Today’s Drug Experiment of the Day happened at the University of Connecticut. Connecticut College News announces: In a study designed to shed light on the potential addictiveness of high-fat/ high-sugar foods, Professor Joseph Schroeder [pictured here] and his students found rats formed an equally strong association between the pleasurable effects of eating Oreos and a specific environment as […]
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Goat’s-blood product sacrificed
Mike Levine of Dealbreaker reports, biz-tech-bitchily: It seems that California biopharma company Immunosyn has been a little more optimistic about the prospects for its blockbuster drug than would be warranted by the facts. Specifically facts such as (1) the FDA has blocked clinical trials in the U.S., (2) there are no clinical trials likely elsewhere, […]
The ethics of eating a drug-company donut
Philosophy and medicine join forces because of a donut, in the study: “The ethics of eating a drug-company donut,” Karl Broznitsky, Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1996 March 15; 154(6): 899–900. It concludes with this passage: “He bit into the donut, as content with his rationalization as his staffmen were with theirs. A blob of grape […]
Medical attention for Tikosyn
From New Scientist‘s Feedback column: A fact sheet for the heart drug Tikosyn advises: “Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Tikosyn: Severe allergic reactions… fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; fainting; heart attack; pale stool; paralysis; pounding in the chest; stopping of the heart; sudden death; yellowing […]