by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Jan 21, 2013 | Big Pharma, Flu shot, Influenza, Prevention, Vaccines
Once again, the flu season is well underway and there is no shortage of commercials, posters, billboards, and doctors telling us to get our flu shot. But is the flu shot really your best shot at preventing the flu? In part 1 of this series on flu prevention I hope to...
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Jul 27, 2012 | Alzheimer's Disease, Big Pharma
As we have discussed before, the best way to fix Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is to not get it in the first place. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, but two classes of drugs have been approved by the FDA to treat the cognitive decline seen in AD....
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Jul 7, 2012 | Big Pharma
In 1976 CEO of Merck Pharmaceuticals Henry Gadsden told Fortune magazine that his dream was to make drugs for healthy people- that he wanted to sell drugs like chewing gum. To Gadsden, it was a shame that the pharmaceutical companies market was limited to only those...
