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...billion a year for antipsychotic medications, but are we getting our money's worth? Not according to a landmark government-funded trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It found that Risperdal, Seroquel and Geodon, three of the new "atypical antipsychotics" that doctors widely prescribe to treat schizophrenia, are no more effective--and no safer--than an older and much cheaper generic drug called perphenazine. The study was another reminder that the flashy new compounds coming out of pharmaceutical labs may not be worth the high price tags they command. Perphenazine, for example, costs about $50 a month...
...developing world are a concern for everybody on Earth. Disease is a threat to all of society and so requires an integrated and coordinated approach. Other factors that influence people's health, such as education and safe food and water, also require attention while we focus on how to treat disease. A coordinated approach necessitates the involvement of the entire world - both advanced and yet-to-develop countries. Folahan Adekola Paris Your articles were a wonderful testimonial to people who are solving health problems in the developing world and devoting their lives to making a difference. As you quoted Winston...
...Bolshakov, creating such a drug would be “the next step.” “Our work has some interesting possibilities for people with anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder. If you could regulate this gene expression in humans, you probably could treat anxiety disorders,” Bolshakov said. The genetic mutation made it impossible for the mice to produce stathmin. The brain activity of the mutant mice showed that they had difficulties strengthening connections between their nerve cells, raising questions about their ability to properly learn fear. To test this ability, researchers...
...heads the Baltimore Teachers Union. "The problem the urban teachers have is retention. Last year we were losing 40 teachers a month. No one is looking at ways to retain the teachers we hire. They don't offer the teachers the support they need, and they don't treat them like professionals...
...importance of constant innovation, and he relates how Patagonia adroitly switched its underwear material from odor-retaining polypropylene to washable polyester to stay ahead of the competition. He emphasizes the importance of quality in an era of cheap mass production. And he shows that his company, at least, can treat both its employees and the environment with respect.The future founders, chairmen, and chief executive officers here on campus would do well to learn a little from Chouinard. Companies do not have to be all about lower marginal costs and higher profits—they can also be about their people...