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Posts since 23 May, 2013 - 4:00 pm

The New York Times Magazine: Enhancing female desire, and tending the garden within.
This Sunday's New York Times Magazine will feature a medical story on the cover for the second week in a row. (And the week before, the cover story was an environmental whodunit.) This time, it's "Unexcited? There May Be a Pill for That," about work to develop a drug to increase female desire....

Prensa muestra miedo a "efecto Jolie" y no aclara si más mujeres deberían seguir su ejemplo
(English intro to Spanish lang post) BRCA1 and BRCA2 tests are free in Spain if a woman has at least 3 direct relatives who suffered breast cancer. The same happens in countries like Argentina. In others like Ecuador, the test is not available. Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy appeared in all Spanish-speaking...

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Posts since 22 May, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Orphan drugs, conflicts of interest, and financial toxicity: Can we ever get healthcare right?
I've already posted this week on conflicts of interest, orphan drugs, and the "financial toxicity" associated with some medications, and now I've found a story that combines all three.
A new cystic fibrosis drug--the first to be developed based on understanding of the genetics of the illness--is an...

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Posts since 21 May, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Financial toxicity: A new side effect of cancer treatment.
Toxicity is a common side effect of cancer treatment. Such things as fatigue, nausea, and pain are a serious concern for oncologists, who know that they can impede treatment and diminish quality of life.
Now, in a two-part essay published in the journal Oncology, doctors at Duke University argue that the financial...

Huffington Post “Story” says Fluoride Lowers IQ (and gives you cancer).
Correction: The Joseph Mercola piece on fluoride first appeared in January. Last week was when I first learned he was a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, which in itself seemed worth a Tracker entry. 
One of the things I like and will miss about newspapers is the systematic way they separate news and...