Friday Feedback: When Drug Price Is a Factor
Friday Feedback: When Drug Price Is a Factor
In the case of a drug that provides a cure, like the new drug sofosbuvir for HCV, the cost of $ 1,000 per pill is likely cost-effective in the long-term considering the alternative of treatment of the disease over many years and… Continue reading
Addicts Need Access to Inpatient Care
Addicts need access to inpatient care
The goal of the event is to push for better access to inpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Malin said many addicts have difficulty getting their health insurance plans to cover the treatment they need, particularly if it's an inpatient program …
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Novel Topical Rosacea Drug Sails Through Phase III
Novel topical rosacea drug sails through phase III
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Ivermectin 1% cream for the treatment of papulopustular rosacea convincingly hit all of its primary efficacy and safety endpoints in two pivotal phase III clinical trials. The studies included 1,371 subjects randomized in a double …
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Why Are You So Sad?
Why Are You So Sad?
The words were paired with a picture of a doctor in a Hawaiian T-shirt holding a stethoscope up to a piña colada. It was the stupidest thing I had ever seen. I couldn't make any sense of it, but the word test stayed with me.… Continue reading
All-American Bacchanalia: Six Days in Mexico for My Morning Jacket's One Big …
All-American Bacchanalia: Six Days In Mexico For My Morning Jacket's One Big …
There's a whole range of people in this category, too, but there are definitely a lot of groups of friends who came down together, often people in their late 20s and early 30s, fans with enough relative… Continue reading
Movie Star's Demise Underscores Rising Tide of Opiate-Related Deaths
Movie Star's Demise Underscores Rising Tide of Opiate-Related Deaths
The death of renowned actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from an apparent heroin overdose in New York City this month produced a wave of shock and grief and brought heightened attention to the growing plague and devastating toll of opiate drug abuse.… Continue reading
Kansas Reporter Loses Fingers and Toes to Deadly Meningitis
Kansas Reporter Loses Fingers and Toes to Deadly Meningitis
He spent three weeks in a drug-induced coma, four months in the hospital, nine months in rehab and a year in a wheelchair, enduring painful burn treatments to try to save his limbs and skin grafts. But today, at 32, he… Continue reading
China Ends One Notorious Form of Detention, but Keeps Others
China Ends One Notorious Form Of Detention, But Keeps Others
There are dozens of cars inside, and a temporary wooden sign says the camp now operates as a drug rehabilitation center. A nearby convenience store owner, Xu Jinhui, says inmates began pouring out of the camp last summer. "They were… Continue reading
Ellen DeGeneres Scares Cameron Diaz With 'the Mask'-Inspired Prank
Ellen DeGeneres Scares Cameron Diaz With 'The Mask'-Inspired Prank
DeGeneres asked Diaz if she was ever freaked out by co-star Jim Carrey when he wore the mask on set, and as she began recounting her memories, a guy dressed in the iconic yellow suit and green mask crept up behind… Continue reading
Alcohol Abuse Linked With Poor Adherence in HIV/AIDS Patients
Alcohol Abuse Linked with Poor Adherence in HIV/AIDS Patients
Among drug users, 35% were hazardous drinkers, compared with just 25.9% of those who did not use drugs. Approximately 22% of drug users engaged in binge drinking, and 25.9% reported poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Overall, patients who had …
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