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Votrient (pazopanib) approved for advanced kidney cancer

Oct 19, 2009

Votrient (pazopanib) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. Votrient is made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Votrient (pazopanib), the sixth drug to be approved fo...

FDA Approves Livalo (pitavastatin)

Aug 4, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the 4 milligram maximum dose of Livalo (pitavastatin), a drug intended to improve blood cholesterol levels in persons with elevated or abnormal blood cholesterol levels.

Are ADHD Meds Causing Unexplained Deaths?

Jun 15, 2009

If you follow CNN, you may have seen the story titled, "Study links some ADHD meds to rare deaths." That's not the type of headline you can ignore, even if you have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). So what's going on...

My pregnant wife had swine flu

Dec 2, 2009

Many of you know that we have a newborn at home. (Baby Kim and mom now at home) My wife delivered last week after Thanksgiving and we've been enjoying more sleep deprivation than normal. What I didn't share was that my wife had confirmed H1N1 a few...

Sidewiki and pharma

Dec 1, 2009

Google Sidewiki is a browser sidebar that lets anyone contribute and read information alongside any web page. Now the issue for pharma is that anyone can post information on a pharma website. That information may be good, bad, accurate, inaccurate,...

Cancer survivor climber inspires others

Dec 1, 2009

I'm an avid climber. I love the feeling of being on the summit. However, I'm not a two-time cancer survivor. Watch this inspirational video of Sean Swarner, a cancer survivor who inspires others with his story. Trouble viewing the contents? Visit...

World AIDS Day

Dec 1, 2009

Today is December 1 and is World AIDS Day. Here are some staggering statistics: More than two million AIDS related deaths reported globally in 2008 - two million children under the age of 15 now live with HIV.New figures released by the World Health...

Should obese students be forced to take a special class?

Nov 30, 2009

According to this story on CNN, students at Lincoln University who have a body mass index (BMI) that is greater than 30 are being forced to take a fitness course that meets three hours each week. Those who do not complete this course can't graduate...

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