A top of the fold article in today's New York Times talks about the surge of counterfeit drugs that have flooded the European and American marketplace. It blames the recent establishment of Free Trade Zones that are characterized by little government oversight and regulations. Three months ago there was an announcement that authorities had seized [...]
One issue that many of us might have to deal and that gets very little discussion is edema. Edema is swelling caused by the build up of abnormal amounts of fluids in our body. Some people refer to edema as fluid retention. We often can see the fluid building up in our legs, arms, feet, [...]
There are tons of things that annoy me, as many of you know. However, in the spirit of the season I thought I'd mention some of the things that I thought were actually positive in 2007. Part of the inspiration for this list came from PHX who commented on The Black [Dad] List: Year in [...]
Many of my prior posts about Provenge have discussed the issue of what appeared to be a conflict of interest of some of the members on the FDA advisory committee that reviewed the drug. When the committee voted to recommend that Provenge be approved, among those members who voted against the approval were Drs. Scher [...]
The weather has been pretty dismal today here in NYC. Rain, sleet, and a touch of snow permeated the day. To avoid having to drive too much in the icy mess my wife and I decided to leave Devin with his great grandmother in Manhattan for the night. We've done this before, more than once [...]