Elder Law

Our Daily Meds: This New Book is an Eye-Opener
New York, NY: A new book about the pharmaceutical industry slams drug makers, and makes the case for a nation hooked on prescription drugs—which is exactly what Big Pharma wants. Our Daily Meds' - How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen is a blockbuster new book by the former New York Times health reporter.

Congress considering bill to limit online sales of prescription drugs
Specifically, painkillers and other very addictive meds. While the U.S. has reduced youth drug use, prescription pills are still being abused frequently -- and they often lead to overdoses among young people, who steal them from family members...

Guitar Hero---Live
Inquiring minds: this is me playing GH in Second Life :)

High Cost of Prescription Drugs
USAToday has an article concerning the rapidly rising costs of prescription drugs. Julie Appleby reports, People with health insurance are having more trouble paying for prescription drugs as higher out-of-pocket costs for medications and a slowing economy strain family budgets,...

CA1: reselling prescription drugs causes loss
US v. Marti-Lon, No. 07-1040. This is an unlawful distribution of prescription drugs case. Essentially this shows how screwed up our prescription drug market is. ?The drug wholesalers then sold the drugs to Martí-Lón at a lower cost because Martí-Lón...

Pre-Meds Rejoice!
On the Wall Street Journal health blog, they report that the backlash on the part of select universities against the dreaded organic chemistry for pre-meds continues. New England Journal started this crazy suggestion first by publishing an article that suggested...

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Placebos Instead of Meds
Nearly Half of US Doctors Involved

Darvon
Other Propoxyphene-Containing Meds to Require Stronger Warnings

Online Medication Sites
Prescription Drugs Sold Without Prescriptions

Medical Errors
Annual Cost to Insurers Nearly $1.5 Billion

Antitrust
Price Fixing Could Cost Consumers up to $300 Billion Annually