IOM Public Meeting, January 27, 2014: Part 3: Voice of the Patient, and ME/CFS

IOM Public Meeting, January 27, 2014: Part 3: Voice of the Patient, and ME/CFS

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To provide background, Ms. Eggers explained that when the FDA reviews drugs for pre-market approval, it performs a risk/benefit assessment that takes into account a number of factors. …. Key message: The IOM study is important, because until we have …
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Science of the Times: Group seeks change to drug development

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The problem with all of this is that there might be benefits for patients in “unmonopolisable therapies” that drug companies don't look into for the simple reason that they aren't profitable. … If I'm GlaxoSmithKline, why would I spend hundreds of …
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Women Still Being Left Out of Medical Research: Report

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Less than one-third of cardiovascular clinical trial participants are women, and only one-third of trials that include women report sex-specific outcomes. … "Unless you study the populations that you're treating, you really don't know how that …
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