Health Care

Chicago Crime

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This is good stuff!
I expect that we will see this propagate across the country and I expect that this kind of stuff is the smallest tip of the iceberg. For this specific application I’d like to see a map of arrests as well. Something that shows where the arrests are happening and how effective law enforcement is in resolving real crimes…like, murder, burglary, theft, battery, etc.
There will be many, many more creative add-ons to the Google interface. I’d be shocked if Google didn’t have more really hot stuff in the pipeline.
With just a little thought it is possible to identify applications that could change some significant markets and greatly enhance peoples lives.
Via beSpacific.

Pharmaceutical Industry Question

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Even though its growth rate has declined from the hot 18% of 2001 to 10% the pharaceutical industry still had a pretty darn good year in 2004:

in 2004 the U.S. pharmaceutical industry reached the quarter trillion dollar mark for the first time, with $251 billion in product sales

I suspect the industry would prefer the 18% growth rate but there are some pressures holding them back:

According to NDCHealth, four factors have contributed to the overall pharmaceutical market growth decline: generic erosion; safety issues and product withdrawals; increased consumer switching to over-the- counter (OTC) medications and a lack of new blockbuster drugs.

On the other hand market penetration for some drugs appears significant:

-Among all patients receiving a drug in 2004, 10% were on Pfizer’s Zithromax