Memory Loss Associated With Alzheimer’s May Be Preventable And Reversible

Mylan’s EpiPen Price ‘Cut’ An Outdated Drug Industry PR Move
Even paying patient EpiPen copayments isn’t blunting Mylan Pharmaceuticals 400% price increase for the live-saving auto-injection treatment for allergy sufferers.

How Serious Is Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo’s Latest Back Injury?
Romo “broke his back” during a National Football League (NFL) pre-season game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Quit Whining, and 11 Other Things The Pharma Industry Can Do To Turn Things Around
You know things are messed up when El Chapo is more popular than any pharmaceutical executive.

IBM Health Corps Grant Winners Focus On Infections And Health Disparities
IBM’s Health Corps is a global philanthropic endeavor. Five sites are lucky winners of their award, which promises to be a great help in reducing health disparities.

That 400% EpiPen Price Hike Could Hit Your Wallet Even If You Don’t Need One
News of EpiPen price increases have been in the news following reports that the medication is retailing for as much as $500 a pop. Now, Sen. Chuck Grassley is concerned that the hike may hit consumers elsewhere – in the wallet come tax time.

U Chicago Dean Gives Trigger Warning In Letter Denouncing Trigger Warnings
University of Chicago Dean Jay Ellison unintentionally provides a fine example of both a trigger warning and creating a safe space in his now-infamous welcome letter.

Where To Buy An EpiPen For At Least $400 Less Than Mylan Charges
“Canadians can rest assured that the price will not be increased like it has in the U.S… There are mechanisms in place in Canada to make sure that kind of situation doesn’t happen.”

Look Who’s Bearing The Cost Of Pharma’s Long-Time Sales And Marketing Tactics
It is past time for the pharmaceutical industry to feel the pain of the opioid epidemic and bear responsibility for the role it plays in stoking this national tragedy.

The World’s Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires

A Big Swing From Bill Ackman In The Billionaire Fight With Carl Icahn Over Herbalife
Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman said on Friday he was contacted by investment bank Jefferies about buying a sliver of Carl Icahn’s billion dollar Herbalife holding, a new twist in Wall Street’s most bitter fight.

How To Stop Over-Eating — Lessons From Brain Science
Put our brains into the modern food environment, and you have a recipe for disaster. Our brains are hardwired to crave calorie-dense foods, this craving no doubt arising from our evolutionary time spent on the Tundra where calories were often scarce. But our modern food environment surrounds us with calorie-dense foods, forcing us to deplete limited willpower trying to keep our cravings from turning into over-consumption. Fortunately, brain science hints at several ways to reduce this pattern of craving and consumption.

Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims: Orlando Health And Florida Hospital Step Up
The victims of the shootings at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando who were treated at Orlando Regional Health System as well as Florida Hospital will not be billed for out of pocket costs for treatment received in the hospital or emergency department, according to a recent statement released by Orlando Health and Florida Hospital.

Mad About Epipen? Here Are Some Ideas To Actually Fix America’s Drug Pricing Mess
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been raising the price of the EpiPen for six years. The world has been outraged about it for six days. Here, then, are some thoughts on turning the rage into change.

Without Success in India, We’ll Never Control Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Anywhere
Two newly released studies from India make the global fight against antibiotic resistance and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) feel even more daunting.

Firefighter Post Face Transplant One Year Ago: “I Am Feeling Great”
When Patrick Hardison, a volunteer firefighter from Senatobia, Mississippi entered a burning house to save a woman’s life in 2001 at the age of 27, little would he know that that the catastrophic and disfiguring facial burns he would suffer would lead him on an epic journey to NYU Langone 15 years later for a full facial transplant by renowned plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, that would forever change his life.

Doctors Demand Mylan Lower EpiPen Price For Everybody
The American Medical Association joined Hillary Clinton and members of Congress urging EpiPen manufacturer Mylan to “rein in exorbitant costs” of its life-saving device for allergy sufferers

Twitter Chat With Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg On Fighting Preventable Deaths
Today, August 25th at 10a.m. ET, Michael R. Bloomberg (@MichaelBloomberg) will host a twitter chat focusing on strategies to prevent noncommunicable diseases. The philanthropist and former three-term Mayor of the City of New York will function in his new role as Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases for the World Health Organization (WHO).

Stealthy Biotech Revives Stalled Parkinson’s Drug, Reveals Plans In Alzheimer’s and ALS
Denali Therapeutics, the stealthy South San Francisco biotech startup that raised $217 million last year to fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS, is finally lifting the curtain on its plans this morning.

How Mylan And Pfizer Could Cause A Major Biotech Backlash
You know you’re in the middle of a crisis when Martin Shkreli defends your pharmaceutical company’s price hikes.

Has EpiPen Price Gouger Mylan Silenced Allergy Advocates?
Prominent allergy advocacy groups have yet to criticize pharmaceutical maker Mylan for its 480% price hike on lifesaving EpiPens. Is it because they receive funding from Mylan?

Stress May Be Harder On Women’s Hearts Than On Men’s, Study Finds
A new study lays out how psychological stress is harder on women’s hearts than men’s.

The Price Of Patented Medicines Is Costing Some Patients Their Lives
Is Bernie Sanders right that people are dying because of the prices of patented medicines? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mitul Mehta.

A Simpler Way To Make A Complicated Molecule
I’ll take these five rings over the Olympics any day.

No One Is More Frustrated About EpiPen Pricing than Mylan’s CEO, Says Mylan’s CEO
When you have a disease that you can’t cure, the next best thing is to treat the symptoms. Mylan is a symptom.

Biotech Exec Miralles Describes Living In Translation
What you appreciate every day in clinical medicine but may lose in the private sector is the “contact with suffering,” according to Diego Miralles.

20 Sports Figures Who Have Endorsed Donald Trump For President

Donald Trump Says To Hilary Clinton: ‘You’re Tired!’
Trump claimed that Clinton “lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on ISIS.” What’s the evidence?

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