One of our local Bulverde, Texas Firefighters, Ruben Smith has a two year old son Reid Smith who is fighting stage 3 kidney cancer. They are not able to remove his kidney as the other kidney is too weak, so they are starting chemo therapy. Ruben and his family will have many out-of-pocket, co-pays and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cancer'
Reid Smith, 2, is fighting kidney cancer and needs your help
March 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments
Tags: Cancer · Prescription drugs
Insurance companies dropping prescription-drug coverage for off-label conditions
October 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Elaine Moore writes, With the increasing costs of specialized drugs, some insurance companies are refusing to pay for drugs prescribed for off-label conditions … Health policy analysts caution that the benefits off-label drugs offer in conditions for which other drugs have failed will be seriously compromised by these new insurance regulations. Furthermore, off-label drugs such [...]
Tags: Avastin · Big Pharma · Cancer · Naltrexone
Get your cancer — er, I mean lead — awareness bracelets here!
September 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments
From TheBostonChannel.com: A cancer charity is recalling about 200,000 bracelets it sold as a fundraiser because they contain high levels of lead. The Friends of Mel Foundation tested the bead-and-metal bracelets after getting an e-mail that a 9-month-old boy apparently ingested lead from a bracelet… The foundation said it’s raised more than $1 million for [...]
Tags: Cancer
Is Hilary Clinton in bed with Big Pharma?
August 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The 2008 presidential candidates met in Iowa at the LIVESTRONG Cancer Forum to discuss their plans to improve the American healthcare system. In the discussion, Sen. John Edwards took a swing at Hilary Clinton for accepting campaign contributions from health insurers and pharmaceutical companies. From Kaiser: He … criticized Clinton for her acceptance of campaign [...]
Tags: Big Pharma · Cancer · Pharmaceutical companies
eDrugSearch.com presents an alternative to Big Pharma’s “big bucket of money” pricing model
April 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Well, disgraced AstraZeneca sales exec Mike Zubillaga has finally removed his foot from his mouth and broken his silence. Via Pharmalot, here’s what Mike had to say: It’s been an absolutely horrible week. I don’t wish this on anyone. But I have to move on. I have a family to take care of…I hold no [...]
Tags: AstraZeneca · Canadian drugs · Cancer · Drug reimportation · Online pharmacies · Prescription drugs
Hallmark cards for cancer, anorexia and depression?
February 20th, 2007 · No Comments
From the Chicago Tribune: Hallmark Cards Inc., which has built its $4.2 billion empire on sentiments for life’s happier times, is releasing a new line of cards that will speak to … situations that the company says either have been ignored by greeting-card companies or received only a smattering of attention from niche players. For [...]
Tags: Cancer · Depression Medication