Today's Globe: Patrick the BIO governor, diabetes and depression, FDA on fake cancer cures, protecting public health
As Governor Deval Patrick (left) promotes his $1 billion life sciences initiative at the world's biggest biotechnology convention, Maryland is raising the ante in the race to attract cutting-edge companies and their high-paying jobs.
People with diabetes are more likely to become depressed as they face a lifetime of keeping their disease in check, researchers said.
In an effort to crack down on fraudulent remedies, the government has warned 25 companies to stop selling cancer cures online. Food and Drug Administration officials say such commerce could disrupt legitimate treatment and harm patients.
"A 28-state outbreak of salmonella poisoning caused by raw tomatoes has exposed once again the inability of the US Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from contaminated food, adulterated medicines, and defective medical devices," a Globe editorial says.
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Elizabeth Cooney covers health for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. She
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