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...There are really two issues at the heart of the controversy. One is the difference between "statistical significance" - a measure of whether the drug's effects are reliable, and that patient improvement is not just due to chance - and "clinical significance," whether those effects actually are big enough to make a difference in the life of a patient. The researchers behind this new paper did find that SSRI drugs have a statistically significant impact for most groups of patients: that is, there was some measurable impact on depression compared to the placebo effect. "But a very tiny effect...
...Lipitor ads are certainly not the first to rely on stretching the consumer's belief - others have featured actors posing as doctors, or lesser-known doctors endorsing everything from diet aids to nutritional supplements. But Jarvik is recognized for his work in developing the artificial heart, and to a patient, his stature in the field undeniably lends credibility to every statement he makes about Lipitor. It's certainly a big part of the reason that Pfizer signed him to a two-year, $1.35 million contract...
...always do better, but we’re doing extremely well and are making changes all the time to improve our services to the students.” According to Holoshitz, one of the goals of this week is to draw focus to a UC initiative to improve patient feedback at UHS. She added that if it goes through, the legislation could serve as “a good start for working collaboratively with” administrators more broadly. Last year’s mental health month focused more on student-to-student interaction, whereas this week will focus more...
...telling a story,” he says. “It’s about what’s going on around the people, the community.”Abereoje’s favorite Nollywood actress, Omotola Ekeinde—whose breakout role as a pregnant sickle-cell patient in 1995’s “Mortal Inheritance” spurred a string of subsequent hits and even a pop album—exemplifies some of the new opportunities for women that have sprouted along with Nollywood.Tackling distinctly African themes like the proliferation of AIDS and religious tension...
Vital signs at Philips' new health-care unit are strong. Imaging technology such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners as well as devices for monitoring patient health helped generate almost a quarter of Philips' sales in 2006; operating profits at the professional medical division soared 17%, to $1.1 billion...