Should drug companies give experimental medicine to dying patients?

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Frank Burroughs believes that experimental drugs given under compassionate use programs to dying patients can provide useful research and maybe help treat the disease. Fran Visco, a breast cancer survivor, believes that most experimental drugs won't prove curative, and they divert money and resources from research.

Government domestic functions, Care and treatment, Pharmaceutical industry, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Social policy

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This woman wants you off drugs

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A survey states that half of American adults take at least one prescription drug daily. Marcia Angell, M.D., a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor of The New England Journal of Medical speaks about the ill-effects prescription drugs and hence urges people to discard this habit.

Executive changes & profiles, Health aspects, Officials and employees, Behavior, Interview, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Americans, Harvard University. School of Medicine, Angell, Marcia

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Ask Dr. Howard

Article Abstract:

The article provides suggestions to parents about child rearing, children's medicines and the HPV (human papillomarvirus) vaccine.

Management dynamics, Management, Company business management, Child rearing, Parental responsibilities, Papillomavirus vaccines

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