After years of regulatory hand wringing about the theoretical risks and benefits of social media in pharma, the Apple iPad and with it an entire ecosystem of interactive apps for science and medical information professionals is now achieving mass penetration of the pharma industry. Medical-Sector Companies Arm Sales Forces With Apple IPads – WSJ.com. Related…
FDA issues final rule on safety information during clinical trials This is an interesting announcement and reveals to me the fact that the FDA is coming to grips with the fact that the current process for reporting adverse events needs an overhaul including refining what qualifies as an AE and how they are reported. I…
via www.wired.com Another excellent article on turning the scientific method on its head using new web based social networking data mining methods versus hypothesis/testing. For example compares the conventional approach of NIH to that of 23andMe in studying Parkinson’s which lead to a reduction in research time from 6 years to 8 months. Related articles…
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Surviving cancer is tough. Not only do you have to get through the many diabolical treatments which destroy health tissues along with disease and leave you crippled and disabled for life, but there are powerful social stigmas that can limit your career and lifestyle after the treatment. Fortunately a number of online communities for cancer…
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