The Texas Startup Blog was kind enough to run a post by me on what it’s like to be a Health 2.0 startup from South Texas. Here’s an excerpt:
“I live in Spring Branch, Texas – not Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley or even Austin. I don’t particularly like small talk, about Web 2.0 or […]

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Insulating your practice from Big Pharma (Kevin M.D.)
Big Pharma Uses Direct Tactics to Beat Parallel Traders (Pharma & Healthcare Blog)
Former Shill for Big Pharma Tells the Truth About Drug Testing (Natural News)
Big Pharma Markets Vice Pills Despite Potential Depression (Oasis of Health)

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Forbes recently published a worthwhile commentary on the epidemic in prescription drug abuse among teenagers, and the role that rogue pharmacies play in this phenomenon. Check it out.
Also, read our tips for avoiding rogue pharmacies.

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Health World Web: A Health 2.0 Platform (med Gadget)
Health Train Express version upgrade (Health Train Express)
History Lessons and Health Care Arguements (medinnovationblog)
The Wisdom of Patients - Social Media In Health Care (ICMCC)

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From the press release we distributed this morning:
eDrugSearch.com, the Health 2.0 social network and comparison shopping site for prescription drug consumers, announced today that it has generated more than $2.1 million in sales for member pharmacies through 875,000 visitor referrals from its comparison shopping engine. This includes an estimated $435,000 in March, based on 175,000 […]

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As you know, we like to post links to parodies of pharmaceutical commercials. Rather than publish these individually, though, I thought I’d provide all these links in a single roundup post. Here are some popular parodies of current drug ads — one for each drug. (Be warned that some of them are a […]

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This drug parody ad makes an interesting point. Ads with a tagline of “Your secret is safe with Valtrex” actually might be a more effective way for GlaxoSmithKline to market the drug, considering how many herpes sufferers are reticent to share their condition with their partners. The ads could be done by the […]

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The folks at MarketIntellNow just published a Q&A with me, where we discuss some of our company’s strategies and accomplishments to date. We give specifics on traffic, referrals and revenues for member pharmacies.
Check out the MarketIntellNow Interview.

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Biological causes of depression (Pharmaceuticals Anonymous)
Polishing off the Pen-Pushers (Mousethinks)
Contour Link (Drea and her CGMS)
One in Five Elderly Have Signs of Memory Impairment (Making Perfect Sense)

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What You Can’t Buy from Canada, Big Pharma Buys from China! (TPM)
Will Federally-subsidized Counter-detailing Help Or Hinder Big Pharma? (Novus)
Halfway Through Earnings Season, No Home Runs for Big Pharma (Seeking Alpha)
Shooting feet - Big Pharma gives them both barrels… again! (Across the Bilayer)

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