The “best buy” in public health for the West «

I spend over $200/mo so my family can have a common physical activity/sport we all do together (taekwondo). This in addition to the occasional mountain hikes or walks through the Biltmore estate we carry the children on. It’s the best money we can spend right now behind basic survival. Some of the earlier epidemiological studies [...]

Exercise update

Well, the third part of my new year’s resolution (yeah, remember those?!) — blogging — hasn’t gone so well. Neither this blog nor my professional blog over at Realizations has gone so well, at least in terms of frequency of updating. It’s not that I don’t have things to say, but, let’s just say that [...]

Dong-A wants you to stay up,

if you know what I mean. But, I have to give them a heartfelt congratulations on their “positive results” for their new “long-acting” drug. I’m glad they met all their “endpoints.” Technorati Tags: pharmaceuticals

Silver-tongued execs or gullible shareholders?

Somehow this just strikes a sour chord with me. I mean, any clinical trial in the development of a drug is a gamble. The odds are worse than high-stakes poker. The kicker: Nuvelo expects further similar suits. I smell a rat. Technorati Tags: drugs, pharmaceuticals

After that, you will die of a heart attack

I have no idea what this is all about. With 4 grams of transfat per doughnut, I think I’ll be gagging over the toilet rather than, well, just click the link. h/t apostropher, who else? Technorati Tags: Krispy Kreme

While I lay here sick, I speculate on the future of my industry

Of course we are all a bit concerned about job security. So it’s been with a bit of interest that I’ve been keeping an eye on Eye on FDA and other pharma blogs to catch up on the latest of drug development legislation, industry pipelines, and anything else that might affect the industry. Granted, I’m [...]

Level-headed commentary on trans fat

Now there’s a craze to remove trans fats from food, but will that make us healthier. This balanced piece from USA Today claims the answer is yes, but only marginally. And they’re right. A Krispy Kreme doughnut without transfat is only a little better than a Krispy Kreme doughnut as it stands now, mainly because [...]

The polio vaccine: friend or foe?

Before I launch into this entry, let me add the following disclaimer: You and you alone are responsible for your health. This entry, and any other medical advice you read or get (even from doctors) with an honest, open-minded skepticism. Get the facts, and evaluate the evidence. Even doctors, and Ph.D. biostatisticians, make mistakes. This [...]

Ch-ch-changes

We have a new party in charge of the houses, and many have anticipated that this would bring changes in the way we develop and market drugs. And the potential is there. Eye on FDA summarizes new legislation. Quick thoughts: Kennedy-Enzi – yes, the FDA needs greater authority for post-marketing enforcement, and I’m glad to [...]

Revolution, Part III: Assessing your health needs

This entry is part 3 of a series on my review of the Revolution Health website. Revolution health is attempting to provide a community and a set of tools enabling people to take responsibility for their health, in cooperation with healthcare practitioners and researchers. While calculators allow the exploration of several different scenarios and their [...]