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Creepy or Cure-All: The Pill That Nags You for Missed Meds
Have our medicines entered the Big Brother era? At least one medicine developed by Novartis is being tested to be able to have the ability to remind us when we have forgotten to take our next dose of our chronic disease medicine so that we keep up our blood levels... (read the rest)
Creepy or Cure-All: The Pill That Nags You for Missed Meds
Have our medicines entered the Big Brother era? At least one medicine developed by Novartis is being tested to be able to have the ability to remind us when we have forgotten to take our next dose of our chronic disease medicine so that we keep up our blood levels... (read the rest)
Ethics: The Phased In Plan
On Tuesday, medical device maker Medtronic Inc. announced that they will begin disclosing their consulting fees to doctors in 2011, says the Minneapolis Star. Slow down there, Speed Racer! Don't go disclosing those dollar figures too quickly now! You wouldn't want to allow your company a whole two years to... (read the rest)
DBS for OCD? OMG!
As I read on the Triage health blog at the Chicago Tribune, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been approved by the FDA as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Medtronic was given "humanitarian device exemption" for its DBS device based on the data: 26 patients were shown to have a... (read the rest)
Medical Ads on YouTube Go Unregulated
According to the Wall Street Journal Health Blog, a consumer advocacy group is up in arms over unregulated pharma ads found on YouTube. The Prescription Project reports that medical device ads for prominent companies appear on YouTube, but without the disclaimers and warnings that pharmaceutical or medical device ads must... (read the rest)
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