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A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention
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.
The Depressing News About Antidepressants
Studies suggest that the popular drugs are no more effective than a placebo. In fact, they may be worse.
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
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.
Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction
The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.
Brain Gain
The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs.