Medicine

A Drug for Everything

by Carol Hoenig on 4/3/2008 8:36:36 AM

There was an editorial in yesterday’s New York Times concerning cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia. It’s getting to the point that there is a drug for everything, or so the drug industry wants us to believe. When the companies for these prescription drugs began airing a plethora of commercials, all... Continue »

From the Green Mountain State to the Garden State

by Carol Hoenig on 12/31/2007 7:05:23 PM

It seems as though Iowa has been given quite a lot of attention lately, but there are other states that deserve some attention; namely, Vermont and New Jersey. I may be tempted to move to the Green Mountain State because of the thinking of one particular group from there. A group in Brattleboro is ... Continue »

Are your short and stumpy lashes keeping you home at night?

by brianr on 11/19/2007 12:28:05 PM

No worries... In the latest blurring of the line between cosmetics and drugs, new products that promise to make eyelashes look longer are causing a stir among physicians and regulators because they contain ingredients that are the same or similar to those in prescription drugs for an eye disease. Ri... Continue »

Cure for the common cold

by MisterE on 10/25/2007 2:17:28 PM

Despite the fact that most Americans are scientifically illiterate, I would hope that most people know that there is no cure for the common cold. The cold is caused by a virus known as the Rhino-virus (no relation to the hilariously large animal). There are no known cures for viral diseases. Unfort... Continue »

Are Americans over-medicated?

by Tall Paul on 10/25/2007 11:25:47 AM

Got a pain, pop a pill. That seems the rule rather than the exception in this country these days. Okay, I'm biased, but pills don't like my body. And maybe that is a blessing in diguise. I'm more into natural methods but of the liquid varietry. But, wow, the drug companies make it seem like t... Continue »