Archive for the 'Health' Category
University of Chicago Professor Dies from Exposure to Plague
September 23rd, 2009Definitely one for the dead biologists list. Via: ABC News: A University of Chicago researcher died after being exposed to a strain of bacteria that causes plague. And Malcolm Casadaban’s family wants answers. The Chicago Department of Public Health says there’s no sign anyone else was exposed to the bacteria. The tragic irony is that […]
Microchips Will Make Sure Patients Swallow Their Drugs As Directed
September 22nd, 2009Via: Financial Times: Patients who fail to pop pills on time could soon benefit from having a chip on their shoulder, under a ground-breaking electronic system being developed by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group. The company is testing technology that inserts a tiny microchip into each pill swallowed and sends a reminder to patients by […]
Cannabis Oil Cures Cancer: “Run From The Cure” The Rick Simpson Story
September 22nd, 2009VERICHIP UP OVER 200%
September 21st, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. The press release contained the magic combination of letters and numbers: “H1N1.” The volume today is about 320X the three month average volume. This is the PR piece that hit before the open: VeriChip Corporation Granted Exclusive License for Patents Used […]
Report Predicts an Alzheimer’s ‘Emergency’
September 21st, 2009Niacin. Via: Boston Herald: More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness – and it’s an ominous forecast as the population grays. The new count is about 10 percent higher than what scientists had […]
China’s “Cancer Villages” Bear Witness to Economic Boom
September 19th, 2009Becky runs a food buying co-op. Both of the “organic” product wholesalers she deals with only sell products like beans, sunflower seeds and peanuts from China. The non-Chinese rice costs 3x to 4x more than the Chinese rice. Obviously, we consume no food from China, regardless of the fact that it’s certified organic. Now, if […]
Flashback: People Injected With Flu Vaccines Will be Issued Bracelets with Tracking Codes
September 16th, 2009Oh sure. Via: Boston Globe: Using technology originally developed for mass disasters, Boston disease trackers are embarking on a novel experiment – one of the first in the country – aimed at eventually creating a citywide registry of everyone who has had a flu vaccination. The resulting vaccination map would allow swift intervention in neighborhoods […]
Biovail Paid Cash to Doctors Who Prescribed Blood Pressure Drug
September 15th, 2009Via: CBC: A subsidiary of Toronto-based drug maker Biovail Corp. will pay nearly $25 million US in fines after pleading guilty to encouraging doctors to prescribe their blood pressure drug by paying them cash on the side. The Boston office of the U.S. attorney announced Monday that Bridgewater, N.J.-based Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc. was sentenced to […]
Kucinich Responds to Obama’s Address to Congress: Windfall for Insurance and Pharmaceutical Companies
September 10th, 2009Australia: Sleep-Deprived Doctors Told to Drink Coffee
September 10th, 2009Via: Reuters: Exhausted Australian doctors have been told to drink up to six cups of coffee a day to stay awake during extended shifts, building pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to seize control of state-run hospitals. A document on fatigue management released by health officials in Queensland state recommended doctors ingest 400 milligrams of […]
