Does the FDA Understand Diabetes?
The FDA would like to gain a better understanding of specific diseases.
Over the next five years they plan to conduct at least twenty patient meetings on a wide variety of diseases such as sickle cell, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, narcolepsy, and a handful more. But diabetes isn’t on the list… yet.
I don’t get it… Do they feel they understand diabetes well enough already?
DiaTribe, one of my absolute favorite organizations ever, has started an online petition to make the FDA aware of our desire for diabetes to be on the list (arguably, it should already be on the list)....
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - September 4, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
FDA Patient Focused Drug Development
Richard M. Klein, Director of the Patient Liaison Program in FDA's Office of Health and Constituent Affairs, recently wrote at FDA Voice about the agency's efforts in patient-focused drug development. Klein discussed the FDA's Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative, a part of the FDA's commitment under the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V).
The FDA states: "In PDUFA V, FDA also committed to a new initiative called Patient-Focused Drug Development with the goal of obtaining the patient perspective on certain disease areas during the five year period of PDUFA V. Assessment of a produ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 30, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Why I Did the Dumbest Thing Ever
The following is a guest post from all round good guy who actually is rather smart, funny and goes by the name of Steve Errey.
You will have done some pretty dumb things I’ll bet.
That road trip in college. That crazy relationship. Staying in that lousy job for way too long. We all do silly things in our lives.
But having just done something that could have seen me hospitalized, spending a few months unable to get out of bed – or worse - I found a whole new level of dumb in my life.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I’ve had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (I can spell it, just don’t a...
Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : - July 29, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Life Coaching Source Type: blogs
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: More Than Just Being Fatigued
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), or Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) is a complex and debilitating chronic illness that affects the brain and body. The misunderstanding of CFS/ME is often more difficult for patients to deal with than the illness itself.Contributor: Darcy ChappelPublished: Jul 27, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - July 27, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
It’s hard to grasp the experience of being a patient
My time as a medical student has quickly come to an end. This past winter, with nearly four years of arduous study, countless examinations and numerous clinical rotations under my belt, I couldn’t help but think, Yes, I’m ready to be a doctor.
And then I became a patient.
I’d always thought I knew what it’s like to be the patient. For much of my childhood, my father suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome, a multifaceted, disabling illness whose cause is unclear.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out h...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Education Infectious disease Primary care Source Type: blogs
Blind to women’s sexual health
A recent article published in partnership with The Investigative Fund and Newsweek questioned the existence of “female dysfunction,” as if to say, who cares about women’s sexual health? If you can’t “see” it, apparently it doesn’t exist. This is one-sided, inaccurate and disparaging of women.
Why is it that when men are impotent it is taken seriously, but when women suffer from sexual dysfunction it is ridiculed and attributed to “Big Pharma’s” attempt to conjure a condition so they can make and sell a drug? If Pharma is so bad, why do we depend upon them to research and manufacture drugs to prevent a...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - May 16, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Aging Women's Health Sexual dysfunction Source Type: blogs
FDA: Enhancing Benefit-Risk Assessment in Regulatory Decision Making
Last summer, Congress enacted the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which included the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V). Title I of FDASIA reauthorizes the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which provides FDA with the necessary user fee resources to maintain an efficient review process for human drug and biologic products. The reauthorization of PDUFA includes performance goals and procedures that represent FDA’s commitments during FY 2013-2017. These commitments are referred to in section 101 of FDASIA.
Section X of these commitments relates ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - April 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Depression and chronic fatigue . . . gone!
Cheryl posted this brief but powerful observation that highlights the incredible mind effects of wheat, the unexpected freedom from even incapacitating effects with its elimination:
I have suffered with major depression and chronic fatigue for the last ten years of my life. This past Christmas I actually wanted to die! I couldn’t live like I was anymore. Practically bedridden. I was at the point of having to have electroshock treatments, as none of the medications were working.
I read your book, Wheat Belly, and the diet has changed my life. I have never felt better in my life! Just by eliminating wheat, my depression ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs
Women and the Treatment of Pain - NYTimes.com
To the list of differences between men and women, we can add one more: the drug-dose gender gap. Doctors and researchers increasingly understand that there can be striking variations in the way men and women respond to drugs, many of which are tested almost exclusively on males. Early this year, for instance, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was cutting in half theprescribed dose of Ambien for women, who remained drowsy for longer than men after taking the drug.Women have hormonal cycles, smaller organs, higher body fat composition — all of which are thought to play a role in how drugs affect our b...
Source: Psychology of Pain - March 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Our Bodies Ourselves Heads to Austin and Chicago With “Absolutely Safe”
Hey Austin and Chicago! Judy Norsigian, founder and executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, and film director Carol Ciancutti-Leyva are heading to your cities to host a screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary “Absolutely Safe,” examining the controversy over breast implant safety. The screenings are free and open to the public.
The Austin event kicks off at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, at the University of Texas at Austin AVAYA Auditorium (ACE 2.302).
The Chicago screening takes place on Thursday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the UIC School of Public Health auditorium. Registration is requested...
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - March 15, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: OBOS Tags: Events Our Bodies Ourselves Source Type: blogs
Standing Guard on the Front Line of your Patient ’s Health
Not only does a nurse practitioner play a vital role into the wellness of their patients, but also their passion for the field keeps them abreast on the latest and greatest resources that their patients can benefit from. When patients begin the search for afamily care physician, knowing the candidates, their personalities, reputations, backgrounds and the amenities and services provided by their hospitals will help nurse practitioners pair patients with the perfect match.Top of the Class May Be Bottom of the BarrelFinding a great physician is not as easy as shopping for a new TV with surround sound —you just can’t sit ...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - December 19, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
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Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - December 18, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
Sleep Apnea NOT for Men Only!
Below is another guest blog post. One clarification I would like to make to the guest articleby Alex Smith is that the increased frequency of night-time urination seen with OSA is often due to increased urine production (for an explanation, seehttp://www.thoracicandsleep.com.au/latest-news/115-obstructive-sleep-apnoea-osa-and-urinating-at-night )Michael Rack, MD-----------------------------------------------------------------Doctors and patients alike are beginning to realize that sleep apnea in women is more common than previously thought. Men remain statistically more likely to develop obst...
Source: sleepdoctor - October 23, 2012 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: blogs
