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Good things
It can't hurt for asking...
I had wanted to acquire some fossils to go show ego_id_non_feci's monsters, but the local fossil shop has a "returns for in-store credit only" policy. I had also been unable to find a source of inexpensive trilobites for the sensory table/archaeological dig and, while I had petrified wood for each child to take home, I was discontent ( Read more... ) -
Pharmaceutical education - Chirality
OK - a little professional rant here about the evils of the drug companies. Stick with me - this is longish and delves into chemistry and molecular structures, but I promise it will make sense and be worth it in the end.
When drugs lose their patent and generics are about to hit the market, the Evil Drug Companies have several nasty little tricks ( Read more... ) -
Brand Name and Generic Placebos
Commercial Features of Placebo and Therapeutic Efficacy
"It is possible that the therapeutic efficacy of medications is affected by commercial features such as lower prices... Each participant was informed by brochure about a (purported) new opioid analgesic approved by the Food and Drug Administration; it was described as similar to codeine ( Read more... )
