Archives for November 2005

On the "good" side of the equation, an increasing number of public schools are, at least in theory, attempting to encourage healthier eating among kids.

If you've been a reader of mine for any length of time at all, you know how I feel about our nation's preparedness for a terrorist strike involving bio-warfare or other airborne agents.

In fact, I don't recall ANY young women at my high school becoming pregnant out of wedlock (although a few were married and in a motherly way not long after getting their diplomas).

Just a few days ago, I wrote to you about the President's Big Plan to reduce flu infections and protect us against an outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu.

There's simply no excuse for: Medical errors because of fatigue. The hectic schedules of medical interns – who usually end up manning the Emergency Departments – are the stuff of legend. You've heard the stories…

The piece makes 15 points of comparison between the two industries, with the aim of showing just how unbelievably profitable and unaccountable the domestic drug biz really is.

Just 2 months ago (Daily Dose, 9/19), I wrote to you in tentative elation about the unprecedented August jury award in the first Vioxx lawsuit to make it to trial.

…yet with moderately challenging childhood behavior like a short attention span and rambunctious-ness are signs of a medical problem…

I've got a better one. Steer clear of the government's flu lines altogether. You're far more likely to catch influenza from the sickies that flock to these things than you are to get any actual protection from the flu.

It's the stranger-than-fiction tale of a pharmaceutical-biz puppet-group's (PhRMA) alleged attempt to commission a mainstream pulp-fiction "Islamic terrorists tainted drug" thriller to advance its own PR agenda…