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A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention

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Even if some combination of targeted drugs could put melanoma into a long hibernation — and that was still not clear, he knew — it might take a cocktail of five or more such drugs to treat any given case. And it can take 10 years for even one drug to reach the market.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Feb 23, 2010
Length: 10 minutes (2,565 words)

The Depressing News About Antidepressants

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Studies suggest that the popular drugs are no more effective than a placebo. In fact, they may be worse.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Jan 29, 2010
Length: 17 minutes (4,267 words)

Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.

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Merck was in trouble. In 2002, the pharmaceutical giant was falling behind its rivals in sales. Even worse, patents on five blockbuster drugs were about to expire, which would allow cheaper generics to flood the market. The company hadn’t introduced a truly new product in three years, and its stock price was plummeting.

Source: Wired
Published: Aug 24, 2009
Length: 17 minutes (4,481 words)

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

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The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.

Author: Arun Gupta
Source: Alternet
Published: Jul 23, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,636 words)

Brain Gain

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The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 27, 2009
Length: 38 minutes (9,633 words)