Archive for October, 2007
Nightmare on Provigil Street
I love to sleep. I love going to sleep, I love sleeping, and I love waking up after a great night’s sleep. The only thing I don’t like about sleep is how much time it takes, but other than that I’ll take as much as I can get. That said, I often [...]
Triple-play on Cancer
I remember when I was young I didn’t quite understand the concept of cancer. The thought that there was something out there that couldn’t be destroyed through medication, and that didn’t limit its attacks to the frail and elderly but could bring the young and healthy to their knees was frightening. I remember [...]
A Brief FDA History Lesson
Just before a presentation I gave on Monday concerning Virtual Reality and its use in medicine, the group that had assembled was discussing a variety of current topics in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. One of the attendees, Peter Castellano, caught my interest when he described an article he found in the October 2007 [...]
Feed a Cold, because Cough & Cold Infant Meds are Gone
Earlier this week, my sister-in-law (the one who’s pregnant) and my mother-in-law told my wife and me about a large voluntary recall by drug companies of their over-the-counter cold and cough medications. For today’s blog, I decided to research the issue further, because we regularly give our son Tylenol on those days when his [...]
The Future of our Health
Today’s post is courtesy of Susan Torlucci, an NSA Wellness Educator that I met at one of my small business networking groups. She began her career as an information technology expert, deeply involved in system design, development, implementation and training throughout the first 13 years of her career. After a hiatus of about 10 years [...]
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