When doctors and patients operate under conflicting assumptions, it’s bad news for everyone.

For many physicians (and patients) disease management is often focused on addressing symptoms of the condition. Marketing for many drugs has mirrored this treatment approach for years. If you can effect a change early in the process, the downstream results can be favorable.

Recently, the FDA approved Dendreon’s Provenge, a vaccine for prostate cancer.

Do you trust your doctor? My mom sure does.

With reports of unintended acceleration in several models, including hybrids racing at high speeds (but cleanly!) down busy interstates, Toyota and its products are being blamed for not addressing safety concerns adequately.