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February 23, 2007
Sexual arousal in women is complicated
Analysis of: Chemical In Male Sweat Increases Cortisol And Sexual Arousal In Heterosexual Women | www.medicalnewstoday.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
I anticipate that this interesting study will receive more spin than a whirling dervish.  Isn't attracting women, the fundamental question that drives the males of our species?
February 23, 2007
We all know of "healthy" young people who kill themselves--if only they had diabetes
Analysis of: Reps. Kennedy, Ramstad Promote Mental Health Parity Bill | www.medicalnewstoday.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Society has still not recovered from the Descartian dichotomy of mind and body.  Face it: they are two sides of the same coin!
February 23, 2007
Drug costs are the only remaining aspect of healthcare where costs can be squeezed
Analysis of: Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Managed care has squeezed healthcare costs pretty much as far as they can go and still maintain a semblance of quality.  Negotiating drug costs is an easy remaining way to further cut costs.
February 23, 2007
Drugs are but a tool, healthcare is priceless
Analysis of: Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
If I were a corporate leader, I would bargain with the pharmaceutical industry to get bargain rates for medications and distribute them free, so that my employees would have resources to pay for the best healthcare providers.
February 23, 2007
Stop breathing and you won't cough
Analysis of: Tests show morphine eases coughs | news.bbc.co.uk
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Opioids do many things pharmacologically including inhibit the cough reflex, thus its standard use in cough syrups.  Using morphine is analogous to using a bulldozer instead of a shovel.
February 22, 2007
Recalling your implant is not the same as the break pads in your car!
Analysis of: Keeping tabs on medicine | www.newsobserver.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The assumption that people make is that medical implants should be governed in the same way as car parts.  Would you be satisfied with that when it came to an implant that was placed within your body?
February 21, 2007
What is old is new again
Analysis of: NEWER ANTIPSYCHOTICS FALL SHORT FOR MANY WITH ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA, NIMH STUDY FINDS. | www.neurotodayonline.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
This study is just an extension of the trend in many other diseases.  The new generation of antipsychotics are not a panacea, but they are expensive.
February 21, 2007
Health Care IT: the medium is the message
Analysis of: Health Care's IT Revolution: The drive to implement electronic health records is attracting a brace of big-name outfits | www.businessweek.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The basic premise is that if you increase access to information you enhance quality and reduce costs.  Think again!
February 16, 2007
Making a good drug better?
Analysis of: GlaxoSmithKline And XenoPort Announce Agreement On Late-stage Compound For RLS And Neuropathic Pain | www.medicalnewstoday.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Gabapentin is particularly effective for neuropathic pain--should it be made more bioavailable I would predict potential upside in the marketplace.
January 23, 2007
With varenicline, nicotine patch will go up in smoke
Analysis of: Varenicline- Novel agent to help smokers quit | www.currentpsychiatry.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Varenicline actually works to help smokers stop smoking without the use of nicotine.  Nicotine is highly addictive--the component of cigarettes which causes addiction.  It clearly makes sense to replace nicotine.

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