6 ways Big Pharma manipulates consumers
While many top-market pills have gone off patent, the pharmaceutical industry still knows how to turn a profit
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, Pharmaceuticals
Medicine
Technology AlterNet, Pharmaceuticals
Mind games
Inside the controversial new fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:16 PM UTCNews DSM, The Walrus, Psychiatry
I’m at a quarter-life crisis!
At 25, my plan isn't working out right
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 17Life Since You Asked
Boston nurses tell of bloody marathon aftermath
"We had to fight back our own fears, hold their hands as we were wrapping their legs."
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 8:59 PM UTC4 From the Wires, aol_on
Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps
New technologies are assisting those with aging parents
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 7:00 PM UTC4 From the Wires, Alzheimer's
FDA has history of hiding scientific misconduct
New research reveals the agency let drugs approved on faulty research sit on the market. It's not the first time
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 5:40 PM UTCSocial ProPublica
Study: Social networks play significant role in parents’ decision to vaccinate
Vaccination "naysayers" wielded the strongest influence over other parents, a finding that has the CDC concerned
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 13Life vaccine, Vaccination, parents, kids
South Africa debuts single dose AIDS treatment drug
The combination anti-retroviral drug will cost just $10 a month, potentially revolutionizing access and treatment
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 12:41 PM UTCLife HIV/AIDS, South Africa
Passing gas: A modern scientific history
Our most embarrassing bodily function has scientists — and big business — obsessed
Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 27Life Books, Science, Medicine
Alzheimer’s blood test breakthrough could mean early detection
Researchers have developed a simple blood test to detect the disease before symptoms appear
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 12:42 PM UTCTechnology Alzheimer's Disease
Baby born with HIV functionally cured
Doctors see the case as potential proof for eradicating the virus in infants
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 1:40 PM UTCLife Medicine, HIV, antiretroviral
Clergy are not doctors — and the U.S. has its own Savita Halappanavars
That might seem obvious, but in many Catholic hospitals, "ethics committees" make the rules -- and endanger women
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 64News Pregnancy, Abortion
FDA allows generic version of scarce cancer drug
Regulators say approval of the first generic version of cancer drug Doxil will help resolve a lingering shortage
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 11:19 PM UTCLife Cancer, Drugs, Medicine, FDA
iPhones make lousy dermatologists
New smartphone apps claim to provide medical help, offering false promises of correctly diagnosing skin cancer
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:08 PM UTCSocial Pacific Standard, smartphones
My husband won’t see the doctor
He smokes, he coughs, he drinks ... but he refuses medical help!
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 25Life Since You Asked, Doctors
Why can’t doctors tell cancer patients the truth?
Medical journals and physicians underplay what treatment is really like. And it hurts patients
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 10Life Cancer, Medicine, Breast cancer
Carding for Sudafed can’t solve America’s meth problem
Mexican traffickers and American manufacturers have figured out how to meet lingering demand in the U.S.
Friday, Jan 4, 2013 3:44 PM UTCPolitics AlterNet, Sudafed, Medicine
Let’s talk about dying
At 88 and ailing, I refuse to live at any cost. I only hope that when the time comes, I'll have the courage to act
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 35Life Life stories, Aging
Here’s a way to do some good
These very deserving people need your help
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTCLife Medicine, Surgery
SCOTUS to decide if human genes can be patented
Myriad Genetics Inc. seeks to patent genetic mutations that are linked to increased risk of breast cancer
Friday, Nov 30, 2012 9:14 PM UTC 15News SCOTUS, genes, Science
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