Today is Valentine’s Day.
I grew up with this being a day celebrated by others. After all, it is “Saint Valentine’s Day” .(I know that Hallmark has been working overtime to make us all forget that first word in the title.) And, a child going to yeshiva (a Jewish [very] religious school) is not to be considering any day involving saints.
I am sure this will amaze you as much as it did I. Naproxen- the over the counter drug sold by (almost) everybody and their grandmother- is different from different vendors. Besides being sold as generic Naproxen, it is also sold under various “brand” names- Aleve, Naprelan, Naprosyn, Anaprox, Apronax.
Continue reading Is this BRAND really different?
When I was younger- and living in New York- today was always a holiday. Our reverence for Abraham Lincoln meant that we missed school, we missed work, and we reflected on how he changed our nation.
Continue reading The 12th of February
There’s been a whole lot of hoopla about a CBO (Congressional Budget Office) report. The one that announced that 2.3 million Americans might opt to stop working over the next ten years. Because PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- aka Obamacare) has given then something these folks didn’t have before.
Continue reading A rose is a rose is a rose…
So, I read a disturbing report in the Washington Post. Because I think it speaks volumes about America- and maybe even the world.
Continue reading Is your religious denomination “Football”?
So, do we congratulate this firm or excoriate them? What am I talking about? Boehringer Ingelheim (B-I) and what it just did about its blockbuster drug, Pradaxa.
Continue reading Would you publish this?
It was about 20 years ago this time of year that I started a new venture with a client. Back then, computers were ubiquitous in business- but the internet was not. And, our company employed technology- automated telephone dialers and push button phones (wow- that was tech back then) to keep tabs on retired parents for their children living in the New York and DC areas. (The goal was to eventually go national, after the shakedown phase. But, Ellie decided that the siren call of Oregon – and her soon to be husband- overshadowed her desire to be an entrepreneurial success.)
Continue reading Seniors at home?
Do you remember the days after 9-11 (11 September 2001)?
When we were worried that terrorists would attack us again? When we worried that our water supplies would be tainted by poison dropped into our reservoirs?
Continue reading Who is a terrorist?
A new Japanese medical firm, Cyfuse Biomedical (Tokyo, Japan), is embarking on a most unique application of 3D printing. The goal of their research effort is to create new blood vessels. Koji Kuchiishi is the CEO of the firm; his previous endeavors include mobile phone design (at Panasonic), a patent associate, and a stint as a McKinsey consultant. His firm has significant venture backing (JAFCO, the largest Japanese Venture Capital firm and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Fund, among others). Cyfuse’s developments are “protected” by patents in the US, China, Singapore, and Japan.
Continue reading Blood Vessels for Dialysis
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to deal with FDA (Food and Administration) approvals for a variety of drugs and devices. I admit, sometimes, it did not quite seem to be an ‘opportunity’, but, generally, I was most appreciative of the process.
Continue reading Safe and Effective?