Posted in Nuts and Bolts, Medical Politics on March 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Approximately one month ago, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against Forest Labs in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, alleging that the company has marketed the drugs Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved pediatric use and for paying kickbacks to physicians to induce them to prescribe the drugs. (Link to DOJ Release)
Now we learn […]
Posted in Nuts and Bolts on March 6th, 2009 2 Comments »
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)…it’s a mouthful of technical jargon that describes a frightening problem.
We humans are an interesting stew composed of organs, connective tissues, fluids, cells, and microbes. Some of the bugs we carry around aren’t particularly friendly, but our immune systems keep them in check…until something goes awry.
Whenever our immune system weakens, latent viruses (viruses acquired earlier in an individual’s […]