Last week I had the opportunity to speak before a group of pharmaceutical package designers. These are the folks who have to worry about making sure our pills, capsules, liquid medicines and others stay protected from heat, humidity, children and a host of regulations that require them to make packages that let the right people […]
Taking Your Pills — When You’re Supposed To Read More »
In January, I told you about three heinous infection situations — three people who contracted MRSA from negligence and bad medical protocol. At the time, I took some major hits from providers — in effect, chastising ME for the plight of these people, and taking offense to the fact that I blamed the professionals who
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What do you think of those prescription ads you see on TV, in magazines, newspapers and other places? Do you think they are helpful? Do you get frustrated because you know you can’t purchase those drugs directly anyway? Did you go to your doctor to ask about one of them? Do you think they are
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Last week was National Patient Safety Awareness Week. Seems like the press just caught up this week. From MSN and NBC, to Reuters, and hundreds of news outlets that are more regional or local in nature…. this week patient safety is the bulk of what I see in the headlines. Most of us patients don’t
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One of my About.com colleagues forwarded a link to an article in this week’s Newsweek called “Revenge of the Experts.” The article analyzes Web 2.0 — a term synonymous with “social media” — like blogging, wikis, facebook, myspace, you-tube or all the link-to-link programs like Stumble Upon or del.icio.us (I never know where to put
What Makes an Expert? The Journey to Web 3.0 Read More »
The sad news came of Patrick Swayze’s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. It’s a deadly cancer, with no way to detect it early, and little chance of survival past a few weeks or months. Several people have asked me if pancreatic cancer is the same cancer that afflicts Randy Pausch. You may remember Dr. Pausch as
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I ran errands this afternoon. As I trekked down the highway on my way home, past a few big box stores, then farmers’ frozen fields (yes, it’s still very much winter here in Upstate NY), I realized my stomach was growling, and I smelled the very distinctive and enticing odor of — french fries! No
How Bio-Fueled Cars Could Lead to an Increase in Obesity Read More »
You may know that I host a weekly health and medical radio talk show called HealthLink on Air. During the past eight weeks, I have provided a series of tips on how we patients can manage our own expectations. Those tips range from asking questions like, “What happens next?” to finding the right person in
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