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Lashing out at Latisse®
Lashing out at Latisse®I am running out of eyelash puns having written at least six posts since the summer of 2007 on a class of anti-glaucoma drugs that have been harnessed for their cosmetic side...
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Sir John Crofton, TB combination therapy pioneer - a long and admirable life
Sir John Crofton, TB combination therapy pioneer - a long and admirable lifeDenise Gellene in the New York Times is reporting this morning that Scottish physician, Sir John Crofton, passed away on 3...
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James Ray's Sedona sweat lodge stash: lessons in polypharmacy and endocrine...
James Ray's Sedona sweat lodge stash: lessons in polypharmacy and endocrine pharmacologyOn October 8, 2009, paramedics responded to a 911 call at a mystical retreat being held at Angel Valley Spiritual...
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Did the patient fail the treatment or did we fail the patient?
Did the patient fail the treatment or did we fail the patient?While the coffee wasn't quite ready this morning, I ventured to the Wall Street Journalhealth page at the Wall Street Journal, one of my...
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Are testosterone-deficient men responsible for shortages of a life-saving...
Are testosterone-deficient men responsible for shortages of a life-saving drug for women with breast cancer?From Monday's issue of The Press in York, England:A breast cancer patient from York says she...
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Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium spp.) is a limp excuse for Viagra, Cialis
Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium spp.) is a limp excuse for Viagra, CialisReuters and Bloomberg reported earlier this week on an ongoing patent battle (read: pissing match) between Pfizer and Eli Lilly &...
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Icariin from horny goat weed is structurally unrelated to sildenafil (Viagra®)
Icariin from horny goat weed is structurally unrelated to sildenafil (Viagra®)In our last post, we discussed a recent USPTO ruling that rejected a claim of the Pfizer patent on the erectile dysfunction...
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Former date rape drug reincarnated as answer to unmet medical needs
Former date rape drug reincarnated as answer to unmet medical needsJust a quick post on an article that caught my eye: Jazz Pharmaceuticals of Palo Alto, CA, has announced that the US FDA has accepted...
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Sir James Black (1924-2010) - Physician, Pharmacologist, Gentleman
Sir James Black (1924-2010) - Physician, Pharmacologist, GentlemanHave you ever taken one of the now-over-the-counter heartburn relief remedies like Tagamet, Zantac, or Pepcid?How about the...
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My voice has been absent from the blogosphere. . .
My voice has been absent from the blogosphere. . .. . .because my voice has also been absent from the offline world.Yes, the final gift to me from LungMutiny2010 is a case of inhaled corticosteroid...
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