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Better Think Positive: Pessimism Can Block Therapy

WASHINGTON -- Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, 'I can't take it anymore.'" New brain research proves doctors like Cohen are onto something: Pessimism can override the effectiveness of even...

Horrific US Medical Experiments Come to Light

ATLANTA -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into...

Contrave Rejected: What Does the FDA Have Against Diet Pills?

Today the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Contrave, a new prescription weight-loss drug that an FDA advisory panel had recommended for approval. The FDA ruling on Contrave told drugmaker Orexigen Therapeutics that the agency was concerned about long-term use and potential implications on heart health....

Opinion: The High Cost of Cheaper Drugs

Thirty years ago my infant son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that make even common cold germs potentially life threatening. His disorder -- clinically termed a primary immunodeficiency disease -- started me on my career as a patient activist. Today, my son -- and thousands of others suffering similar diseases...

Feds Push Back in Flap Over Blowout Preventer Test

NEW ORLEANS -- Federal investigators are pushing back against criticism they aren't doing enough to keep companies involved in the Gulf oil spill away from any hands-on role in the forensic analysis of a key piece of equipment that failed to keep crude from entering the sea. Rep. Edward J. Markey sent a letter Friday to...

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06/03/12 Firms raise drug prices by 600pc Source: Dawn A number of pharmaceutical companies in the country increased the drug prices by as much as 600 per cent within the last a few months.
06/03/12 'Placebo Effect' May Be Common in Headache Treatment Source: MedicineNet There is a substantial "placebo effect" in the treatment of migraines and tension headaches, a new research analysis shows.
06/03/12 Higgins organizes meeting with âSave the Michaels of... Source: Dunkirk Observer - Dunkirk NY WASHINGTON, D.C. Families touched by tragedy associated with the growing prescription drug epidemic are joining Congressman Brian Higgins and others in Washington, D.C., to hear about national efforts to fight the prescription drug epidemic and call for action.
06/03/12 Lower Income Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be... Source: newswise mednews Cancer patients with annual household incomes below $50,000 were less likely to participate in clinical trials than patients with annual incomes of $50,000 or higher, and were more likely to be concerned about how to pay for clinical trial participation.
06/03/12 New Tennessee law may aid pain pill epidemic Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga TN Last year, the top 10 medical prescribers in Tennessee wrote prescriptions for more than 20 million doses of restricted pain medication, with the top prescriber in the state doling out more than one-quarter of those.

Background on clinical research

Clinical research is a branch of medical science that determines the safety and effectiveness of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use.

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