FDA Warning Letter: Don’t Make Unsubstantiated Claims, Even on Facebook
In December 2012, the FDA sent a warning letter to Amarc Enterprises regarding two websites. In December 2012, the FDA sent a warning letter to Amarc Enterprises regarding two websites.…
Botox Approved for Overactive Bladder Treatment
The word is leaking out. Botox may soon be a treatment of choice for urinary incontinence. The word is leaking out. Botox may soon be a treatment of choice for…
HHS to Scrap Outdated Medicare Regulations
In a new move towards assisting the healthcare industry, the White House recently announced its intention to work with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to focus on…
Bloomberg Gives $100 Million to Gates Foundation to Eradicate Polio [Video]
This is a long video, running about an hour, but it is interesting. This is a long video, running about an hour, but it is interesting. The talk starts with…
Can Children Get Periodontal Disease?
Periodontal Disease is generally associated with adults and most people believe that periodontal disease as well as other major dental issues are strictly an adult problem. Periodontal Disease is generally associated with adults…
Why New Standards Are Needed for Faster Cancer Drug Approvals
Several years ago I attended an FDA Oncology Drug Advisory Committee (ODAC) hearing. What the medical experts and the FDA regulators wanted to know most was did a proposed new…
Who Needs a Patient Relationship When You Have an EHR?
The patient is just getting in the way anyhow, right?Is the American obsession with EHR technologies a flagpost for improved patient relationship management for doctors and better medicine for patients? Or is…
Possible Decline in Pediatric CT Use
I’ve been concerned about radiation from x-ray’s ever since I was a kid, when my mom only allowed the dentist to take x-rays occasionally. Ionizing radiation from CT is much, much…
Computer’s Idle Time Can Help Cure Rare Diseases
Do you leave your computer idle to save time and energy when you aren’t using it? A typical computer may even sit idle 20 hours a day. Why not use…
Keas – A New Way to Encourage Wellness in the Workplace
Did you know that obesity costs employers $150 billion each year in lost productivity? And that companies that actively promote health in the workplace are three times more productive than…
