Women of A Certain Age — There is an APP for That Apparently, at least according to George Miller's recent article in FiercePharma, I’m an anomaly amongst my fellow members of the “Boomer Generation. ” I am an early adapter, who has followed every twist and turn of publishing’s … [Read more...] about IPhone Medical APPs Can Help Caregivers
Will BIG Money Equate To BIG Improvement At FDA?
FDA begins planning IT overhaul In the FiercePharma weekly newsletter, George Miller reported on a significant boost the the FDA's IT budget. How would you spend a $364-million IT budget, up from $232 million a year earlier? That's what the FDA needs to figure out between now … [Read more...] about Will BIG Money Equate To BIG Improvement At FDA?
What To Do About Dysfunctional FDA
FDA needs overhaul, but what to do? It's no secret that the knives are out in Washington for the FDA. There's just been too much bad publicity for the agency over the last few years. From drug safety snafus dating as far back as Vioxx to last year's heparin scandal, from … [Read more...] about What To Do About Dysfunctional FDA
FDA 2010 Budget Hiked To $3.2 Billion
Obama Administration To Increase FDA Budget 19% FiercePharma is reporting that the Obama administration wants to hike the FDA's budget by 19 percent to $3.2 billion for fiscal 2010. That's a whopping increase: In dollar terms, it amounts to about half a billion, Reuters reports. … [Read more...] about FDA 2010 Budget Hiked To $3.2 Billion
Hormone Replacement Therapy Raises Risk of Lung Cancer Death
Combined Estrogen and Progestin Treatment Raise Odds of Dying of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Reorted by Charlene Laino, for WebMD Health News, and Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD June 3, 2009 (Orlando) -- The hormone replacement therapy taken by millions of women to … [Read more...] about Hormone Replacement Therapy Raises Risk of Lung Cancer Death