Patients need chance at Avastin
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Patients need chance at Avastin
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Most Recently Shared on December 16, 2010 at 5:50 am By:
RT @JoeSixpackSays: Breast Cancer? FDA says NO DRUG FOR YOU! http://bit.ly/eYisro #cspj #tcot #parenting #obamacare
Taking the Issue of Counterfeit Medicines Directly to Capitol Hill | PhRMA
phrma.org — “Today, we have a guest post from Marv Shepherd of the University of Texas.Earlier this month, the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) hosted a briefing, “The Continued Impact of Counterfeit Drugs in the United States.” The event, which took place on Capitol Hill, was the latest in a series of events designed to raise awareness of the global counterfeit medicines epidemic and the need to address the issue head on.” View full resource at phrma.org
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2012 at 1:59 pm By:
Jon J. Tripp Health Organization
We need to effectively ensure patients have access to safe & reliable #med. Read more: http://t.co/Qbs6LmgN via @PhRMA
Psych Scamp: Quote of the Day
rileyjennifer.blogspot.com — “Psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, and personal opinion for patients, therapists, and students.” View full resource at rileyjennifer.blogspot.com
Most Recently Shared on March 25, 2012 at 12:33 pm By:
George Huba, Ph.D. Psychologist, PhD, and Doctor
PSYCH BLOG: Quote of the Day - There's a chance the world might not accommodate your plans; you need to determine wh... http://t.co/6nKZGUta
Detailed Gene Scan Might Help Guide Leukemia Treatment - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- By analyzing gene mutations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers were able to more accurately predict which ones had the best chances of going into remission, and which ones would respond well to standard treatments or needed more aggressive treatment.” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2012 at 12:24 am By:
HealthTrendster Health Executive
Detailed Gene Scan Might Help Guide Leukemia Treatment - WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- By analyzing gene m... http://t.co/eXuxo8Nk
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Hospital, Medical Research - Toronto, ON - Hope Takes Flight contest | Facebook
facebook.com — “Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Sunnybrook cares for our patients and their families when it matters most. View our comment policy: | Facebook” View full resource at facebook.com
Most Recently Shared on February 17, 2012 at 7:25 pm By:
#Travel lovers! Where would you go with 100,000 @Aeroplan Miles? Enter our contest for a chance to win http://t.co/CXVaGreP #needavacation
Medical Daily: Biases Keep Many Older Patients From Kidney Transplants: Researchers
medicaldaily.com — “Thousands of patients over the age of 65 are not given the chance to receive needed transplants because of “outdated medical biases” that discourage transplantations in older adults, Johns Hopkins researchers said Thursday.” View full resource at medicaldaily.com
Most Recently Shared on January 12, 2012 at 10:18 pm By:
Medical Daily: Biases Keep Many Older Patients From Kidney Transplants: Researchers http://t.co/VYa6sZ7P
Patient 13 by Lisa Hepner & Guy Mossman — Kickstarter
kickstarter.com — “Lisa Hepner & Guy Mossman is raising funds for Patient 13 on Kickstarter! Patient 13 follows Scott King--scientist, entrepreneur and Type 1 diabetic- at the climax of his 30-year quest to cure diabetes.” View full resource at kickstarter.com
Most Recently Shared on November 19, 2011 at 3:50 pm By:
Ground-breaking documentary that will chance the face of diabetes, following patient 13: http://t.co/mZy8uZbm
Cancer's most isolated patients - latimes.com
latimes.com — “For decades, the needs of adolescents and young adults with the disease have been slighted. That's beginning to change.” View full resource at latimes.com
Most Recently Shared on October 26, 2011 at 1:27 am By:
Matthew Zachary Patient Expert
Social chance is a good thing, @StupidCancer's impact is spreading. http://t.co/IwQtqvy5
NMRLIPOPROFILE,THE ONLY RELIABLE TEST BEFORE YOU START CHOLESTEROL MEDICATIONSTahaMD | TahaMD
tahamd.com — “HOW TO READ IT.LOOK AT THE TOP TWO LINES,HDL particles(=good cholesterol=PROTECTOR),if itis like this patient to the left,and ldl(bad cholesterol small particles)also to the left.you chances of a heart attack or stroke is very very low EVEN AT 90Y, if these arrows are to left end,you need medications now” View full resource at tahamd.com
Most Recently Shared on October 10, 2011 at 1:14 am By:
ABDALLAH TAHA MD Doctor, Surgeon, and Physician
NMRLIPOPROFILE,THE ONLY RELIABLE TEST BEFORE YOU START CHOLESTEROL MEDICATIONSTahaMD | TahaMD http://t.co/mGgXKSta
Denial of Disease
mattinglymd.com — “Denial of Disease Every chance I get I remind the medical students I'm teaching to realize how difficult it is for a patient, a person, for myself to accept that something's wrong with me: that I have something, some physiologic process like blood pressure or sugar regulation, some organ like the heart or the brain or the gut that needs either a dietary change, a lifestyle change, a supplement taken, or even a prescription in order for it to function normally, for it to do its job - that I am su” View full resource at mattinglymd.com
Most Recently Shared on September 2, 2011 at 1:40 pm By:
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Genentech: Keep Avastin available for 'appropriate' breast cancer patients - San Francisco Business Times
bizjournals.com — “Avastin should remain available to patients who need it most while Genentech undertakes...” View full resource at bizjournals.com
Most Recently Shared on August 8, 2011 at 12:35 pm By:
Last ditch on Avastin: Genentech asks FDA to keep it for sickest breast-cancer patients while new trial goes on. http://bit.ly/qKQmPD
Avastin news is troubling, but don't blame the FDA | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com
desmoinesregister.com — “Cancer patients and their families need hope. That is frequently found in drugs. Yet women with breast cancer should not look for hope in Avastin. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel unanimously ruled the drug should no longer be approved for use by these patients. It is not effective and causes dangerous side effects, according to a six-member panel.That is disappointing news for anyone impacted by breast cancer. If the FDA commissioner ultimately withdraws approval, insurance companies m” View full resource at desmoinesregister.com
Most Recently Shared on July 11, 2011 at 4:37 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Editorial: #Avastin news is troubling, but don't blame the FDA (The Des Moines Register) http://bit.ly/rq1wje - #health #pharma
Roche eye drug debate moves into patient rooms | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors say new data give them more confidence that the cheaper drug Avastin works as well as Lucentis in treating blindness from macular degeneration, but they will need to spend more” View full resource at reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on May 6, 2011 at 12:45 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Roche eye drug debate moves into patient rooms http://reut.rs/iTAfph - Avastin vs. Lucentis. #health #pharma
’Weekend Effect’ Boosts Trauma Patients’ Survival Chances
healthleadersmedia.com — “Contrary to other studies, a University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study shows that patients in need of emergent care are more likely to live” View full resource at healthleadersmedia.com
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2011 at 5:45 pm By:
Kevin Fickenscher MD Family Medicine Doctor, Health IT, Physician, and Doctor
Univ. of PA study shows trauma patients’ survival chances are higher if they arrive at hospital on weekend http://ow.ly/4kFna #mdchat #hcsm
Lymph Node Removal Not Needed for Breast Cancer Patients
webmd.com — “Many women being treated for early breast cancer can keep the lymph nodes under their arms without fear that it will hurt their chances of survival or increase the odds that their cancer will return, experts say.” View full resource at webmd.com
Most Recently Shared on February 9, 2011 at 3:43 pm By:
Lymph node removal isn't necessary for most women with early breast cancer. Good news: less pain, fewer complications. http://bit.ly/fxphhf
Analysis details Avastin's rare fatal side effects
physorg.com — “(AP) -- A new analysis raises fresh questions about the risks of the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, suggesting the chance of dying from side effects linked to it is higher than the risk for patients on chemotherapy alone.” View full resource at physorg.com
Most Recently Shared on February 2, 2011 at 12:08 am By:
Analysis details Avastin's rare fatal side effects http://bit.ly/f1ghYU
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