One major problem with antidepressants is that patients have to take the drug for at least a month to know whether or not it works. But that could soon change after researchers found a quicker, more effective way to gauge the effectiveness of an antidepressant: monitoring a … [Read more...] about Monitoring brainwaves during sleep can pinpoint best antidepressant
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Creating medicine for diseases caused by poverty
Maverick medical researchers do what pharmaceutical companies will not Jay Walljasper | November 2006 issue When you combine two important subjects covered in the headlines these days—world poverty and extravagant profits in the health-care industry—a challenging and depressing … [Read more...] about Creating medicine for diseases caused by poverty
Poor countries are guinea pigs for pharmaceutical tests
Poor countries are guinea pigs for pharmaceutical tests Tijn Touber| October 2006 issue John Le Carré’s bestselling novel The Constant Gardener showed how pharmaceutical companies test new medicines in Africa, even when troubling questions exist about their safety and … [Read more...] about Poor countries are guinea pigs for pharmaceutical tests
