Risks Seen in Cholesterol Drug Use in Healthy People

To Tom #50: Well said. Only the US and New Zealand allow marketing to patients. It should be illegal everywhere. And it's absolutely time for stricter regulation in US healthcare marketing. In my experience, American marketing materials often use shoddy sources, like physician letters to the NEJM, when making claims in their sales material. Imagine basing a claim of efficacy or safety on the experience of one physician! Apart from the pivotal trials, a large percentage of studies I've seen in US sales materials are not randomized or adequately controlled. There's no review or regulation. It's the wild west right now in US healthcare marketing.

Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time

The proposed expansion would end a moratorium on oil exploration along the East Coast from the northern tip of Delaware to the central coast of Florida.

No Matter What, We Pay for Others’ Bad Habits

The majority of Americans say it is fair to ask people with unhealthy lifestyles to pay more for health insurance. But personal responsibility is a complex notion.