THE "PATENT MEDICINE" AND NOSTRUM EVILS.

Costs in medicine – the lesser of two evils

Many aspire to drive a modern car with high engine power and modern equipment with all the new fancy tools rather than the average, small and poorly outfitted one. However, can we all afford it? The answer seems obvious, doesn't it?! We deeply acknowledge the thoughtful editorial by Prof. Mark Soloway [1] written in response to the article published in a recent edition of CEJU [2] and agree wit...

The missing ingredient in medicine patent pools.

www.thelancet.com Vol 374 October 17, 2009 1329 and women, ”reducing the incidence of genital warts, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and cervical cancer by 97%, 91%, and 91%, respectively”. Although the initial expense will be higher, additionally accounting for the prevention of HPV-linked cancers in men (eg, anal, penile, and oropharyngeal cancers) will make this approach cost eff ective....

Evils of cost shifting.

the evaluation and comparison of two esp textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine

abstract this study evaluated and compared medical terminology and english for the students of medicine (ii) as two representatives of the textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine. this research was performed on the basis of a teacher’s and a number of students’ attitudes and the students’ needs analysis for two reasons: first, to investigate...

Social evils, poverty & health.

There is a close association between social circumstances and health. In India, there is a significant burden of both communicable and non communicable diseases. Risk factors responsible for these conditions are underweight, unsafe sex, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, indoor smoke pollution, zinc, iron and vitamin A deficiency, tobacco use, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. ...