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Big surprise? USPSTF recommends against prostate cancer screening--17 years and counting! 22 May 2012 | 06:23 pm
The recommendation against prostate cancer screening has been in place since at least 1995 (does anyone have access to the 1989 USPSTF Manual First Edition?). Should we continue to be surprised that ...
Inside scoop on Paula Deen diabetes announcement 4 Feb 2012 | 10:06 pm
I made a video about the Paula Deen diabetes announcement, hope you enjoy it: http://youtu.be/XADmAlg3rc0
What are the real politics on Plan B? 31 Jan 2012 | 03:13 pm
The emergency contraception Plan B (what a name!) was recommended by the FDA to go over-the-counter, but the secretary of HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, put the kibbosh on that idea in a rare Administration ...
FDA drug information available at new site 24 Jan 2012 | 09:18 pm
I am unveiling my latest project: a drug information site called What's the dose.com You get access to about 10,000 package inserts and 46,000 pieces of drug information. I integrate an FDA database...
Pharmacies 26 Aug 2011 | 05:51 am
I haven't ranted here in three years, so I think I'm entitled to rant a little today. A pharmacist at Walgreens called for a clarification on "CW," evidently not everyone knows this means "chest wall...
Abstract roundup 7-31-11 1 Aug 2011 | 06:12 pm
Podcast file: 7-31-11.mp3 Six reports tonight:
7-29-11 abstracts (only 3!) 30 Jul 2011 | 07:26 pm
Podcast file: 7-29-11.mp3 19: Low-dose diethylstilbestrol for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2011 Jul 25; [Epub ahead of print]
7-28-11 abstracts 29 Jul 2011 | 07:11 pm
Podcast file: 7-28-11.mp3 20: Conservative Versus Liberal Red Cell Transfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction (the CRIT Randomized Pilot Study). Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 24; [Epub ahead of print]
Interesting MEDLINE abstracts from 7/27/11 28 Jul 2011 | 05:47 pm
Podcast file: 7-27-11.mp3 7: Impact of maternal supplementation with probiotics during pregnancy on atopic eczema in childhood - a meta-analysis. Br J Nutr. 2011 Jul 26;:1-6 [Epub ahead of print]
Round 3: Nephrology 26 Jul 2011 | 06:56 pm
I'm just happy Andrew Pollack decided to go after nephrologists (and not oncologists) with his latest NYT: Lawsuit Says Drugs Were Wasted to Buoy Profit The cardiologists and oncologists are his usu...
