Morphing Blood
Filed in Research, March 25, 2008, 9:21 pm by Mariano DiFabioI try to give blood as often as possible. When I’m working at a big client, they usually have a regularly scheduled blood donation day every 3-4 months, in which I can usually participate even as a consultant. It’s a practice I started right after September 11th, 2001, when the company for which [...]
Professional Lab Rats
Filed in Clinical Trials, Safety, March 21, 2008, 3:52 pm by Mariano DiFabioFor those of you who know me, you know that I rarely take a pill if I don’t absolutely need to. It’s not that I necessarily think medicines don’t have their place as a solution for what ails me; rather, I am cautious about over-using drugs, regardless of whether it’s a simple painkiller or [...]
Consumer Protection
Filed in Advertising/Media, Research, Safety, Statistical Analysis, March 18, 2008, 9:54 pm by Mariano DiFabioAs I was leafing through my March 2008 issue of Pharmaceutical executive, I noticed a focus on consumer protection in the articles I was reading. I’m not sure if it was intentional, but I thought it an interesting topic to mull on for a while, especially given that the state of the economy seems [...]
Money to Burn
Filed in General, March 14, 2008, 1:03 pm by Mariano DiFabioI want to be a CEO of a large company one day. I suppose I’m getting a little taste of the work involved in being at the top since I became a partner at my company, but for this company, it was a pretty short ladder to climb…my partner one day asked me if [...]
Succeeding in Spite of a Black Box
Filed in General, March 11, 2008, 10:24 pm by Mariano DiFabioOne of my family members once used Pfizer’s Celebrex to help her cope with her arthritis. I remember her disappointment when she stopped taking it because of the cardiovascular problems associated with CO2 inhibitors first uncovered with Vioxx. Another family member depended on Zelnorm to control stomach problems, and was profoundly disappointed with [...]
Immune System Switches
Filed in Personal Health, Research, March 4, 2008, 11:24 pm by Mariano DiFabioFor as much control as we exert over our bodies, it’s amazing to me how much control it retains for itself. So many involuntary actions that occur regardless of whether we want them to or not. I really hadn’t thought much about it until I came across an article in Harvard Magazine entitled, [...]
