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There is no magic pill! Sorry!
I admit I often ask my doctors for a magic wand to make bad things go away. They tell me they cannot provide it no matter how nicely I ask. There is not a magic pill, no matter what the pharmaceutical industry wants to make us think.In a perfect world, I would like to have a magic pill or magic wand for the following: breast cancer, thyroid cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerating disk disease, and fibromyalgia. None exist. So I am whing.The use of tamoxifen to help reduce breast cancer occurrence in high risk patients is a smart idea. It is a relatively small portion of the population and something that can't really be ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - November 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: exercise medication pharmaceutical manufacturers recommendations Source Type: blogs
Ranbaxy whistleblower reveals how he exposed massive pharmaceutical fraud
(CBS News) Among the drugs prescribed to Americans, 80 percent are generic drugs, and 40 percent of drugs are now made overseas in countries such as China and India where U.S. oversight is weaker.
Recently, CBS News' senior correspondent John Millerhas been looking at one of those companies -- Ranbaxy.
Dinesh Thakur, an American-educated chemical engineer, was hired by Ranbaxy, back in 2003. He would later become a whistleblower, exposing massive fraud by the generic pharmaceutical giant, a company that sold Americans drugs like the generic version of Lipitor. His information led to Ranbaxy pleading guilty to seven f...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 6, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – October 18, 2013
The major headlines of this week include: the government shutdown ending, the debt ceiling being dealt with (at least for now) and Obamacare. While you were busy staying on top of these issues you may have missed the health care related stories below.
Here is a scary finding; some individuals just have a darker outlook on the world than others and they might not have any control over it. The Washington Post talks about how a group of scientists found what people observe may depend on their genetic blueprint and that a particular gene could also influence where people focus their eyes and attention.
The New York Times look...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - October 18, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Roundup breast cancer National Breast Cancer Awareness Month NBC new york times NPR Washington Post Source Type: blogs
Australians Don't Like Polypharmacy, What About You?
Patients attending an ambulatory consulting service in Adelaide, Australia were queried regarding their feelings about stopping medications, and the results were reported in JAGS recently. The subjects, age 71 on average, were taking an average of ten medications. Most subjects thought they were taking a "large number" of medications and 92% said they'd be willing to stop one or more medication "if possible."
Big shocker for Pallimed readers, I'm sure. Who wants to take ten medications?
This survey included a geriatrics population and was published in a geriatrics journal. But if you practice palli...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - September 20, 2013 Category: Palliative Carer Workers Authors: Lyle Fettig, MD Source Type: blogs
The agony & the ecstasy of EBM in symptom management
So, I decided I might blog a little again. Probably the occasional Journal Club of the Cloud-type posts. Christian and fellow bloggers, thank you for all you do in keeping Pallimed thriving and relevant.
So, Eduardo Bruera & colleagues at MD Anderson have published the results of their long-awaited follow-up trial to their 2006 double-blinded, placebo controlled trial suggesting that methylphenidate (MP) is no better than placebo for cancer-related fatigue (CRF).
Original 2006 trial here
New 2013 trial here
Journal of Clinical Oncology editorial on the 2013 trial here (hat tip to this editorial for pointin...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - July 7, 2013 Category: Palliative Carer Workers Authors: Drew Rosielle MD Source Type: blogs
Should the FDA approve lovemaking technique?
Everybody knows that having sex is beneficial for your health. It lowers your blood pressure, reduces risk of heart attack, improves your self esteem and reduces stress (as per webmd.com). I think that one of the most important gifts God gave us is the ability to love.
But recently I realized that there’s a problem with love: Unlike so many other things that keep us healthy, lovemaking procedure is not approved by the FDA!
There are no randomized controlled studies about the safety of lovemaking, no government recommended doses, no side effects. Nothing! So I asked myself: how can we do it without FDA and government...
Source: Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog - June 13, 2013 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: admin Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning
Top of the morning to you. And a fine one it is. A bright, shiny sun and a cool breeze are combining for a picture-perfect morning here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are, as usual, hustling the short people off to the local schoolhouses. Just the same, we are stopping to enjoy another needed cup to stimulation and, of course, invite you to join us. Firing up those neurons is de rigeur, you know? Anyway, here are some tidbits to get you started. Good luck as your day enfolds and do stay in touch...
Cancer Drug Shortages Reported By Most US Oncologists (Pharma Times)
Royalty Pharma Takeover Of Elan Temporarily ...
Source: Pharmalot - June 4, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs
May Diabetes-Related News Snippets
Conclusion: "Compared with pravastatin, treatment with higher potency statins, especially atorvastatin and simvastatin, might be associated with an increased risk of new onset diabetes."22% higher risk with Lipitor (atorvastatin) and 18 percent higher with Crestor (rosuvastatin).In mainstream press coverage, Drug company shills,, a.k.a. well known cardiologists, bend over backward to ignore this latest confirmation of a phenomenon that has been public knowledge for more than a year. The reason that statins cause diabetes may have to do with the fact that they impair the operation mitochondria--the part of the cel...
Source: Diabetes Update - June 3, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jenny Source Type: blogs
Recap of our Social Media Session at HRS 2013
The older I get, the less sure I become of basic cardiac issues. Consider the changing role of ICDs, non-statin cholesterol drugs, vitamins, and fish oil. All of these were once darlings of the field. Now, not so much. And it is not just cardiology, other areas of medicine have their uncertainties: breast and prostate cancer screening and MRIs for uncomplicated orthopedic issues, just to name a few.
But here is one thing I am sure of: Social Media will be a force for good in the healthcare world in the coming years. Sharing, connecting, informing, educating and yes, even empowering, both doctors and patients, will lead us ...
Source: Dr John M - May 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
What tests are MORE important than cholesterol?
In the conventional practice of early heart disease prevention, cholesterol testing takes center stage. Rarely does it go any further, aside from questions about family history and obvious sources of modifiable risk such as smoking and sedentary lifestyle.
So standard practice is to usually look at your LDL cholesterol, the value that is calculated, not measured, then–almost without fail–prescribe a statin drug. While there are indeed useful values in the standard cholesterol panel–HDL cholesterol and triglycerides–they are typically ignored or prompt no specific action.
But a genuine effort at he...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Lipoprotein testing Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 index Thyroid health vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Merck in the Mirror: Profits, Not People, Come First. Shame!
"How can Merck look itself in the mirror?", asks Josh Bloom of the American Council for Science and Health (see here)."This week, Merck, with some questionable help from the FDA, gave more ammunition to industry critics, who typically maintain that the industry contributes little innovation, and is simply concerned with profits," said Bloom."For the most part, this criticism is biased and uninformed, but this time I'm siding with the critics. Because Merck is trying something that is as good an example of marketing without innovation as you'll ever see."Derek Lowe, respected author of In the Pipeline blog, agrees. "I can't...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - May 10, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Zetia Profits before patients Merck Lipitor Source Type: blogs
Six ways Big Pharma manipulates consumers - Salon
This article originally appeared on AlterNet.
The blockbuster pill profit party is over for Big Pharma. Bestselling pills like Lipitor, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Singular and Concerta have gone off patent and sites which their ads sustained are withering on the vine. WebMD, for example, the voice of Pharma on the Web, with a former Pfizer exec serving as CEO, announced it would cut 250 positions in December.
But don’t worry, Wall Street. Pharma isn’t going to deliver disappointing earnings just because it has little or no new drugs coming online and has failed at the very reason for its existence. Here are six new Pharma ma...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 28, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
How Important Is CoQ10?
By David Spero
I'm not much of a dietary supplements guy. But months of wildly irregular heartbeats will get people to try new things. A friend told me coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) had fixed her heart rhythm.
Doctors hadn't been able to diagnose my premature beats, in spite of heart scans and stress tests. I figured CoQ10, also called "ubiquinone," was worth checking out. But first of all, I wondered what a "coenzyme" is. I've never heard the term anywhere except with "Q10" after it.
About.com defines coenzyme as "A substance that works with an enzyme to initiate or aid the function of the enzyme." Coenzymes can't do anything by...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - April 24, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
When anterior epicardial fat . . . generates Q waves . . . diagnosis of ASMI gets busted !
Q wave are neither sacred nor sinister waves . It represents either of the following .
Electrical activity that goes away from the recording electrode.
Or whenever there is a electrical insulation or hurdle that interrupts the flow of current towards the electrode ( and if it is sustained ) it can result in q waves (Minor interruption produces a notch or slurs . Please note a major slur becomes a q wave equivalent )
Here is young women of 42 years with a diagnosis of old anterior MI for over 5 years ( Getting a dedicated care from a cardiologist! The prescription included Imdur/Bet...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - April 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: drsvenkatesan Tags: Cardiology - Electrophysiology -Pacemaker cardiology -ECG Cardiology -unresolved questions Clinical cardiology epicardial fat and q waves non infarct q waves pesdo infarct patterns in ecg Source Type: blogs
