Pediatric Medicine
Pharmaceutical Profile: Sequenom
I was reading my monthly copy of Pharmaceutical Executive magazine when I came across Joanna Breitstein’s excellent article profiling the latest trend in the pharmaceutical arena: big deals that are safe bets. In her article, “Place your Bets,” Breitstein characterizes Roche’s bid to acquire Genentech as a reflection of the cautious approach to deal-making that [...]
Speaking of Vaccinations…
In February, I posted an article about the increasing amounts of research being done with the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations and how there is an increasing number of studies being done that disprove the vaccination’s link to autism. In it, I gave a little history on Andrew Wakefield, the British scientist who [...]
Superbugs
Last week, my son was not himself. He was easily frustrated, especially given that it was difficult to express what was bothering him at his current level of language development. Both my wife and I attributed his behavior to his teeth likely bothering him, but my mother-in-law on Wednesday mentioned that she thought [...]
Sea-ing is Believing: New Way to Treat Cold Symptoms in Children
In the last few months, drug companies and the FDA have made efforts to communicate the dangers of using cough and cold medicines in children under 2, and the possibility that they could be ineffective in any children under 12. We’ve explored the news items here in 2 posts, “Feed a Cold, Because Cough [...]
Hot Spots, Hot Topic
Back in September, I took an opportunity to write a post on my blog about The Vaccination Debate, centered around the profound increase in autism cases throughout the US and the work and their possible link to the series of vaccinations given to children early in their life. Though argued by the Center of [...]
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