With the annual election period for the Medicare prescription drug program beginning Nov. 15, elder-care expert Esther Koch says many seniors are currently in the wrong plan and are wasting money as a result. To get in the right plan for 2009, seniors are advised to use the Drug Plan Finder at www.MEDICARE.gov.
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Kaiser reports that the cost of diabetes medications in the United States grew to $12.5 billion in 2007 from $6.7 billion in 2001 — an increase of 87 percent. According to a new study:
…the average cost of diabetes medications increased to $76 in 2007 from $56 in 2001. In addition, the study found that [...]

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Grim Outlook for Big Pharma on Capitol Hill (Health Guide)
Big Pharma’s Pills Contaminated with Machine Parts at Pill Factories (OEN)
Highest-Yielding Big Pharma Stocks (StockPickr)
J&J Health Media Acquisition is Bellwether for Future Pharma Wellness Publisher Deals (Health Content Advisors)

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One of the biggest advantages of shopping for prescription drugs online is price transparency, which empowers the consumer to easily find the best price among available options.
As healthcare consumers well know, it is very difficult to comparison shop among brick-and-mortar pharmacies, because pharmacies typically don’t advertise their prices for prescription drugs (with the [...]

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Some more reflections on Health 2.0 (The Health Care Blog)
Healthline – Interview with the CEO – Health 2.0 (The Medical Quack)
Health 2.0: Rules of Engagement (RWW)
Health 2.0: Internet Déjà vu (PharmaExecBlog)

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As reported by CBS News, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that deaths linked to prescription medications, such as Chantix and Heparin, have hit an all-time high. Here’s the report by Sharyl Attkisson:

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Obama Has Spent $113 Million on Health-Themed Ads (WSJ Health Blog)
Healthy Eating Tip: Stop While You’re Ahead (Fitsugar)
The ethics of using placebos (Pure Pendantry)
Story Time With Darwin (Autism Blog)

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Big pharma keeps busy (Reuters Blog)
Investors turn to pharma for yields (FiercePharma)
Novartis Shows Generics Can Be Tricky Business for Big Pharma (WSJ Health Blog)
Nuremberg Trials: Big Pharma’s Crimes Against Humanity (The National Expositor)

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Call it wishful thinking — but check out this data from IMS Health, which shows that the use of prescription drugs is on pace to decline in the United States in 2008 after a decade of growth:

The New York Times blames the trend on high drug prices combined with a bad economy. It reports [...]

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Going Digital: Introducing Mitzi Reaugh of NBC Digital Health Network (Crossover Health)
Health 2.0 Demo Tips (Health Management Rx)
2020: A Financially Sustainable U.S. Health System (medinnovationblog)
A review of Health Search Engine Patient Power (Alt Search Engines)

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