"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Blog Tours: Charles Murtaugh has a post explaining the molecular mechanics of gene therapy and what has gone wrong with the two patients who developed leukemia after receiving it.
Both Derek Lowe and and Jane Galt take on the economics of those low-priced Canadian drugs. (By the way, Jane’s right about what it means for most seniors to “not be able to afford” their drugs, at least if my patient population is any indication. Most people who send to Canada for their drugs have plenty of money for discretionary spending. They just don’t want to pass up a good bargain.)