Lawmakers are going to have a difficult time with this one as they are not technically up to date enough as a whole to comprehend how all of this works in my estimation. with understanding the algorithms of finance and the economy, Wall Street showed us that. Sad, but it is true and this...
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on 11-28-2008
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The post is a summary of how things look today and under related reading I have included some past posts that may offer a few more details on how the shift it taking place today. Things are also happening and humming as well in China and you can search and find some recent relative posts here as...
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on 11-20-2008
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Melamine, a chemical used as a flame retardant is used to make cooking utensils and industrial coatings, is rich in nitrogen; it makes an attractive low-cost additive to milk and other foods; as nitrogen registers as protein on many routine tests . This is why it is so popular as at created the...
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on 11-16-2008
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The National Cancer Institute has made clinical trial participation a top national priority and yet participant levels are still not perhaps where they could be. Yes, this is a big decision for any patient/physician to make as far as whether or not to enroll, but many trials are offering lifesaving...
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on 11-02-2008
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This actually a pretty good start and I have had my own campaign of sorts going on with getting the FDA up to speed, and they are definitely having to play catch up, as are some other government agencies. In prior posts I had written that some clinical studies were still being written in long hand...
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on 10-31-2008
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Good story on the MammoSite, but again there’s not enough real clinical information available simply due to time and the short amount of time the product has been on the market. It certainly offers a much shorter treatment time by comparison, but each case is it’s own. There’s many areas...
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on 10-27-2008
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Some of the duties will be outsourced, but under the control of a local office, and portions of this provision will need an act of Congress, so I might guess now’s the time, or after the election maybe to tackle this issue. I would also like to see labels on every product stating the city, origin...
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on 10-16-2008
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