Pharma Forecast 2020: Cold Comfort

This summary article calls out a sobering list of things that are likely to put a damper on the pharma industry.

Pharma Forecast 2020: Cold Comfort:

"Despite such a bleak forecast, the report predicts “a golden era of renewed productivity and prosperity.” It recommends that above all, corporations should focus on collaboration with other players and academia, offer real-time outcomes data to establish value of medicines, reinvigorate corporate ethics standards, and use new procedures and technologies to revolutionize R&D. The message can be further condensed to something along the lines of: “Trim the fat and get with the times.”"

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FDA Urgent Egg Recall Due To Salmonella

Updated April 21, 2017

The original link didn't age well.  You might have been interested in this related link:
August 20, 2010: Related nationwide recall:
Eggs from Hillandale Farms may put consumers at risk for Salmonella.

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Wow! These eggs are everywhere.

Be warned that these potentially contaminated eggs have traveled all over the country, reports this FDA news release, URGENT Nationwide Egg Recall - Eggs in Their Shells May Put Consumers at Risk for Salmonella.

If you've got eggs in the fridge, you probably want to read this urgent FDA update.

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Multivitamins Seem Benign, Maybe Beneficial

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Updated October 21, 2021

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We might never really know for sure in my lifetime. I take them because I think my diet isn't diverse enough.

In any event, here's an interesting read published by the Washington Post, Evidence is thin that multivitamins are beneficial, but they seem benign. 

Learn more about vitamins:
- in this FDA video, Fortify Your Knowledge About Vitamins (video)
- read this book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, 3rd Edition

Do you take them? ... and why?

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Aspirin Fights Colon Cancer (video)

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I've been following the news about the possible beneficial effects of aspirin (ASA) in preventing colon cancer for a number of years now. Now I'm really excited about the news in this ABC News video, "Fight Cancer With Aspirin." In summary, "Taking aspirin regularly may increase survival rate for those with colon cancer." 

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NPR On FDA Tobacco Oversight (audio)

This audio news story, Talking Tobacco Companies Into FDA Oversight, fresh from NPR:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have regulatory authority over the $89 billion tobacco industry as soon as President Obama puts his signature to a bill passed by Congress. The change took decades to happen — the industry fought hard to keep the FDA out — but finally succumbed to changing social norms and the guidance from one in its own ranks. Guest host Alison Stewart speaks with Steve Parrish, a former Altria executive and who pushed the company to support FDA regulation of the tobacco industry, and Dr. David Kessler, who was head of the FDA in the mid-1990s.

As a non-smoker, I'm thrilled to see this new day of FDA oversight. As a country we should be paying more attention to improving population health. 

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Flash - HIV Drug Treatment Needs To Start Earlier

Fresh from the ICAAC & IDSA meeting in Washington, DC. In a nutshell, recent findings suggest that HIV drug therapy should be started earlier, reports this short The Spokesman-Review news article, "AIDS treatment should start sooner, study finds."

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Free FDA Newsroom Resources and More!

If you're focused strictly on FDA news releases, then don't rely on news aggregators. Get the latest free news directly from the source, the FDA!

1. FDA Newsroom - nice entry page to lots of FDA subjects, news releases, free subscriptions, rss and podcast feeds.
2. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) free e-mail subscription service - sign-up to get FDA emailed information.
3. FDA Press Releases - organized by month and year
4. FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
5. All FDA Consumer Updates

Prior posts related to the FDA:
FDA Guidance Documents - FDA Current Thinking (free)

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Biospace Newsfeeds - Biotech and Pharmaceutical News
BioWorld Online - the worldwide biotechnology news and information source
European Compliance Academy Newsfeeds (2022)
FDA WebView - the internet's fastest FDA news center
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Tomatoes - Yes! Jalapenos, Serranos - uhh, no. (video)

Yay! This latest CBS News Video, "FDA Lifts Tomato Warning," says it's safe to eat tomatoes, and it's still time to be cautious about Jalapeno and Serrano peppers (because of the Salmonella scare). 

 

Well, I'm ready to start eating my tomatoes in salads, on hamburgers, and with pasta. But you know what? I'm still going to be a little leery and sheepish about fresh jalapeno and serrano peppers. And definitely I'll be cautious about salsas. Here's to good summer eating! 

Prior blog posts: 

The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: Food Scare - Was Tomatoes, 

Might Be Jalapeños and More#links 

The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: FDA Unveils Food Protection Plan 

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Food Scare - Was Tomatoes, Might Be Jalapeños and More

 

In the latest update to the Salmonella tomato story, the blame is starting to shift to other food items that are commonly eaten with tomatoes. It's an interesting twist as tomatoes are no longer seen as the prime suspect for Salmonella. The latest culprits now include jalapeño peppers, cilantro, Serrano peppers, and salsas. The FDA and CDC teams continue their investigation to find the source of Salmonella. For more background, read the previous post: FDA Announces Progress in Its Protection Plan. As for me, no more tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, or salsa for now. I'm hoping the investigative teams discover the root cause, and identify the food handling deviations leading to the Salmonella contamination. 

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FDA Unveils Food Protection Plan

In the FDA's news release two days ago, they report progress in helping to keep Americans enjoying one of the safest food supplies in the world. The FDA lists their accomplishments to date, in the areas of prevention, intervention, and response. I imagine this update was released given the fact that many of us keep asking ourselves whether it's safe to eat tomatoes. As a personal health and safety issue, though I've not stopped eating tomatoes, I worry about when I might run into and eat a Salmonella tainted tomato and get sick.

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Free Health Resources on KP.org (Kaiser Permanente)

Updated March 18, 2018

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I still can't get over my excitement about Kaiser Permanente (KP) piloting a personal health record feed to Microsoft HealthVault (a HealthNews news article). Here's what this means, if the pilot is successful. KP members will be able to have all their Kaiser health information, like lab results, doctor visit summaries, allergies, medications, and more, fed from Kaiser to the MS HealthVault. Once the health info is in HealthVault, it means the member can access this whenever they want, and it's essentially portable. This is important as we hurtle forward towards adopting and implementing national standards for having portable health records. I'm eager to hear how this pilot progresses.

While I'm at it, I should mention that Kaiser Permanente has an excellent website: http://www.kp.org/ It gets a lot of awards, and though some features are hidden behind a secure sign-on, a lot of free KP.org resources can be used, even if you're not a member. Check out their drug, natural medicine, and health encyclopedias, health tools, etc. For more free online health resources, check out Most Popular and Top Ranked Online Health Resources.

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Google Health versus Microsoft HealthVault

Updated July 31, 2024

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Watch as these two giants go toe-to-toe to create new tools to help you manage your very own personal online health information via the web. It's worth paying attention to the efforts between Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente.

Google Health - securely store & manage your health information online
Microsoft HealthVault - puts you in control of your health information
Microsoft HealthVault and Kaiser Permanente to try health-records sharing (news article)

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This is a collection of health, drug, and GMP news and industry publications. Use this to update your knowledge of current events, or to work the latest information and knowledge into your upcoming classroom or training event. 

BioWorld Online - the worldwide biotechnology news and information source
FDA WebView - the internet's fastest FDA news center
Pharmaceutical Business Review - the latest news, comment, and industry information
Pharmaceutical Online - the online industry standard

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