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Rising Drug Costs: Trending 2017
2017 Trends: Rising Drug Costs The cost of prescription drugs has been rising rapidly since 2010, and will likely continue to rise in 2017. Frank Magliochetti The largest drug maker in the United States, Pfizer Inc., raised prices on 133 of its U.S. brand name products in 2015. More than three-quarters of the increases were 10 percent […]
CRISPR Potential to Overcome Sickle Cell Disease
CRISPR Has the Potential to Snip Out Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and affects millions of people across the globe. A new technology, known as CRISPR, may change all that. CRISPR is short for “clustered regularly interspaced short […]
NSAIDs May Prevent Colorectal Cancer
NSAIDs May Prevent the Development of Colorectal Cancer after Polyp Removal A recent study published in the British medical journal suggests that NSAIDs may help prevent colorectal cancer after polyp removal – This post goes into more detail on the study. Frank Magliochetti Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may prevent the recurrence of advanced neoplasia, […]
OPKO
Absolute Day Trader Picks Here is a snapshot of their company. A lot is coming from this multi-national powerhouse. Company Overview OPKO Health, Inc. is a multi-national pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that aims to establish industry-leading positions in large and rapidly growing medical markets by leveraging our discovery, development, and commercialization expertise and our novel […]
Shingles on the Rise
Shingles on the Rise Shingles is increasing in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and health experts are not quite sure why. A recent retrospective study of 2,848,765 Medicare claims showed the incidence of shingles increased 39 percent from 1992 to 2010. About Shingles Nearly a third people […]