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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…
CBI | The Leader in Conferences for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Related articles Pharmica Consulting to Hold HIT Conference for the Pharmaceutical Industry (prweb.com) The CNS pipeline is Second Only to Cancer in Terms of the Number of Pharmaceuticals in Development, says Espicom Report (prweb.com) Pharma To Launch Industry’s First Social Game [PSFK London] (psfk.com) FTC…
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Interesting teacher on natural products at this school of pharmacy. Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Related articles Medical Humanities: Health & Disease in Culture, Popular Culture & American Culture Associations National Conference (CfP, Conference, Washington, DC, March 2013) (medicalhumanities.wordpress.com) Wal-Mart Gets Organic Beauty (fabsugar.com) Beauty Byte: Burt’s Bees Wants…
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…
American Medical Writers Association. Related articles What It Takes to Be a Medical Writer (biotechinkspots.com) Pitch Database By Young Science Writers For Young Science Writers (blogs.scientificamerican.com) What Science Writers Can Learn from Fiction Writers (writingishardwork.com) Announcing a Civil War Novel of Stunning Intensity & Great Beauty (prweb.com) Great Science Fiction Resources (costumesupercenter.com)
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via www.pixelsandpills.com More videos and tweets from the CBI social media conference by Pixels and Pills are now posted on their site. The importance of trust and authenticity in patient/professional/industry interaction thru new online channels is emphasized. CBI Social Media Tools Conference Agenda Related articles Upcoming Pharma Conferences: December 2012 (medmeme.com) Pharma Marketing to Physicians…
Where else can you get Smeared Hog with Ground Hog Gravy A-La-Truck, Hardtop Hare, squirrel gravy over biscuits, teriyaki-marinated bear or deer sausage. In years past, the Food Network, the Travel Channel and the Discovery Channel have all covered this wild and wacky festival! Roadkill Cookoff And Festival.
Excellent site for those interested in sustainable foods. Eat Wild – Massachusetts Related articles Drivers ‘could avoid red lights’ – Confused.com (confused.com)
Great source for information on Mass high tech companies and people. New England Technology Directory | Mass High Tech. Related articles Women Launch High-Tech Firms with Less Financial Capital than Men (kauffman.org) Updated and New Research on Immigration and Entrepreneurship (growthology.org) Top 10 states for High Tech businesses (hiscoxusa.com) Startup Watch: 5 to follow (Jan.…
Eataly is an Italian food lover’s paradise. Think IKEA crossed with Whole Foods — on three levels with nine eating areas — featuring Italian and Piemontese foods, beverages, and kitchen-related products. Open since 2007, Eataly is aligned with the Slow Food movement, a nonprofit organization founded in the 1980s that has more than 100,000 members in…
Mobile medical resources for iOS, Android & Blackberry | Skyscape. Related articles 500+ Android And iOS Apps Now Available on Appy Pie Inc (prweb.com) Home Depot abandoning BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple’s iPhone and iOS (technologynewsworldwide.com) Opinion: An Apple iOS UI redesign? Nice, but not essential (electronista.com)
This man has revived the traditional practice of gleaning for the modern age: recycling produce that would otherwise be thrown out from large supermarket supply chains. Boston Area Gleaners | Harvesting Against Hunger. Oakes Plimpton Wicked Local Article Related articles Frontline Online: How can you help to reduce food waste? (theecologist.org) Surplus fruit picked across…
via online.wsj.com Okay it has finally happened. Computer science has become biology and digital DNA has been used to make the first synthetic cell. The potential applications are diverse from biofuels to medicine. But what about the risks? Related articles Shakespeare’s sonnets encoded in DNA (guardian.co.uk) Huge Amounts Of Data Can Be Stored In DNA (news.sky.com)…
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A recently concern has emerged over the EMF emissions of hybrids which contain a powerful (AC) electric motor and may subject occupants to unhealthy EMF levels. However Consumer Reports conducted testing and found that in reality conventional cars often have just as high EMF levels (though from a slightly less dangerous DC motor). Mythbuster: EMF…
A basic principle of behavioral science (actually originally from anthropology) is that subjective measures of behavior such as surveys or interviews are almost always fraught with inaccuracies because people’s words and behaviors do not always align. Now,with the emergence of both the massive online data collection made possibly by the internet and also new biometric…
Yet another Boston area school has launched a health and medical informatics program, largely online. Know for its bioinformatics degree, Brandeis is now adding courses in these other areas. Health and Medical Informatics | Programs and Courses | Graduate Professional Studies | Brandeis University. Related articles Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics…
For many cancer survivors, the conventional mainstream treatment, radiation and chemotherapy come with a host of side effects which are crippling and sometimes lethal, which might be slow growing or treatable more conservatively. For example, new studies show that survivors of Hodgkin’s disease once considered the lone example of the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy…
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