Whatever's tugging at my brain handles
Posted in Family & Kids, Medicine on Mar 30th, 2008
So I've recently been seeing a number of ads on Yahoo.com from Sanofi Pasteur, encouraging new parents to get re-vaccinated for Whooping Cough (pertussis), basically implying you could pick it up and kill your baby. Here's one of the ads...
And even better for trying to scare you that your baby will die is this [...]
Posted in Dangerous Thoughts, Medicine on Oct 12th, 2007
Sorry to go off on a medical-related diatribe again, but I am forced by the details of this story to say a couple of things.
There's an old saying that goes: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." So where does the shame get assigned on "fool me six [...]
Posted in Insurance, Medicine, Techno Thoughts on Oct 11th, 2007
Today, Wyeth pharmaceuticals was hit with a $134.5 million judgement in a case over its hormone replacement therapies for menopausal women. That wasn't a judgement that pays for a large group of women in a class action suit. It was for three women. And it's still not all. The jury still [...]
Posted in Medicine, Miscellaneous Thoughts on Aug 29th, 2007
So I was reading my daily dose of newsfeeds at Yahoo and saw an ad for a drug that treats RLS (also known as Restless Leg Syndrome). When I accidentally passed my mouse over it, a safety information warning was displayed over the ad. After reading it, I realized I had to screen [...]
Posted in Medicine on Feb 15th, 2007
One thing that gets me is how many people choose brand names or marketing messages over reading the active ingredients on OTC (Over The Counter - non-prescription) medications.
Like most people, I occasionally need a little help getting to sleep. And while you can get a sleep aid at the local pharmacy for 15-30 cents [...]
Posted in Dangerous Thoughts, Insurance, Medicine, Politics & Religion on Jan 17th, 2007
Last year, I created Doctor Tricks to tell the tale of how I got bit for extra money at a hospital. Thing was, though the hospital was a preferred provider on my medical insurance, none of the emergency room doctors were. I ended up getting bit for an extra $153.50 for the ER [...]