Drugwatch.com, 2016. New or more expensive drugs are not necessarily better. Ads for drugs are meant to persuade not to educate.
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We are often quoted in major newspapers and magazines, and on well-respected TV shows, radio programs, and websites where we share our opinion on issues that matter to you and your health. Stay up to date on health news and our take on it by reading the articles in this section.
What’s on the Table for the July US-EU Talks Beginning Today?
Who.What.Why., July 11, 2016. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström listed several priorities including greater regulatory cooperation for prescription drugs and medical devices. But Diana Zuckerman sees dangers in the EU’s push for more regulatory harmonization for drugs and medical devices.
Read More »Sexual Desire: Risky Drugs With Minimal Benefit Being Used to Treat Dubious Conditions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2016. Drug companies have made billions of dollars treating erectile dysfunction in men. Seeing the potential for billions more, they have turned to a condition some doctors don’t see as a medical disorder at all: lack of interest in sex.
Read More »Women’s Health Bills Are Now in Committee
Legal Reader, June 28, 2016. Three important pieces of legislation, one introduced last year and two introduced this month, could change the way certain women’s health issues are handled. These women’s health bills are now in Committee.
Read More »Faster Drug Approval: Winners and Losers
HealthZette, June 28, 2016. By the time a drug is approved by the Federal Drug Administration, it’s been through extensive human clinical trials. There are so many obstacles to greenlighting any new medication or treatment, in fact, that it seems like it can take forever — with countless lives lost in the meantime.
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