J Avorn, WH Shrank - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2009 - Am Coll Physicians The information that patients receive about the drugs we prescribe for them is in a sorry
state. Patients are barraged by direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising in virtually every medium
except cell phone ring-tones. In a health care system that rewards quantity over quality, ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 4 versions
U Coverage, C Effectiveness, P Plan, W Forums, V … - NY Times - healthcarereform.nejm.org Since I began my current fight for health care reform 2 years ago, I have heard from hundreds
of Montanans from across the state. So many of them tell heartbreaking personal accounts of
tragedy and suffering that have resulted from our broken health care system. In nearly a ... Related articles - Cached - All 4 versions
AI Med - Ann Intern Med, 2009 - Am Coll Physicians I read with a lot of interest the results of the US study showing that including drug facts boxes
in direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising (DTCA) improved consumers' knowledge
of drug benefits and harms (1). Although this seems a laudable approach, I have several ...
AI Med - Ann Intern Med, 2009 - Am Coll Physicians To increase awareness of non-drug approaches to problems, the drug box includes a section
called "Other things to consider doing". The Amcid box suggests dietary changes like eating
smaller meals or avoiding alcohol before bedtime. We have not tested whether this ...
S Woloshin, LM Schwartz - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009 - archinte.highwire.org Here is a challenge: Imagine you are asked to turn a new prescription drug into a
blockbuster. The drug is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat arthritis
pain. That is good news because the arthritis market is huge. But you face some big ...
- ►posterous.com [PDF] LM Schwartz, S Woloshin - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - content.nejm.org Page 1. Perspective The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE october 29, 2009 n engl j
med 361;18 nejm.org october 29, 2009 1717 needed — to disseminate exist ing but practically
inaccessible information about the benefits and harms of prescription drugs. ... Related articles - All 6 versions
S Woloshin, LM Schwartz - JNCI Journal of the National Cancer …, 2009 - jnci.oxfordjournals.org Selling screening can be easy. Induce fear by exaggerating risk. Offer hope by exaggerating
the benefit of screening. And don't mention harms. It is especially easy with cancer—no diagnosis
is more dreaded. And we all the know the mantra: early detection is the best protection. ... Related articles - All 3 versions
GP EXPECTATIONS - Am Coll Physicians When is enough treatment really enough? This question often follows physicians in all areas
of med- icine and their patients throughout the course of treatment. The dilemma can be particularly
difficult for oncolo- gists for whom, giving an accurate prognosis is difficult. They tend to ...