Study Group: Pediatricians in Private Practice (US)(?)

There is a alot of information in the media  about the dangers of givng OTC cough medication to young children . Many children have ended up in the emergency room after "over-ingesting" "cold remedy products that include OTC antihistamines, decongestants and  cough suppressants. Also when...

This study looked at drugs that were eventually approved by the FDA, and found that only 43% of early phase (non-"pivotal") trials were published in the medical literature.  But imagine what this means for drugs that ultimately fail: if drugs that are destined for success are withholding 57% of...

There is already a bounty of data to support anti-retroviral (and other) HIV medications in post-exposure prophylaxis, be it in infants born to HIV-positive mothers; intra-partum prophylaxis to HIV-positive women in active labor; and to healthcare workers (and others) exposed to HIV from accidental...

This recent report characterizes a newly discovered anti-IgE monoclonal antibody (mAb12) which appears dramatically more potent than omalizumab (Xolair) in its ability to reduce systemic IgE levels. If further studies confirm this enhanced reduction of IgE and IgE-bearing cells, mAb12 has significant...

Or whatever the total cost of Erbitux is that is required to get you four more weeks of life.  This is basically what it comes down to.  Most cost-benefit analyses will justify up to $60K spent per year of life in amortized costs, but not above that.  So the total costs of Erbitux...