Wall Street Journal – A Burden of Proof for Cancer Drugs
Today’s Wall Street Journal (8-2-07) had a front-page piece entitled Burden of Proof: Cancer Drug Fails, So Maker Tries New Pitch. Geeta Anand of the Wall Street Journal wrote it. The story is about Garo [...]
Reductions To Your Social Security Disability Benefits (Social Security Disability Benefits Part III)
If you qualify and are approved for Social Security Disability and you are also receiving other government benefits, the amount of your Social Security Disability benefits may be reduced. Some public benefits will not affect [...]
Family Members Can Qualify for Benefits (Social Security Disability Part II)
Under certain circumstances members of your family may also qualify for social security disability benefits if you are approved to receive benefits. These circumstances include: • Your spouse, if she is 62 or older; • [...]
Understanding Social Security’s Definition of Disabilities (Social Security Disability Part I)
For Americans Social Security Disability benefits can become an important source of financial support as your disease progresses. I am going to be writing a number of posts that will explain the benefits that are [...]
The Role of Cruciferous Vegetables in Stage III and IV Prostate Cancer
An online study appeared in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 25, 2007. [1] which has reported that a high consumption of broccoli and cauliflower may reduce the incidence of stage III-IV [...]
Satraplatin Gets Delayed
Yesterday, I traveled to the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where they reviewed the application for approval of Satraplatin (see my prior posts). The committee voted 12-0 [...]