Link to the Show / Show NotesArthritisCentral News and Views #7 (11 MB)
- A discussion of the FDA memo that prompted the removal of Bextra from pharmacy shelves.
- Changing demographics with an aging population and the implications on how monies may be allocated in different states in the coming years.
- The possibilities of future rationing of medical care under Medicare, especially in regard to therapies that don't have proven efficacy.
- The risks of dying from being obese.
- The new government food pyramid, its expense, and the question of whether it has any significant value to most people.
- The poor job of labeling on medication bottles containing generic drugs.
- The pitfalls of using Internet pharmacies.
- Venting on the worshipping of "celebrities" in this country and how it frustrates "newcomers" who may be pioneers with unique ideas and vision but who are "blocked" by the system.
RSS Feed
