My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) evaluate the features of pre-approval and post-approval clinical trials of drugs granted accelerated…
Public Release: 23-Nov-2016 Experts call for fair vaccine pricing, not 'random acts of charity' BMJ Drug companies should stop using donations to atone those who cannot afford expensive vaccines and…
“misleading marketing caused some lung-cancer patients "to die earlier and faster, with more pain.""This settlement, however, allows the company to avoid the burden, disruption, cost and distraction of protracted civil…
Public Release: 20-May-2016 Flawed data behind regulation of high-risk women's health devices Some FDA approved devices were not effective in clinical trials Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Some high-risk medical devices…
“The number of civilians affected by PTSD is 13 times larger than the number of military personnel affected by the disorder.” Public Release: 19-May-2016 Drexel University Believe it or…
Public Release: 4-May-2016 Obesity rates are not declining in US youth Wiley A clear and significant increase in obesity continued from 1999 through 2014, according to an analysis of data…
73 percent incorrectly believed FDA approval meant comparable effectiveness to other approved drugs; 70 percent incorrectly believed approval required both a statistically significant and clinically important effect. Among the 3…
“as companies value profit at the expense of long-term utility to society” Public Release: 27-Jan-2016 Authors highlight concern that pharmaceutical companies use strategies to delay patient access to affordable…
An open-letter of complaint to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan chanm@who.int Cc: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, www-admin@nhlw.go.jp Minister…
Public Release: 20-Jan-2016 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology IMAGE: The crimson stigma of the saffron flower is one of the oldest and most expensive spices in…
NATIONAL JAN. 09, 2016 - 02:51PM JST TOKYO — Blood products and vaccine manufacturer Kaketsuken on Friday was ordered by the state to suspend business for 110 days, the…
“the panel said that the institute added substances not authorized by the government to flu vaccines and blood products for hemophilia patients” KYODO DEC 3, 2015 The health ministry…
Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 Being at 'high risk' of ill health has become a disease in its own right Doctors as 'risk-illiterate' as patients; this undermines preventive medicine efforts BMJ Classifying…
Public Release: 20-Oct-2015 "From 2005 to 2014, we found that only 26 percent of randomized trials published in core headache journals were compliant with trial registration requirements, and that 38…
They found evidence that studies that reported little or no anti-cancer effect were simply not published, leading anticancer effects of the drug to be overestimated by as much as 45%.…
Public Release: 16-Sep-2015 Results contradict original findings and have important implications for research and practice BMJ The widely used antidepressant paroxetine is neither safe nor effective for adolescents with depression,…
Public Release: 16-Sep-2015 University of Adelaide A University of Adelaide led study has found that a psychiatric drug claimed to be a safe and effective treatment for depression in adolescents…
“There’s no ‘compelling evidence’ that fast food and sugary drinks are related to the poor state of American health, according to the group’s vice president.” The beverage giant has…
( Editors Note: Ralph Turchiano ) Before the media grabs this study as a legitimate study on cognitive decline, they need to look at the dosage used. 1 gram of…
Public Release: 22-Jul-2015 Guidelines: Authors' conflicts of interest should lead to consequences Deutsches Aerzteblatt International A guideline--recommendations on diagnosing and treating a particular disorder--aims to present the best possible treatment…
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