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Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 24 Nov 24

More and more, I am losing faith in doctors. Already, I am against pharmaceuticals. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies don't get rich off making patients healthy. That's a fact on which to ponder. I already treat most of our...

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I just lost over $200

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 17 Jan 17

Many years ago I was given a few shares of J & J stock. Over the years I allow the dividends to be reinvested. The stock has split a few times, I've made money, I've lost money. I pay attention to this since its really the only...

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Trusting your Doctor

Daniel @RhoShambo (79) 1 Jan 17

A typical trip to a doctor's office usually culminates in a prescription for whatever ailment you have. Doctors prescribe pharmaceuticals on a regular basis and most people do not question it. The standard research we do on the...

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Documentary Movie Review – Alive Inside

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Oct 16

No spoiler alerts required for this highly moving non-fiction documentary subtitled A Story Of Music And Memory, on a project to bring simple hope and joy to people in nursing homes and Alzheimer’s sufferers in particular through...

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Last Season For Dr. Oz

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 4 Oct 16

If you like Dr. Oz Show you are old and naive. This is why 2016 will be the last season for the show. Dr. Emmett Brown claims that half of what Dr. Oz says is bullsh*t. I’m guessing the pharmaceutical companies are having a fit...

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What Causes Kidney Disease

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40845) • Laguna Woods, California 12 Mar 16

After I wrote my last article about kidney disease, I had several people ask about the causes and symptoms of this silent killer. I'm not an expert, but here are some of the things I have learned. First, kidney stones are not...

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Kidneys and Heart Disease - A Deadly Combination

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40845) • Laguna Woods, California 12 Mar 16

While my husband and I were speaking at National Kidney Day about the effect his kidney disease and medication has had on him and our family, the kidney doctor (known as a nephrologist) who also spoke that day taught us a great...

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Our Meeting with the Kidney Doctors was Fascinating and Rewarding

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40845) • Laguna Woods, California 7 Nov 15

As I wrote the other day, my husband and I have been in San Diego at the American Society of Nephrologists convention. Those are kidney doctors. Because my husband has been using an experimental drug for kidney disease related...

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My Husband is a Guinea Pig!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40845) • Laguna Woods, California 4 Nov 15

Well ... my husband isn't exactly a guinea pig, but he has been on an experimental drug for four years for his chronic kidney disease and it has been a big help to him. No one in the world has been on the drug longer than him,...

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Drug Ads on Television

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 29 Oct 15

The drugs they advertise will kill you. Or at least, it seems that way. Pharmaceutical advertisements probably don’t belong on television. Television presents problems that drug companies cannot overcome. Every commercial for...

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Martin Shkreli

Patti G @Pattitude (1286) • Newton, North Carolina 26 Oct 15

I loved reading recently about this idiot who takes advantage of the sick, who found himself in competition with someone who was not about to price gouge! Also, equally amusing was when he donated a large sum of money to Bernie...

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Desire to Make Money from Daraprim

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 22 Sep 15

I don't feel this is right and somebody in Congress needs to put a stop to it. Martin Shkreli the owner of Turing Pharmaceuticals who recently acquired Daraprim has raised the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill, yes $750 per...

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Biodefense Market is Expected to Reach $13.33 Billion by 2020: Grand View Research, Inc

Anurag Sharma @AnuragJi (56) • Ahmednagar, India 20 Jan 15

Global biodefense market is expected to reach USD 13.33 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing R&D investments in the field of biotechnology coupled with increasing threat of bioterrorism...

Bio Polyurethane (PU) Market Analysis, Segment, Trends and Forecasts To 2020: Grand View Research, Inc

Anurag Sharma @AnuragJi (56) • Ahmednagar, India 12 Jan 15

Global bio-based polyurethane (PU) market is expected to reach USD 37.5 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing preference for bio plastics on account of environmental concerns, is expected...

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Antidiabetics Market By Product Growth Trends and Forecast To 2020 by Grand View Research, Inc

Anurag Sharma @AnuragJi (56) • Ahmednagar, India 9 Jan 15

Global antidiabetics market is expected to reach USD 84.13 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing prevalence of diabetes is the primary driver of this market. Growth in prevalence of...

Should pharmaceutical companies be nationalised?

bagpusspoo @bagpusspoo (7) • Bulgaria 17 Mar 12

I think that the fact that pharmaceutical companies are profit making organisations has a detrimental affect on the medicines and health care available. Companies don't research drugs which they can't profit from, which meas that...

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Those evil Pharma company banned herbal medicines in European Union

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 22 Dec 11

I really dont how this evilness happens but it seemed like evil corporations is trying to take over and control the world. we had seen people who were cured from their deadly diseases despite those doctors say they will die in few...

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Are there any other SAS Programmers in the MyLot Community?

noellevandiver @noellevandiver (19) • United States 10 Nov 09

If so, what industry do you work in? I've been working in the pharmaceutical industry as a Statistical/SAS programmer for 12+ years. It's very much in demand in the drug industry, but I would like to work with marketing data. I...

Is there any way you would change the way you take your medication?

valpopa @valpopa (154) • Italy 2 Apr 09

If you are on some kind of medication, suggest possible ways your medication would change your daily routine for the better.For example, if you take a medication three times a day, would you be happy to take it only once a day or...

Big Pharmaceutical Giant covers up medications finding, people die

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 15 Apr 08

the giant pharamaceutical company Merck, knew that their medication Vioxx had major side affects including death in diabetic patients as early as 2001 yet they covered it up and the product was only taken off the market in 2004. I...

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