Placebo Power: The Superior Efficacy of ‘Expensive’ Fake Drugs
New research finds people suffering from Parkinson’s responded more strongly to a placebo if it was described to them as an expensive drug.
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The High Cost of Living With Cancer
The biggest pharmaceutical companies are celebrating huge profits while their patients struggle to afford their cancer-fighting drugs.
How Malaria Defeats Our Drugs
In the war against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat.
The War on Cancer: Big Pharma Is Keeping Us From Developing Low-Cost Treatments
Big Pharma’s focus on blockbuster cancer drugs squeezes out research into potential treatments that are more affordable. Says one researcher: "What is scientific and sexy is driven by what can be monetized."
Does It Matter That Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies?
Nearly every large drug maker based in the United States had at least one academic medical center official on its board, raising questions about their independence.
Will We Ever Be Able to Figure Out Alzheimer’s?
The cause of Alzheimer’s disease has troubled the science world’s best detectives. Can such a mystery really be solved if we gather enough clues?
Just How Much of Your Patient Information Are the Big Pharmaceutical Companies Capturing?
New disclosures from data broker IMS Health reveal how much pharmaceutical firms will pay to know what your doctor is prescribing.
3 Conferences Happening in January and February That Are Worth Attending
From Managing Popular Culture? to Social Media in the Pharmaceutical Industry, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
Sociologists and The End of Sleep
The past week has seen a flurry of attention around the latest purported wonder drug, Modafinil, which claims…
The Spectrum of Color Response: Take Your Medicine
The color of your pills matters. So does the color of your editing pen, of your hockey jersey, of your clothes...