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Descripción LifeScan, de Johnson & Johnson, una de las compañías especializadas en sistemas para el autocontrol de la glucosa en sangre, lanza en España una novedosa aplicación informática para dispositivos táctiles iPhone, iPad e iPod: DID (Diario Interactivo de la Diabetes), que permite al paciente recibir indicaciones y recomendaciones de su endocrino sobre el control de su enfermedad.
Al contrario que otras herramientas del mercado, el paciente no es quien tiene que calcular los carbohidratos que ingiere y, según ese dato, calcular la dosis de insulina que le corresponde, sino que es el sistema DID el que realiza un recuento automático basado en las cantidades de comida que el propio paciente le indica. Así, este nuevo sistema permite al especialista endocrinólogo asegurarse de que el paciente no cometa errores en el cálculo del bolo de insulina.
Mediante una base de datos compuesta por numerosas fotografías de alimentos, el paciente, una vez haya realizado su autoanálisis de glucemia en sangre, seleccionará una imagen que le permitirá al sistema DID calcular el bolo de insulina adecuado y sin errores. A partir de ahí, DID guarda la información en el dispositivo y la envía a su profesional sanitario, el cual valorará si todo es correcto o si debe, a través de sistema, proporcionarle algún cambio al paciente. Del mismo modo, el paciente podrá elegir para el cálculo del bolo de insulina fotografías de deportes u otras actividades que puedan influir en el mismo.
Como si de un diario se tratase, el paciente podrá acceder a todas sus anotaciones del día, la semana o el mes en un solo clic. La aplicación DID es válida para las personas que sufren diabetes tipo 1 y 2 tratadas con insulina.
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El tercer hombre es una de las obras maestras del cine. Destaca la banda sonora de Anton Karas. Obtuvo un Oscar por mejor montaje y dirección, en 1950. La película está protagonizada por Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, entre otros. La película cuenta la historia de Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), un escritor norteamericano, que llega a Viena después de finalizada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una ciudad dominada por el conflicto bélico, donde prevalece el mercado negro. Su amigo Harry Line (Orson Welles) le ha ofrecido un trabajo, pero cuando Holly llega a la ciudad se entera de que su amigo ha muerto en un accidente. Holly conoce a algunos testigos del accidente y compañeros de su amigo. Ante las dudas respecto a la presencia de un tercer hombre en el accidente, Holly investiga y se entera de que Harry realmente no ha muerto y que trafica con penicilina robada a hospitales británicos, la cual adultera con consecuencias desastrosas.
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) es un mediocre escritor que llega a la Viena en busca de fortuna tras acudir a la llamada de su amigo Harry Lime (Orson Welles), quien le coloca en el aprieto de tener que protegerle o delatarle ante las autoridades. Después de una visita al hospital, estratégicamente preparada por Calloway, el jefe de la policía militar británica (Trevor Howard), toma definitivamente su decisión. La visión de las secuelas neurológicas de la penicilina adulterada sobre niños a los que se trató para curar la meningitis es lo que despeja sus dudas.
Fiona (Julie Christie) y Grant (Gordon Pinsent) son un viejo matrimonio que, después de haber superado juntos momentos muy difíciles, disfrutan de una vida cómoda y tranquila. Sin embargo, este bienestar se quiebra cuando Fiona comienza a sufrir pérdidas de memoria; sus frecuentes y peligrosos descuidos hacen que ella misma insista en ingresar en una residencia. A partir de ese momento, el universo de Grant también se desestabiliza, llevándole a una vida nueva en todos los sentidos. (FILMAFFINITY)

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi SA will disclose cuts of between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs in France on Sept. 25, French newspaper Le Figaro reported Saturday, without citing sources.
The company plans to reduce its 28,000 payroll in France mainly through attrition, the newspaper said.
In July, Sanofi had said it planned to cut jobs at two French units in a bid to preserve the company's profitability, which has been put at risk by recent patent expirations and the economic recession in most of Europe. The company had said it would detail the job cuts in September.
At the time, French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg had criticized the company and said he wouldn't tolerate when profitable companies slash jobs.

(Reuters) - Sales representatives for Abbott Laboratories Inc's Indian subsidiaries know what it takes to get a doctor to prescribe the drugs they market: a coffee maker, perhaps, or some cookware, or maybe a vacuum cleaner.
These are among the many gifts for doctors listed in an Abbott sales-strategy guide for the second quarter of 2011, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters. As laid out explicitly in the guide, doctors who pledge to prescribe Abbott's branded drugs, or who've already prescribed certain amounts, can expect some of these items in return.
Consider the guide's entry for Nupod, an Abbott antibiotic generically known as cefpodoxime. It lists a medical textbook, a mosquito repellant and a coffee maker as incentives for doctors.
It also provides a script of the social niceties for clinching the quid pro quo: "Dr presenting you advanced coffee maker from Philips which will make coffee within three minutes … Dr in the box we have made advancement easy for you by giving the ideal usage guidelines of the coffee maker … Dr I look forward for advancement in action i.e. our Nupod brand … Dr can get just 3 Rx per day for Nupod."
Especially in India's poorer areas, says one Abbott rep, "if you give them a small gift, they are happy."
A LARGER PROBLEM
The Abbott guide -- reps say the company produces them regularly -- is evidence of a larger problem in India. In interviews with Reuters, dozens of doctors, drug reps and other healthcare insiders said domestic and multinational drug makers routinely shower Indian doctors with gifts, posh junkets abroad, and cash payments disguised as consultancy or other types of fees.
"Indian CRM," or customer-relationship management, is what industry insiders call this system of inducements. None of the doctors or reps who described their participation in this trade would speak on the record. Under Indian law, doctors are prohibited from accepting cash, gifts or travel from drug companies. Still, enforcement is rare, and drug makers may lavish gifts on doctors with impunity, though their home countries may punish the practice.
In a country where doctors often make less than $10,000 a year, it can be an effective strategy.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. today announced the U.S. market availability of Qsymia™ (pronounced Kyoo sim ee' uh). Qsymia is FDA-approved as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obese), or 27 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus or high cholesterol (dyslipidemia). It is the first FDA-approved once daily combination therapy — and the first new medication available in 13 years — for the treatment of obesity.
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"VIVUS is proud to be leading the way in the treatment of obesity, a disease with very serious health consequences," said Peter Tam, President of VIVUS. "Qsymia is the first ever combination treatment made available, and today's introduction marks a new beginning for many patients who struggle with obesity. We are excited about making this new treatment option available to patients because Qsymia is the first FDA-approved oral medication that has been shown to achieve an average weight loss of 10% in obese patients when used in conjunction with a lifestyle modification program
Vivus previously announced pricing for Qsymia -- ranging from $4-6 per day depending on the dosage strength -- that was in line with investor expectations.
Qsymia combines two drugs, phentermine and topiramate, that are available as generics for a combined price of around $1-3 per day. Will doctors choose to prescribe Qsymia to their obese patients or recommend the individual, generic components? Investors have been debating the question leading up to the drug's launch.
"Feedback from doctors indicates that generic substitution is unlikely to be widespread given the associated liability of either prescribing or dispensing the generic components separately so long as the product [Qsymia] is not made too cost prohibitive," said J.P. Morgan biotech analyst Cory Kasimov in a recent research report.
But in August, Jefferies analyst Thomas Wei downgraded Vivus, citing concerns that doctors will choose to prescribe the generic components of Qsymia instead of the branded (and higher priced) product.
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“Dum loquimur,
fugerit in vida aetas:
CARPE DIEM
quam minimum credula postero”
“Mientras hablamos,
habrá huido celosa la edad:
goza a bocados del momento,
confía lo menos posible
en el mañana”