[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning read more

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.

Do I want one (a state title)? Dang right, but I'm not gonna sell my soul for one. I'm a read more

Do I want one (a state title)? Dang right, but I'm not gonna sell my soul for one. I'm a purist. There are a lot of different championships.

Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot read more

Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot thank or pay the brave rescue workers enough for the lives they've already saved, ... But we cannot ignore how the federal government has failed to protect the health and safety of its citizens.

Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment makers are buying targets given increasing read more

Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment makers are buying targets given increasing sales in overseas markets.

We've got high expectations this year. We like to think we're going to play for a national championship, but if read more

We've got high expectations this year. We like to think we're going to play for a national championship, but if we're going to play for a national championship, we've got to play better than this.

Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex.

Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex.

If someone someday in this country Decides to raise a memorial to me, I give my consent to this festivity read more

If someone someday in this country Decides to raise a memorial to me, I give my consent to this festivity But only on this condition - do not build it By the sea where I was born, I have severed my last ties with the sea...

To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria

To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria