I believe in disease awareness months. I do. They raise a lot of attention and a lot of money. They may even save lives by encouraging screening and early detection. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘health’
Finally – Awareness Month Action For Realists, October 28th, 2010
Searching for the Holy Grail of Prostate Cancer, October 19th, 2010
Earlier this month, a study was released for Abiraterone, a new drug from J&J that it is one of four drugs to ever demonstrate a survival benefit for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The study claimed that in a sample of 1,195 patients given the drug plus a low-dose steroid lived 14.8 months while those given a low-dose steroid plus a placebo survived 10.9 months. (more…)
Health Reform Myths and Facts: Part One, September 16th, 2010
I spend most of my days trying to help healthcare communications and government relations specialists work together. You could say that my professional life is like a sixth grade dance hall—boys on one side and girls on the other. Each side is more or less aware of the other but is at various stages of engagement. (more…)