At Lunch With Industry Execs

Why lunch matters: assessing physicians' perceptions about industry relationships.

Many studies have shown that pharmaceutical marketing affects prescribing choices. Studies that have assessed the effects of educational interventions on perceptions of pharmaceutical promotion have found mixed results. This study assesses the short-term effects of an educational intervention about marketing tactics on the attitudes and fund of knowledge of residents, medical students, and atte...

What's for lunch at the conformational cafeteria?

In this issue of Molecular Pharmacology, Mukhopadhyay and Howlett present evidence for ligand-selective conformations of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor with differential coupling to G proteins. Ligand-directed signaling to different cellular effector pathways extends drug selectivity beyond that afforded by differential affinity for different receptor subtypes. The challenge for pharmacologists o...

Leon Festinger: Lunch With Leon.

How to get a Free Lunch (at no cost)

In this brief research note, we show that the conclusions presented in [20] are incorrect and contradict real world knowledge about optimization problems and algorithms. We argue for a practical viewpoint in the methodological analysis of algorithms.

Plasma industry history at a glance

Abstract Background and Objectives The plasma industry started during World War II with the need for Plasma Derived Medicinal Products (PDMP). About 30 major plasma products are now commercially available, the most important of which are albumin, coagulation factors and immunoglobulin. Demand for these products is still growing, and these products have become particularly important not only in ...