Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

FDA approval of Alzheimer’s ‘cure’ a huge gift to drug maker

Posted on June 8, 2021 by admin

BY JOEL THURTELL It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single disease that afflicts a vast portion of the world’s population must be in want of a cure. According to the FDA, that single disease is Alzheimer’s, and the … Continue reading →

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Setting UM’s tone

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Sidney Gilman’s Alzheimers research colleagues at the University of Michigan see some kind of “riddle” in their mentor and erstwhile hero’s parleying expert medical credentials into $1,000-an-hour consulting fees while serving as director of UM’s Michigan Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

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If you were a doctor,…

Posted on October 26, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell If you were a doctor and knew that a certain drug would do your patients no good and might even harm them, would you go ahead and prescribe it anyway? What if the drug that does no … Continue reading →

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Memory hole

Posted on October 3, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I waited for heated letters responding to Gina Kolata’s landmark article about Alzheimer’s disease in the Sunday, August 29, 2010 New York Times. “Years Later,” the Times headlined, “No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease.” Kolata’s article drummed … Continue reading →

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