Illegal Patents on Effexor Earned Wyeth/Pfizer Millions?

The federal government has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, which now owns Wyeth, maker of the SSNRI drug called Effexor. The claim is that Pfizer/Wyeth made millions through monopolistic practices and lies. Full story...

The Panacea Cycle

With many medicines, we see what I call the panacea cycle. Something is found that cures something; everyone gets excited about it and starts prescribing it; it gets used everywhere, including inappropriately; the...

Why Prozac ain't all that

Antidepressants have been garnering a lot of bad press lately, and here's some more. Scientists are beginning to understand depression in a radical new way that downplays the importance of neurochemicals, and thus...

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