Bayer AG has halted worldwide sales of its antibleeding drug Trasylol after a Canadian clinical study last month found that it could be linked to a higher risk of death than other drugs.
According to Congress, the Food and Drug Administration isn't paying enough attention to inspecting the growing amount of drugs produced by foreign manufacturers. I don't trust Congress enough to believe anything they say, so I view this story with a lot of skepticism.
Good story about Bill Frist talking about global health as a currency for peace around the world. According to Dr. Frist
"Medicine is built on trust. Medicine is built on humanity. Medicine is built on tolerance. I am absolutely convince the more we can do with health around the world, the more we can do for peace around the world. You don't go to war with somebody who has just saved the life of your child."
Those of us who have dealt with mental illness, either within our family circle or among friends or business colleagues, know how difficult it can be to help someone suffering from a mental illness. That's why this news that a new schizophrenia drug has shown promise in trials is so encouraging. One of my good friends is a manic depressive and has taken medication for many years. I can always tell when he has stopped taking his medicine, or has missed a few. The difference the medication makes in him is incredible. If this drug can do the same for those suffering from schizophrenia, we will have climbed a mountain.
For many years, knowledgeable fans of pro football have been aware of a disconnect with how the teams handled players recovering from concussions and how the medical professionals thought they should be handled. Not many fans remember that the main reason that Lynn Swann, the Pittsburgh Steeler hall of famer, retired from football so early was because of all the concussions that he had suffered.
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