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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require warnings for persistent sexual dysfunction, for example, and today the agency is attempting to defend itself from a lawsuit by the consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen, which claims that it failed to respond to a 2018 petition to do so.

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Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An Interview with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper

Mad in America

When medical historians say, “This particular person got an appreciable amount of money from a pharmaceutical company, in this case, Merck and Parke-Davis,” we want to know how much money it is. He wanted his friends to use this drug, he wanted his family members to use this drug. He was also a major user for an extended period.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 1, Part 3)

Mad in America

Finally, physicians learned that bed rest was the worst thing that one can do for back pain. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, most pediatricians were opposed to breastfeeding and the accepted thinking at the time was that the baby was ready at six weeks to begin taking solid foods!

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The Psychiatric Peddlers in Your Schools

Mad in America

What is a teacher to make of such foolishness, or of such contempt for learning? However, Miss Brown will discover that John boy buys his lunch from the cafeteria, and since she’s not allowed to withhold food from him, he goes to the cafeteria to buy his lunch. Historically, the treatment would be discipline. Who has suffered more?

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7 Best Practices To Improve Employee Listening Efforts and Build Trust

Great Place to Work

At Wegmans Food Markets , No. At Vertex Pharmaceuticals , No. Vertex Pharmaceuticals runs a “manager sounding board,” a group of 30 managers that represent various departments and locations. People feel safe and heard and can learn in an environment that’s low risk,” Willis says.

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How The Integrated Approach of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp is Changing the Future of Health Equity 

Virgin Pulse Corporate Wellness

Economic Stability: Financial resources available to an individual, income, cost of living, poverty, food security, and housing stability. Neighborhood and Built Environment: Housing quality, transportation access, availability of nutritious foods, pollution levels, and neighborhood crime.

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is it weird to stretch at work, is declining a reference call a red flag, and more

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If I must stretch, he instructed me to do it in open areas like the break room (where people microwave their food), outside of people’s offices by couches, or formally book a conference room (which come in half hour blocks). Even though he left on awful terms, I do want to see him do well, learn, and grow from his experience with us.