Archive for April, 2008
Dangerous Waters?
Posted by aranya | Filed under Uncategorized
According to a March 9 AP article, a vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — were found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. Although the AP report assured readers that only trace amounts of the drugs were found, it is still a little [...]
Concentration in a Pill
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One in five respondents to an informal, nonscientific online survey in the science journal Nature said they have used drugs like Ritalin and Adderall to boost their brain power, according to a CNN Health article. 1,400 people in 60 countries were polled, and the majority of those who responded said they worked in biology, physics, [...]
Oh, just take half a Lexapro and you’ll be fine.
Posted by aranya | Filed under Uncategorized
I’m complementing today’s post with a picture of the contents of one of my kitchen cabinets. It is filled with the bottles of medicine prescribed to my boyfriend by his countless doctors, some of whom are in Virginia, and some of whom are in Chicago. Most of the containers are still filled with pills because [...]
Online Communities Interested in My Blog
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Pharmaceutical fraud as usual and to HELL with the risks of your medication Stop Prescription Drug Abuse No More Prescription Drug Commercial Fight Drug Company Greed Awareness of Prescription Drugs Diagnosis Depression
Websites
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The key websites related to my beat: • http://scienceblogs.com/drugmonkey/ • http://www.news-medical.net/default.asp • http://www.forbes.com/healthcare/ • http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/home.asp • http://www.topix.com/business/pharmaceuticals • http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/ • http://www.drugs.com/news.html • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/pharma_industry/ • http://www.biospace.com/news.aspx • http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/industries/health_care/pharmaceuticals/ • http://www.nih.gov/ • http://www.fda.gov/ • http://www.pfizer.com/home/ • http://www.novartis.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharmaceutical_companies • http://www.bayer.com/en/Homepage.aspx • http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/ • http://www.mayoclinic.com/ • http://www.nvic.org/ • http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
Prescription Med Hot Topics
Posted by aranya | Filed under Uncategorized
There are almost too many to list, but for the purposes of my blog, I will be focusing on a few specific issues. The Marketing and Advertising of Prescription Drugs. Seriously, what is the deal? You can’t turn on the television without being bombarded with commercial after commercial for one vague pharmaceutical after another. It’s [...]
