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Saxagliptin - third gliptin on the EU market

October 8, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) Receives Marketing Authorisation In Europe For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes | www.pipelinereview.com

Besides Sitagliptin and Vildagliptin there will be now a 3rd gliptin available in Europe. Whereas vildagliptin officially needs monitoring of the liver enzymes, at least according to the P.I., and there are new warnings for pancreatitis for sitagliptin no such limitations are known to me at the moment....

No real support for government healthcare

July 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:AMA Endorses House Democrats' Health Care Bill | www.businessweek.com

Evidently whoever is incharge of AMA policy is into stimulus pork policy. I do not know of one Doctor in my entire 100 mile radius that endorses this BOONDOGLE. It is simply a joke and every physician knows it. The only way AMA would even consider this is if some group is getting offered a policy position....

much retoric no answers

June 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Presdient Obama creates health reform office | fcw.com

President Obama has no concept how to manage the change needed in the Healthcare arena. He has brought together some IVY League Doctors who live in Federally funded boxes. The real US healthcare dilema still exists simply because they have no clue how to fix it. Politics will not make a dent in the...

Glen McDaniel, MS, MBAPresident and Chief Executive OfficerGM Global

Roche adds to anti-MRSA arsenal in Europe

April 8, 2009

Analysis of:Roche introduces new LightCycler MRSA advanced test in EU | www.roche.com

European healthcare organizations have always been more aggressive in identifying MRSA infections. Europe popularized the "search and destroy" protocol of MRSA containment. This new method by Roche is a valuable addition in this arsenal. I expect the LightCycler MRSA Test by Roche to be popular...

Alan Zaccaria, MDPlastic SurgeonMD ALAN FACS ZACCARIA

A Low Cost EMR System From Wal-Mart?

March 16, 2009

Analysis of:Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System | www.nytimes.com

Wal-Mart is one of the top consumer retailers in the country.  They have already entered the world of competitive, low cost health care delivery with their $4.00 generic prescriptions and their Nurse Practitioner run clinics--so becoming a warehouse for state-of-the-art electronic medical...

Alan Zaccaria, MDPlastic SurgeonMD ALAN FACS ZACCARIA

Health Care in America--An Ailing Commodity That Doctors Can't Cure

January 30, 2009

Analysis of:Perspectives on Health Reform, 17th January 2009 | healthaffairs.org

Fixing the health care system in America is like trying to fix the economy.  We keep dumping more and more money into it, only to find ourselves going nowhere.  There seems to be a renewed sense of hope with the emergence of a new administration in Washington, but there are no easy solutions. ...

Alan Zaccaria, MDPlastic SurgeonMD ALAN FACS ZACCARIA

High End Medical Devices and Implants Are Not Immune to This Recession

January 22, 2009

Analysis of:Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com

As America faces one of the worst recessions in history, all businesses suffer, including the health care industry.  With the steady rise of unemployment, more and more people are losing their jobs, and with it their health insurance.  This has a direct impact on medical devicecompanies,...

UNINTENED RESULTS

January 15, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Health-Care Outlays Climb at Slowest Rate in Years | online.wsj.com

The reason for healthcare costs slowing is in the drug area. A second more unintended reason is reduction in illegal residents returning to their home country due to the down turn in the economy. Also cuts in Home care have also increased along with a more fruitful Fraud and Abuse effort which wasramped...

Adam SchaffnerAssistant Professor of Clinical Plastic SurgeryGeorgetown University Medical Center - CC

Bold Contest for a Daunting Problem

October 27, 2008

Analysis of:WellPoint, X Prize launch $10M health care contest | news.yahoo.com

Most people agree that the healthcare system in the United States is in need of a complete overhaul.  Unfortunately, the many competing interests in the current system make such overhaul extremely challenging.  This contest certainly provides much incentive for the...

Life-extending effect of Byetta ?

August 13, 2008

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Lilly Diabetes Drug Shows a Life-Extending Promise | www.nytimes.com

In a small subgroup of type-2-diabetes patients  in the ACCORD trial which had been treated with Byetta (825 of 10 000) a lowerde death rate was found as compared to the whole group.  This is a hypothesis-generating finding. Fewer hypoglycemias, even mild ones, may be an exüplanation forthis...

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