The Johnson & Johnson recall probe is unfolding right before our eyes. Today, Congress has requested information from two contractors hired by J&J to buy potentially defective Motrin tablets several months prior to an official recall of the drug back in 2009. The two companies–WIS International and Inmar–are key…
Lucky Vitamin introduces Hugo Naturals, an all-natural line of personal care products . Hugo Naturals started out simply enough from handcrafted soaps that were made with all-natural, ingredients and sold at local farmer’s market. People fell in love with the products and demand grew with word of mouth. The…
Over at Tactical Pants Blog is a post of an interview with me about why I started blogging, why I write about the things I do, what is my favorite color , and other things about me. This was an email interview, so I cannot tell you what it…
Transparency is a watchword these days. Almost everyone–from drugmakers to the National Institutes of Health to teaching hospitals–is rolling out information about the financial ties among industry, physicians and academia. So why not the WHO? That’s the question the British Medical Journal and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism are…
A drug treatment center is a perfect place for addicts who want to attain sobriety. Many addicts have got into substance abuse due to difficult situations in life but this is not an excuse. Many drug treatment centers are unable to treat patients as they follow one approach for…
What does a drugmaker do when a huge drug is edging toward that patent cliff? It pushes another branded med as a replacement for that soon-to-go-generic treatment–and crosses its fingers in hopes that the strategy works. It helps if that replacement drug is actually better than the treatment it’s…
Drugmakers have been trying to persuade the U.K.’s cost-effectiveness watchdog to pay for their pricier meds by offering risk-sharing discounts. Those deals–through which a drugmaker foots the bill for part of the treatment, or accepts payment only if treatment works–are why some expensive
From the Guardian ‘s Randeep Ramesh: Scientists who drew up the key World Health Organisation guidelines advising governments to stockpile drugs in the event of a flu pandemic had previously been paid by drug companies which stood to profit, according to a report out today. An investigation by the British…
CVS Caremark Community Grants are accepting applications for grant awards until October 31, 2010. These grants are specifically for children with disabilities: “Our CVS Caremark Community Grants support programs that promote independence among children with disabilities including physical and occupational therapies, speech and hearing therapies, assistive technology and recreational therapies.”…
I’ll tell you what I think helps. Tender loving care, creating a safe secure environment, and learning how to become the very best caregiver you can be. Learning how to accept the common problems that most Alzheimer’s caregivers experience each day is a good step in the right direction……..