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Biosimilars Ahead, Proceed with Caution
By Richard M. Dolinar, M.D., Chairman, Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines In today’s budget-constrained world, the goal for health care is not only to save lives but also to save money. On Friday, May 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a one-day public hearing on important medicines, known as biosimilars, that are under FDA consideration to come to the United States (U.S.) and offer the opportunity to help achieve the second prong Read More >
Help Children and Adults with Brittle Bones During OI Awareness Week
By Stuart Tart, Director of Development, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Ten years ago, Greg and wife Leigh brought their new daughter, Mallie, home from the hospital. When she was 9 days old, Mallie was fussy, leading Greg and Leigh to discover that their baby girl had fractured her right tibia and fibula. The new parents immediately took their daughter to the doctor, who advised them to take Mallie straight to the emergency room. They discovered that Read More >
National Infant Immunization Week, April 21-28
Routine immunization of one birth cohort (i.e. people born in a particular year) during childhood prevents about 20 million cases of disease and 42,000 deaths in the U.S. These statistics are staggering, especially when we consider how far vaccinology and preventive medicine have come in such a short time period. Today, vaccines help protect children against 14 diseases before the age of two. Many diseases that parents once feared have been long forgotten. In the Read More >
Fox Trial Finder and You: Use It to Recruit for Your Trials or to Get Involved Yourself!
From The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research The Michael J. Fox Foundation has launched Fox Trial Finder, a new Web tool that uses state-of-the art technology to connect potential study volunteers with the coordinators of clinical studies that need someone with their specific medical history. The goal is to benefit both study sponsors and patients by getting people into clinical trials and studies faster — speeding the development of new treatments and ultimately a Read More >
From Despair to Hope, a New World of Treatments
By David Welch, President and Senior Producer, M2 MultiMedia Communications Tonight, Wednesday March 28 at 9:00 EST, a documentary called From Despair to Hope, A New World of Treatments, will be broadcast on WUSA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. It is sponsored by the Biotechnology Industry Organization. For me, producing this program was a yet another profound reminder of the contributions of biotechnology companies that are helping millions of patients throughout the world live hopeful Read More >
