issued a new report that indicates th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915286 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:28:47 +0100 3915286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946470&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F08%2F18%2Frockefeller-vaccine-secret-revealed%2F Discussions Presented at the Third International Poliomyelitis Conference: Developments in Tissue Culture., (pp. 221). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. [18] Brown, R., et. al. The Mass Production and Distribution of HeLa Cells at Tuskegee Institute, 1953–55. J Hist Med Allied Sci.1983; 38: 415-431. [19] Nelson-Rees, W.A. Responsibility for truth in research. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2001 June 29; 356(1410): 849–851. [20] Paul, J. (1974). A Biographical Memoir: Thomas Francis, Jr. – 1900-1969 (pp. 79). Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 17th, 2010 from http://books.nap.edu/html/biomems/tfrancis.pdf Henry Kumm [21] Snowden, F.M. (2006). The Conquest of Malaria: Italy, 1900-1962, (pp. 200). Frederick W. Hilles Publication Fund of Yale Un... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946470 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:04:52 +0100 3946470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827347&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FoIuII9duRl0%2F Two years ago, Wyeth began facing several lawsuits filed by employees at its Pearl River, New York, plant who claimed they suffered discrimination and retaliation. One such lawsuit was rejected by a jury, which decided against Howard Henry, an African-American chemist and production engineer who charged he was demoted, denied promotions and experienced inequitable performance reviews (look here). Now, though, a federal appeals court has overturned the finding on retaliation, although not on racial bias. As a result, Pfizer, which, of course, owns Wyeth, faces a new trial. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote the district court judge overseeing the trial was wrong to instruct the jury that Henry needed to show the supervisor who allegedly retaliated did so knowing that Henry... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827347 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:58:03 +0100 3827347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742232&cid=t_123922_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F10%2Fwhy-jeff-yarbro-is-likely-to-get-my-vote-a-tennessee-democrate-on-reproductive-freedom%2F Yesterday, I received a mailer from Tennessee State Senate candidate Jeff Yarbro, who is running against incumbent Sen. Doug Henry in the Democratic primary in District 21 – my district. The campaign piece is notable for a Democrat in a state where the TN Democratic Party praises a candidate for his “pro-life” stance in party communications. One side of Yarbro’s mailer clearly states: “Jeff trusts women to make decisions about choice – not government.” (presented as a quote from his wife) Hey, that sounds a lot like what I’ve argued here. And here. And here. On the back side, the mailer includes language that “…Yarbro supports a woman’s right to choose” and that the candidate opposes SJR127 “or any other attempt... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742232 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:10:05 +0100 3742232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733086&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctor-suing-for-bad-ratings-online%2F2010.07.07 I must say I think Dr. Kimberly Henry, cosmetic surgeon, has made a big professional mistake. She has filed a lawsuit to stop online reviewers from badmouthing her on the Internet. She is seeking injunctions against at least 12 reviewers from sites such as Yelp.com and DoctorScorecard.com. Dr. Henry claims libel and defamation, invasion of privacy and interference with prospective economic advantage and is seeking $1million in general damages and $1million in special damages, etc. Now I don’t know Dr. Henry nor do I know of her plastic surgery technique. I don’t know who the disgruntled patients are or if they are unfairly targeting her. What I do know is that the Internet is here to stay and there’s no place to hide if you don’t provide excellent customer ser... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733086 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3733086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726557&cid=t_123922_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcalifornia-plastic-surgeon-dr-kimberly-henry-sues-negative-reviewers%2F In a case sure to cheer all physicians who have had bad reviews in online comment forums and who cannot respond because of HIPAA violations, California plastic surgeon Dr. Kimberly Henry has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against three online critics. She is claiming libel and defamation, invasion of privacy, and interference with prospective economic advantage. Some of the critical comments were registered with DoctorScorecard.com, who initially complied with a subpoena for the reviewers IP addresses and emails. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726557 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:17:14 +0100 3726557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721706&cid=t_123922_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdeceased-nfl-player-chris-henrys-brain-showed-signs-brain-damage%2F NFL player Chris Henry’s brain showed the signs of traumatic brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE after studies were conducted at the Brain Injury Research Institute at West Virginia University. The presence of tau protein is an indicator of CTE, as explained by Dr. Julian Bailes, Chair of Neurosurgery at WVU. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721706 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:38:59 +0100 3721706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3590449&cid=t_123922_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fthomas-goetz-has-wrong-debate-fda.html I think everyone in this space has been way off base as to what the problem is with FDA and Congress wanting to investigate the DTC Genomics companies. The whole mindset is wrong. What I hear from this debate is "It's my data, mine, mine, mine. Gimmee, Gimmee, you can't keep me from my data Big Brother!"From Mr Goetz's Blog"The controversy seems to have stirred the FDA to assert its authority – and that of physicians – over any and all medical metrics." "To me, getting access to this information is a civil rights issue. It’s our data." This is a straw man argument that has been set up to make regulating these companies seem unseemly and an invasion of privacy. IT IS A DEAD WRONG ARGUMENT and I will not stand for it being perpetuated anymore. This is not about getting access to your d... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3590449 Sat, 22 May 2010 18:49:00 +0100 3590449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542871&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FnFw0fdHNQ8E%2F Teva Parenteral Medicine and Baxter Healthcare Services were ordered to pay more than $5 million after a jury found the companies liable in the first civil trial stemming from Southern Nevada’s hepatitis C outbreak, The Las Vegas Review Journal reports. The jury decided the drugmakers, which sold the propofol sedative, failed to label vials with appropriate warnings and should not have provided large vials of the anesthetic to endoscopy centers. Henry Chanin, 62, and his wife filed suit after he received a colonoscopy in 2006 at a clinic during which he was infected with hepatitis C. The center is one of two Las Vegas clinics linked to an outbreak. The jury awarded $3.25 million to Henry Chanin and $1.85 million to Lorraine Chanin. During the three-week trial, Henry Chanin testified... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542871 Fri, 07 May 2010 11:42:48 +0100 3542871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526946&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FzpqIM4B9T1U%2F Access to medicines in poor and developing countries remains a hot issue and the outcome can often be influenced by trade policies. For this reason, the annual report from the US Trade Representative is closely watched for signs that public policy strikes an even balance between basic human needs and the economic interests, notably patents, of key US industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. This time around, the US Trade Rep’s annual report (which you can read here) notes that the US affirms the conclusions of the Doha declaration of TRIPS, the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (see this primer), and “respects a country’s right to protect public health and, in particular, to promote access to medicines for all, and supports the vital role of the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526946 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:24:09 +0100 3526946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494247&cid=t_123922_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fweight-loss-surgery-improves-asthma-symptoms%2F A new study recently published confirms previously believed trends that bariatric weight loss surgery in obese patients improves respiratory functioning and decreases asthma-like symptoms. The lead study author was Dr. Naveen Sikka at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494247 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:58:48 +0100 3494247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437687&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fb8CYp1Pk3xA%2F By David BoazGlenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee but better known as Instapundit, writes in the Washington Examiner that the controversy over big corporations’ reporting the impact of the new health care legislation on their tax bills illustrates the “Knowledge Problem” identified by Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek in “The Use of Knowledge in Society” and other writings. Hayek pointed out that the information needed to run an economy doesn’t exist in any one database or agency. It is scattered among millions of people and made available to others by means of the price system. Planning and regulation do away with the information embodied in prices and try to improve on market outcomes by making use of far less information. Reynolds wr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437687 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:21:52 +0100 3437687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420757&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FNU_v5klsnPs%2F Lo, and the Lord sayeth to the Spinmeister: ‘Let My Pharmalot Go!’ But the Spinmeister was a cunning strategist and spoke out of both sides of his mouth. And still he enslaved poor Pharmalot. And so the Lord visited excruciating plagues upon the Spinmeister: Steve Nissen; Henry Waxman; Margaret Hamburg; Harlan Krumholz; Chuck Grassley; Catherine D’Angelis; Michael Loucks; Sid Wolfe; Jon Leibowitz and Jamie Love. Yet, the Spinmeister would not relent, and so the Lord slayed the compensation prince in each House of Pills. And finally, the Spinmeister released poor Pharmalot, who took his magic laptop and then wandered the Short Hills of the Garden State in search of the Promised Truth. But lo, the Spinmeister sent his army of flaks after poor Pharmalot. A mighty babble was heard a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420757 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:32:03 +0100 3420757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354267&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fthe-great-soulmate-debate%2F Potential soulmates Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (Photo: Getty Images) I love my husband, but he’s not my soulmate. Not that anyone else is, either. I’m not looking around or anything. Why not? Because I don’t believe soulmates exist. I’m pretty sure this long-held belief makes me unromantic, but I’m also pretty sure it’s the reason I have a solid marriage. Five years ago, on a sunny spring Saturday outside my parents’ home, my wedding vows went something like this: “Hi there. So, I don’t believe that people are “meant to be together.” I also don’t think there’s only one person in the world for you, and if you don’t find that person you’ll never be happy. I’m not into destiny. I’m into choice. You choose the person you want to be with…and ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354267 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:52 +0100 3354267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220739&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FclnNZ5t5YXQ%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is something we hope to make a regular feature. Send us a photo (something nice, please) and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Bruce McCarthy joined Afferent Pharmaceuticals as chief executive. He was previously a vp of neuroscience development at Pfizer, where he led neuroscience drug development programs of new molecul... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220739 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:32:09 +0100 3220739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178985&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FDPiZK0lyD2I%2F What a difference a few years can make. Drugmakers want a provision of the healthcare reform legislation, which offers 12 years of exclusivity, to remain intact because it offers market exclusivity by delaying lower-cost competiton. However, the White House and Henry Waxman, who chairs the House Energy & Commerce Committee, are jockeying to lower that to anywhere from seven to 10 years, the Associated Press writes. And so the industry is threatening to bolt. In an e-mail obtained by the AP, PhRMA told its board members that “we could not support the bill” if the industry is given less than 12 years of competitive protection for the expensive products. “Please activate immediately all of your contacts,” said the e-mail from Billy Tauzin, the group’s presid... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178985 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:37:54 +0100 3178985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063491&cid=t_123922_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fgift-of-magi-christmas-inspiration-for.html "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a story familiar to many of us that tells a tale of giving and receiving when economic times are rough. In the present economy this classic story, written between 1903 and 1910, featuring a young couple struggling to get started, seems even more appropriate this year. The love and wisdom in the story is what Christmas is really all about. The glitz of the holiday marketing and frantic spending that we have today makes it more like a materialistic, greed oriented time for stores to boost sales. But, the real meaning of Christmas and of giving is in the thoughtful, caring, self-sacrificing things, as the characters in the story show us. Here is O. Henry's beautiful short story reprinted in full. "The Gift of the Magi" "One dollar and eighty-... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063491 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:35:00 +0100 3063491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984919&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentistry-and-finances-by-keith-drayer-of-henry-schein-financial%2F Modernize Your Collection System for Maximum Profit In today’s economy, there are many dental professionals that are faced with the challenge to their accounts receivable. Uncollected receivables turn into pure losses. Yet embracing a systematic approach to collections can help practices collect more funds and on a more timely basis. One mistake providers make is not recognizing the signs of early default. When a patient doesn’t pay their bill within 60 days or haven’t set up or are following a payment plan, they are telling you that they are not going to pay! Should you use your staff’s time trying to collect these accounts? As a dental provider, you are implementing state-of-the-art methods to treat your patients’ dental needs. You also need to employ the most up-to-date method... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984919 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:43 +0100 2984919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912345&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fcranham%2Fcranham-on-case-presentation-patient-education%2F The primary patient education system that we have used and continue to utilize is GURU by Henry Schein. It’s interesting because it uses a combination of nice animations, with some video, but I like that it does not have a lot of audio. I retain the freedom to use the scrubber brush to go to certain parts of the animations and discuss it with the patient. With any patient education package, you have to retain the human touch. Not sure that the systems that you turn on and leave the patient to watch – I just don’t think they’re effective. I often use some photography in my discussion with a patient. At my office, we try to make the education unique to the patient. We also use Bite FX, which is oriented more to TMD issues. It’s not quite as well known, but it i... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912345 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0100 2912345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886517&cid=t_123922_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fthe-situation-of-racial-profiling%2F Bernard E. Harcourt recently posted his intriguing paper, titled “Henry Louis Gates and Racial Profiling: What’s the Problem?” on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * A string of recent studies has documented significant racial disparities in police stops, searches, and arrests across the country. The issue of racial profiling, however, did not receive national attention until the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., at his home in Cambridge. This raises three questions: First, did Sergeant Crowley engage in racial profiling when he arrested Professor Gates? Second, why does it take the wrongful arrest of a respected member of an elite community to focus the attention of the country? Third, why is racial profiling so pervasive in American policing? The answers ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886517 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:18:28 +0100 2886517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741570&cid=t_123922_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F68s1NGsQIvg%2F Walden Pond, originally uploaded by niehoff. This is a shot of Walden Pond, near where Thoreau had built his hut. (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741570 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:19:36 +0100 2741570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688872&cid=t_123922_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F5meHtcjRIZE%2F Image via Wikipedia My old high school English teacher took it upon herself, for reasons unknown to me, to give me extra reading assignments. I was a book geek, and so was always glad to get suggestions of writers to read, and she did thus start me on a lifelong love of Yeats and some of Henry James‘ stories that I would never have come across otherwise. She also, for reasons also unknown to me but compatible with the previous unknown reasons, tried to change my taste in music from Rock to Classical. Rock, she seemed to reason, was incompatible with a cultured mind, which I was otherwise gaining. Classical music is something I can take or leave. However, one recording she lent me (you had to actually lend someone a piece of vinyl encased in cardboard, back then, and hope they... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688872 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:19:00 +0100 2688872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2663978&cid=t_123922_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F03%2Fhes-a-banana-eating-monkey-but-im-not-a-racist%2F Whatever may have been the payoffs of the recent discussion between Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Cambridge police Sergeant James Crowley, Vice President Biden, and President Obama, the teachable moments unfortunately continue.  Last week, Crowley’s colleague, Officer Paul Barrett wrote an e-mail responding to a Boston Globe columnist this way: “If I was the officer he verbally assaulted like a banana eating jungle monkey, I would have sprayed him in the face with OC [pepper spray] deserving of his belligerent non-compliance.” Crowley summed up his old-school rant as follows: “Gates is a goddamned fool and you the article writer simply a poor follower and maybe worse, a poor writer. Your article title should read CONDUCT UNBECOMING A JUNGLE ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2663978 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:01:58 +0100 2663978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657777&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2F30%2Fale-to-the-chief-obamas-beer-summit%2F Don’t Obama and Biden have anything MORE important to do? Like putting people back to work? But, Noooooo – Obama makes a stupid remark about cops being stupid about African American Harvard Professor Henry Skip Gates and it is beer summit time at the White House. Political cartoon by Michael Ramirez Obama is indeed a rookie. And, an increasingly unpopular one at that. This one incident may just taint Obama’s entire Presidency. Technorati Tags: Barack Obama, Henry Gates Bookmark/Search this post with: (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657777 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:58:23 +0100 2657777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630367&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FrlUdixSnCOc%2Fpediatrics-in-practice-launch-education.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630367 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +0100 2630367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570389&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs6wm_1PpbeU%2F Some naive people might have been convinced that the U.S. House voted to wreck the American economy by endorsing cap and trade because it was the only way to save the world.  But even many environmentalists had given up on the bill approved last Friday.  It is truly a monstrosity:  it would cost consumers plenty, while doing little to reduce global temperatures. But the legislation had something far more important for legislators and special interests alike.  It was a pork-fest that wouldn’t quit. Reports the New York Times: As the most ambitious energy and climate-change legislation ever introduced in Congress made its way to a floor vote last Friday, it grew fat with compromises, carve-outs, concessions and out-and-out gifts intended to win the votes of wavering lawmakers a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570389 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:47:04 +0100 2570389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522819&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FPXIMAhh8eyM%2F The Top headline of FDA News Device Daily today read, “Comparative Effectiveness Research has Benefits, Risks Experts Say”. Why would Device Daily consider comparative effectiveness to be risky? Many obvious concerns come to mind. There are distinct risks that the process imposed on the device industry may stifle growth. Worries abound related to the direction policy makers may employ such as when studies will be required (e.g., at the early stages of development, or later in the cycle of real-world experience), how studies will be conducted (e.g., by the government or a public/private entity), who will determine the type, scope, design and rationale for conducting such studies, what the studies will be used for (e.g., to restrict coverage, to control access). The medical device indus... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522819 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:02:33 +0100 2522819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477537&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_uMTyA_h2Kc%2F Paul Starobin, the author of an informative primer on foreign policy realism, had an interesting piece in the weekend’s Wall Street Journal on the topic of breaking up the United States. Devolved America is a vision faithful both to certain postindustrial realities as well as to the pluralistic heart of the American political tradition—a tradition that has been betrayed by the creeping centralization of power in Washington over the decades but may yet reassert itself as an animating spirit for the future. Consider this proposition: America of the 21st century, propelled by currents of modernity that tend to favor the little over the big, may trace a long circle back to the original small-government ideas of the American experiment. The present-day American Goliath may turn out to b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477537 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:33:02 +0100 2477537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453106&cid=t_123922_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FFrnQg3fuNEk%2F — Henry David Thoreau Related articles by Zemanta Paper Cuts: Thoreau the Pencil Maker (papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com) thoreau and fires (3quarksdaily.com) Technorati Tags: arts, books, Henry David Thoreau, Literature, Walden (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453106 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:55:17 +0100 2453106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441284&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Ffda-commissioner-divests.html Dr Margaret Hamburg, having been confirmed by the US Senate, is the new commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We posted twice about whether her and her family's financial relationships might be relevant to her nomination.Here we discussed her position on the board of directors of Henry Schein, Inc a medical supply company. My concern was whether someone who had spent years being ultimately responsible for maximizing the profits of a medical supply company would be able to be a fair, and when necessary, tough regulator of the companies that supply Henry Schein with products to sell.Here we discussed Dr Hamburg's husband's leadership of the hedge fund management company, Renaissance Technologies. My concern was whether someone who is part of a family that had gotten rich... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441284 Tue, 26 May 2009 20:32:00 +0100 2441284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2320738&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdb-column-dentistry-finances-by-keith-drayer%2F Our DentalBlogs financial wiz and guru, Keith Drayer, Vice President of Henry Schein Financial Services, gives us four reasons dentists should be happy about tax season in 2009. 1. Interest Rates are low. We are still 2% lower interest rates then a year ago. The savings over a 5 or 7 year financed project are substantial. 2. Section 179 $250,000 limit. This is a “use it or lose it” benefit to lower taxable income. 2010 it is scheduled to go down to $125,000 + an amount indexed for inflation. 3. Fifty-percent Bonus Depreciation in 2009 (phase out at $800,000). Section 179, 50% Bonus Depreciation & first year expense write off should cover approximately 70% - 100% of the projects the majority of our customers undertake. 4. “Qualified leasehold improvement property placed in... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2320738 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:49:09 +0100 2320738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284454&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fputting-new-schein-to-fda.html When the national discussion seems preoccupied with the bonuses at AIG, the nomination of a new leader of the US Food and Drug Administration did not seem to get the attention it may have deserved. Last week, the president nominated Dr Margaret Hamburg to this position. As reported by the Los Angeles Times,President Obama has decided to nominate former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to head the Food and Drug Administration, turning to a onetime Clinton administration official to help right the beleaguered regulatory agency, a source briefed on the choice said Wednesday.Hamburg, 53, a physician who has worked extensively on bioterrorism issues, is a senior scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a Washington-based foundation focused on threats from nuclear, biologica... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284454 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:25:00 +0100 2284454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227143&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fbanker-his-pension-and-deputy-leader-of.html Harriet HarmanI think I may be able to help Harriet Harman. She has said that she is determined that Sir Fred Goodwin is not to keep his pension.“Who will rid this turbulent banker of his pension?”Gordon Brown.The Prime Minister has spoken. Make it so, Number One. But how is it to be done legally?Ms Harman declined to say how the government would achieve this but made it clear it would not tolerate the award as it stands."The prime minister has said that it is not acceptable and therefore it will not be accepted," she added."And it might be enforceable in a court of law, this contract, but it is not enforceable in the court of public opinion and that is where the government steps in."Harriet Harman interview hereI can help. It can be done and it can be done legally. It is straightforwa... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227143 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:28:00 +0100 2227143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216483&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentistry-and-finances-with-keith-drayer-american-recovery-and-reinvestiment-act%2F American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now a law and in place! Below are some of the highlights contained in the Bill. Here’s my overview… The Bill, $789 billion, includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure, including the energy sector. There are nearly $275 billion in economic recovery tax cuts and $550 billion in investments with accountability measures built in. Highlights for healthcare practitioners and their practices are: • $20 billion for health information technology (to modernize health information technology systems), to prevent medical mistakes, provide better care to patients and introduce cost-saving efficiencies. • $4 billion to provid... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216483 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:59:03 +0100 2216483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152850&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fkeith-drayer%2Fdentistry-and-finances-by-keith-drayer-helping-your-patients-in-an-economic-downturn%2F “The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.” William Arthur Ward We all have to adjust our sails for the challenging times. How is your practice positioned to help YOUR customer navigate the storm in 2009? In 2008 my business, Henry Schein Financial Services (HSFS), facilitated equipment and practice financing for more than 10,000 Henry Schein customers like you. Our array of tools?equipment finance and lease services, the Henry Schein Credit Card and our patient financing services enabled us to assist healthcare practitioners. As they say, “past results are no guarantee of future performance,” especially during these dramatically changing times. To succeed, I must change my businesses product and service mix so that it... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152850 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:52:19 +0100 2152850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089893&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fkeith-drayer%2Fdb-column-dentistry-and-finances-by-keith-drayer%2F Even if you have a CPA you implicitly trust, knowledge is power. Dentists should be aware of the 2008 tax changes that affect their profession. These include, but are not limited to: Increased annual retirement plan compensation limit from $230K to $245K Increased annual defined contribution plan dollar limit from $46K to $49K A $10K increase in the annual defined benefit pension plan limit Increases in the 401(k) employee elective deferral limit and catch-up contribution limit A small increase of $100 in the HAS contribution and catch-up limits Federal lifetime estate tax exclusion increase from $2M to $3.5M Gift tax increase of $1K per person Decreased first-year depreciation limit (Section 179) from $250K to $133K $4800 increase in Social Security taxable wage base This information wa... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089893 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:33:46 +0100 2089893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052587&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fkeith-drayer%2Fdental-finances-receivables-at-risk%2F Does your practice extend open credits to your patients?   This is an important question as veteran dental practice owners know that their practice’s fiscal health, profitability and success requires BALANCING a prudent patient-financing policy. BALANCE allows the flexibility to accommodate your patients, and is also needs to be firm enough to avoid cash flow/collection problems that may have material consequences for both the doctors and staff.  Even a temporary cash flow problem is stressful for a practice owner, creating the potential for uncertainty in making the payroll.     What is a dental practice’s uncollectible percentage?  While this number will vary substantially (many factors ranging from service mix, use of practice management software, aggressive or lax pa... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052587 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:02:13 +0100 2052587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027783&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F479449838%2F Henry Waxman, the California Democrat who will soon head the House Energy & Commerce Commitee, wants to give the FDA the power to ban direct-to-consumer ads when a new medicine first reaches the market and risks are not fully known, Reuters writes. The idea is one of several he hopes to pursue come January after a new Congress convenes, he told an industry conference yesterday. “It is in these first few years of a drug’s life that drug companies often aggressively market their products and engage in direct-to-consumer advertising. This increases the number of consumers exposed to safety risks of new products long before those risks are truly understood,” Waxman said at a conference sponsored by The Prescription Project, a group critical of industry marketing. He supp... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027783 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:34:33 +0100 2027783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2018549&cid=t_123922_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F475971193%2F H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82 - Obituary - "On Tuesday evening at 5:05, Henry Gustav Molaison — known worldwide only as H. M., to protect his privacy — died of respiratory failure at a nursing home in Windsor Locks, Conn. His death was confirmed by Suzanne Corkin, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who had worked closely with him for decades. Henry Molaison was 82." - "From the age of 27, when he embarked on a life as an object of intensive study, he lived with his parents, then with a relative and finally in an institution. His amnesia did not damage his intellect or radically change his personality. But he could not hold a job and lived, more so than any mystic, in the moment." - "The implications were enormous. Scie... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2018549 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:24:38 +0100 2018549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1985168&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F463878507%2F The consensus last week was that the upcoming change at House Energy & Commerce Committee, where California Democrat Henry Waxman will replace Michigan Democrat John Dingell, is something of a wash for pharma and the FDA. That’s because both men were known to be tough on drugmakers and regulators alike, and have launched numerous investigations into pricing, marketing and safety issues. But it may not be that simple, at least in the short run. The changeover, which made for compelling intrigue on Capitol Hill, may actually cause efforts already under way by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to languish. Among the topics it explored: Glaxo’s Avandia diabetes pill, FDA enforcement, preemption and Medicare Part D pricing. In fact, whether the committee co... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1985168 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:23:10 +0100 1985168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975634&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F459737779%2F The final vote was 137-122 in favor of Henry Waxman, who currently chairs the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee and is closely allied with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The outcome is not a huge surprise, though, given that the California Democrat won a key preliminary vote yesterday. On Capitol Hill, the change is viewed as a referendum on the Democratic Party’s approach to energy policy, given that John Dingell is from Michigan and fiercely defends automakers. Waxman backs clean-air initiatives. The affect on pharma remains unclear. Both Waxman, 69, and Dingell, 82, who served as the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s top Democrat since 1981, have been tough on drugmakers. (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975634 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:34:18 +0100 1975634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975637&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F459503259%2F A spokeswoman for Henry Waxman says the California Democrat has been selected by a key leadership panel to replace veteran Chairman John Dingell as head of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FDA. This is only a preliminary round, though. Waxman, 69, and the 82-year-old Dingell, who has served as the committee’s top Democrat for 28 years, will square off today in a vote of rank-and-file House Democrats. But based on a 25-22 vote in the leadership panel yesterda, Waxman has to be considered the favorite to topple Dingell, the longest serving House member. Waxman, who chairs the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, is just as likely to scrutinize pharma, given his track record, which includes railing against preemption; chastising the... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975637 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:13:58 +0100 1975637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947488&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F448466659%2F Usually, Henry Waxman (pictured left) and John Dingell expend their energy berating pharma or some other industry for alleged bad behavior. Now, though, the two seasoned pols are fighting one another over leadership of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, currently chairs. Waxman, who is the second-ranking Democrat on the E&C committee, chairs the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, which isn’t as powerful and will probably not be as sexy now that a Democrat will again occupy the White House, The Wall Street Journal notes. So last week, Waxman, 69, sent a letter to House Democrats seeking support, writing that, while he admires Dingell, the 82-year-old lawmaker will have served as the E&C committee’s top Democrat... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947488 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:49:05 +0100 1947488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1926678&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F438208230%2F The drugmaker this morning hand-delivered a letter to the Supreme Court responding to the report released two days ago by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is chaired by California Democrat Henry Waxman (back story). And Wyeth, essentially, tells the court that the report should be dismissed, citing these reasons… First, the report is entitled to no ‘persuasive weight,’ because it was written only by the majority committee staff and was not adopted by any full committee. Next, the report actually supports Wyeth’s position about the meaning of the ‘change being effected,’ or CBE labeling regulation, which restricts the ability of drugmakers to disclose new safety risks without prior FDA approval. And finally, Wyeth asserts the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926678 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:37:17 +0100 1926678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870907&cid=t_123922_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fhorrid-henry-annual-review-by-francesca.html Annual "Review" - Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Tony RossThe great thing about a blog isn’t the "memories" but accurate "20-20" recall. Not so long back the primary swear words around here were 'Barnacles' and 'Fishpaste,' from Spongebob Squarepant.I listen to my American children and their strong accents as they abuse each other.“Don do dat Poopy head!”“Leave it out Nappy face!”“Worm!”“Pongo pants.”“Yur mean.”“Yur a Walkie-Talkie-Burpy-Slurpy-Teasy-Weasy Doll!”“That’s it you two ! Stop being horrid!”Thanks for the accompanying CD mum. It really helps with their aural processing. You'll be delighted to know that they now swear with perfect English accents.If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870907 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:59:00 +0100 1870907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806485&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F395374696%2F Henry Waxman continues to have his suspicions about the FDA. In a letter today to FDA Commish Andy von Eschenbach (pictured to the left) after receiving internal FDA e-mails about agency decisions over the couple of years. His conclusion? “Political appointees at the agency may be promoting industry priorities at the expense of FDA’s core public health mission,” according to Waxman. For instance, there was an e-mail dated June 15, 2007 from Sheldon Bradshaw, who was then FDA chief counsel to Scott Danzis, who was then Bradshaw’s special assistant. Bradshaw asks Danzis to provide a list of “the guidances/regulations you are working on or would like to work on.” Bradshaw goes on to write: “I’ll send that list to the Deputy Secretary who, in turn, will send it ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806485 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:16:51 +0100 1806485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713852&cid=t_123922_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fon-target-an-exclusive-dentalblogs-interview-with-keith-drayer-of-henry-schein-financial-services%2F 8/18/08 - The information you need, when you need it. That’s what DentalBlogs is all about. And with the economy facing hard hits recently, expert financial information is just what the dentist ordered. Keith Drayer, Vice President at Henry Schein Financial Services, kindly agreed to provide some timely and valuable insight for our DentalBlogs readers. On Practice Transitions DB: In this tumultuous economy, dentists are worried about their retirement. What advice would you give those preparing for retirement in the next few years? KD: Think of it in terms of selling a home. Some people prepare to sell their house by fixing up their homes to be their dream house, only to sell it soon after. Then the buyer gets a spectacular home. It’s a shame that the seller didn’t get to en... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713852 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:59:22 +0100 1713852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671778&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F351607267%2F In an effort to dilute the impact of sales reps, several Senators and Congressmen today are introducing a bill that would create funding for a program to send trained pharmacists, nurses, and other health care professionals into a doctor’s office with independent data about benefits, risks, costs, and comparative effectiveness of prescription drugs, including generics. The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008 would make it possible to fund grants or contracts through the HHS Agency for Health Care Research and Quality to develop educational materials and to send trained medical professionals to a doc’s office to discuss “unbiased information on appropriate prescribing,” according to a summary of the bill. (Here is the Senate version.) Applicants may n... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671778 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:48:52 +0100 1671778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1546981&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F320711109%2F As promised, two Democratic Congressmen have introduced the Medical Device Safety Act of 2008, which they claim will protect patients from dangerous and defective devices by explicitingly stating that FDA regulation does not trump the ability of consumers to seek damages under state law. You may recall that, last February, the US Supreme Court ruled in Riegel v. Medtronic that patients injured by defective devices can’t sue for damages in state courts if the FDA approved the marketing of the product. The court decided the 1976 Medical Devices Amendment preempted the right of patients to sue for damages in state courts over devices that receive premarket FDA approval. “This decision ignores both congressional intent and 30 years of experience in which FDA regulation and tort liabili... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546981 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:24:06 +0100 1546981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446023&cid=t_123922_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F16%2Ffriday-flashback-for-may-16-2008%2F Well, we were enjoying a beautiful, sunny Spring week up here in New England, but rain has come to help our flowers and bushes bloom. What would springtime be without a little rain to help everything out? And a little rain won’t stop me from bringing you another Friday Flashback! 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Secrets Confessed: The Larry Froistad Case Can you believe it’s already been 10 years since The Larry Froistad Case? Larry Froistad was a guy who confessed to murder on a self-help online support group back in 1998. I took a look at the case and the issue of whether there was a duty to report the confession to the authorities (which was done), and what the case meant for privacy expectations in online self-help support groups (there should be no expectation of privacy in... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446023 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:30:26 +0100 1446023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1440011&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F289358496%2F A seemingly arcane legal concept is quickly gaining a great deal of attention - and for good reason. At issue is the notion that FDA approval supercedes state law claims challenging safety, efficacy, or labeling. Drugmakers and the FDA argue preemption exists by maintaining agency actions are the final word on safety and effectiveness. This fall, the Supreme Court will hear a case - which involves a Wyeth drug (here’s the back story) - and the ruling will determine whether patients can sue a drugmaker through state law when a product has already been approved by the FDA. To get in front of the issue, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will explore the debate. The witness includes some marquee names - actor Dennis Quaid, who is suing Baxter; former FDA commish Davi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440011 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:39 +0100 1440011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309054&cid=t_123922_135_f&fid=35262&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivinghiv.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fimportant-information-about-nandrolone.html QUESTION FROM SOMEONE IN MY POZHEALTH AT YAHOOGROUPS.COM LIST:"I interpret this that once the current supply of the components tomake nandrolone are depleted, there will be no more access tonandrolone here in the US. Am I right or just the number ofcompounding pharmacies may continue to dwindle due to DEA pressures?Thanks everyone,Tom A"MY ANSWER:Dear TomThe ingredients to make nandrolone are not depleted. The decision from the manufacturer (Watson) to stop making nandrolone decanoate (an effective injectable medicine to treat unintentional weight loss and to increase muscle mass) was based on economics and political pressure.Watson stopped making it because:1- It is a generic CHEAP drug2- They can sell expensive Oxandrin instead. Oxandrin is approved for unintentional weight loss but cost... Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309054 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:52:00 +0100 1309054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1113666&cid=t_123922_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fcaregivers-christmas-story-to-enjoy.html The spirit of giving is the spirit of Christmas, and gifts of the heart mean the most. The thought and caring that the gift represents is the most treasured part of the gift. Caregivers give from the heart not just on Christmas, but every day of the year. The celebrated short story writer from the 20th century, O. Henry, wrote about gifts of the heart in his Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi." The young lady and young man, newly married and struggling in poverty, each put special thought into a worthy gift for the other. The clever twist at the story's end, so typical of O. Henry, gives it a special meaning.Below is the short story, O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi."One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time b... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1113666 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:36:00 +0100 1113666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1063012&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F193136270%2F The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee is concerned that a new FDA draft guidance about distributing journal articles will open the door to promote “potentially dangerous uses” of drugs and devices without prior FDA review and approval. The forthcoming guidance, which you can see here, represents FDA thinking on the publication and dissemination of studies on unapproved new uses of approved drugs and devices. The topic gained attention several years ago as a commercial free speech issue, and in the guidance, the FDA writes that “the public health may be advanced by healthcare professional’s receipt of medical journal articles and medical or scientific reference publications on unapproved or new uses of approved or cleared medical product... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1063012 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:22:33 +0100 1063012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=952288&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F170239363%2F That’s what staffers from a Democratic House panel conclude in a new report. US taxpayers and Medicare patients could have saved almost $15 billion this year if private health insurers had cut expenses for prescription drug coverage and negotiated bigger discounts, according to the report released today by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Medicare Part D benefits offered by private insurers operate with “high administrative costs, sales expenses and profits,” the report said. The conclusions were based on proprietary cost and pricing data obtained from 12 insurers that provide drug coverage to more than 18 million Medicare patients, Reuters writes. “The cost and pricing data obtained by the committee reveal that use of private insurers to del... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=952288 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:37:27 +0100 952288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=931295&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F165892827%2F The California Democrat, who chairs the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in Congress, is asking OTC makers to voluntarily relabel their products with a warning not to give the drugs to anyone under 2 years old, the Associated Press reports. Although Waxman stopped short of asking the FDA to mandate an immediate label change, he did send a letter this week to a trade group representing Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, among others, asking for voluntary label revisions. His letter comes not long after the FDA made a nonbinding recommendation that the drugs shouldn’t be taken by very young children. Current labeling directs parents to consult a doctor before administering the drugs to infants and toddlers and many doctors say they are safe to use, ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=931295 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:25:58 +0100 931295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=848530&cid=t_123922_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F153411914%2F Lawmakers are unlikely to add generic biologics legislation to an FDA bill that’s expected to receive congressional approval this month, two key U.S. congressmen said on Thursday, reports Reuters. Generic drugmakers have been pushing legislation that would chart a specific path for the FDA to approve cheaper copycat versions of biotech meds. The chances of adding the generic biologics measure to a broad FDA bill now moving through Congress are “extremely slim,” Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, told a Generic Pharmaceutical Association conference. Rep. Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, also said it was unlikely that House and Senate negotiators could agree on an approach for generic biologics in time to include it in the FDA bill. The FDA legislation, which i... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=848530 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:44:42 +0100 848530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=768942&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F31%2Finsulin-grown-in-tobacco-plants%2F Filed under: Type 1, Drugs, ResearchYes, the title conjures up images of a futuristic world in which diabetics puff their way back to health. "New! Insulin Cigarettes!" In fact, it's rather more innocuous than that: scientists have engineered a type of insulin-containing tobacco plant that could - in theory, at least - be used as a diabetes treatment. A study has just been completed of its use. Once freeze-dried and broken down into powder, the insulin-containing tobacco leaves were administered to mice. The scientists who came up with the plant (and who are based at the University of Central Florida), found the powder successfully prevented diabetes symptoms in the mice after eight weeks. It seems pretty safe to assume, they speculate, that humans with type 1 diabetes could get similar re... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=768942 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 768942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=660455&cid=t_123922_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fnascar-legend-bill-france-jr-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Daily news, Celebrity in memoriam, SportsBill France Jr., the man who helped build Daytona International Speedway and built NASCAR into a nationwide billion-dollar conglomerate, died Monday at his Daytona Beach, Fla. home. France had been diagnosed with cancer in 1999 -- he never publicly disclosed any details about his disease -- and had been in poor health for much of the past 10 years. He was 74."He had a remarkable career and an even more remarkable life," said his son, Brian France, who replaced him as chairman in 2003. "Words cannot express how much he'll be missed by myself and the rest of our family and by the NASCAR industry overall." France spent 31 years as NASCAR chairman and earned himself a reputation as a benevolent dictator. He rarely compromised yet always did... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=660455 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 660455