Entries Tagged as 'health care'
September 21st, 2009 · 6:25 AM
Wall Street Journal
Living With a Lifesaving Drug’s Side Effects
A recent Wall Street Journal article touts the benefits of a new drug called Gleevec, which is effective against certain cancers, but carries with it significant side effects. The Journal mentions one person, Alice Sulkowski, taking the drug and states that she has had difficulty dealing with
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Tags: cancer, diet, drugs, lifestyle, pain managment, sick care, side effects
April 1st, 2009 · 4:03 AM
Lead levels have dropped significantly in the last 20 years, reports the Orlando Sentinel, due to the aggressive efforts to get lead out of the paint, water, and soil (and it is already out of the gasoline). Lead in children, with their
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Tags: health care system, lead