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05/12/10 -
Avandia and FDA Both Subject of Severe Criticism at Congressional Hearing
Sue Hughes
May 11, 2010 (Washington DC) — Both the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline) and the way the FDA has handled concerns about it took another severe battering at a recent US Congressional hearing of the committee that has jurisdiction over the FDA.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies met on April 28 to discuss the report on rosiglitazone released in February by the Committee on Finance of the US Senate.
The report [1], by Sens Max Baucus (D-MT) Charles Grassley (R-IA), concluded that there are "serious health risks associated with Avandia." It also criticized the structure of the FDA, particularly the fact that those who make decisions about drug approvals are the same experts who must later oversee drug safety.
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04/10/10 - Side Effects: Death Confessions of a Pharma Insider I bribed a Swedish professor to enhance the registration of Prozac in Sweden. "John Virapen by Virapen on January 15, 2010 Pharmaceutical companies want to keep people sick. They want to make others think that they are sick. And they do this for one reason: money."
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03/24/10 - YouTube - Ron Paul: National Bankruptcy will Repeal Obamacare - Not Republicans -->Ron Paul tells it like it is: There is no "right" to healthcare. Obamacare will be repealed by a national bankruptcy. The IRS is hiring new agents to steal more money. Central economic planning has failed. A much bigger economic crisis is coming. And, every country in the world is technically bankrupt.
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09/09/09 - Obamacare is a Eugenics Program * Text size * Larger * Smaller Brandon Turbeville Infowars September 4, 2009 Before I weigh in too deeply on the current healthcare debate I would like to make it clear that I am neither a Democrat or Republican, nor do I consider myself a liberal or conservative. The only alignment I wish to make for myself is with freedom, liberty, and a basic respect for the Constitution. Let me begin by saying that I am actually quite open to the idea of a single payer healthcare system here in the United States. I have heard proposals that I believe could achieve the goal of healthcare for every American without raising taxes and without the Federal or State governments being involved in the doctor -patient decision-making process. Of course, these proposals have been scrapped and ignored from the very beginning. But, as I say that I am open to the single payer system, it may surprise many that I am opposed to the current healthcare bill generating so much debate around the country. So, let me explain myself.
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09/09/09 - Sentenced to death on the NHS -- Patients with terminal illnesses are being made to die prematurely under an NHS scheme to help end their lives, leading doctors have warned. By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Published: 10:00PM BST 02 Sep 2009 Hospital staff: Sentenced to death on the NHS Under the guidelines the decision to diagnose that a patient is close to death is made by the entire medical team treating them, including a senior doctor
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09/05/09 - WHO Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus into Population via 'Mock-Up' Vaccines Posted by: Dr. Mercola September 03 2009 -- The document on the WHO website linked below states that it is common procedure to release pandemic viruses into the population in order to get a jump ahead of the real pandemic, so as to fast track the vaccine for when it is needed. In Europe, some manufacturers have conducted advance studies using a so-called "mock-up" vaccine. Mock-up vaccines contain an active ingredient for an influenza virus that has not circulated recently in human populations and thus mimics the novelty of a pandemic virus. According to the website, ?Such advance studies can greatly expedite regulatory approval.?
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07/01/09 - Popular Stop-Smoking Drugs to Carry Mental Health Risk Warnings -- By TODD NEALE -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will immediately require boxed warnings about the risk of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms on the packaging of two popular smoking cessation drugs -- varenicline (Chantix) and buproprion (Zyban, Wellbutrin and generics). Reports of behavioral changes, depressed mood, agitation, hostility and suicidal thoughts and behavior associated with use of the drugs have been submitted to the FDA's adverse event reporting system.
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07/01/09 - FDA plays down cancer link with Sanofi's Lantus -- By Lewis Krauskopf and Susan Heavey -- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cast doubt on recent studies that suggested possible cancer risk with Sanofi-Aventis' widely used Lantus diabetes drug, boosting investor confidence in the blockbuster product.
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06/25/09 - Feds indict 53 for Medicare fraud -- WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal authorities indicted 53 people on Wednesday for schemes to cheat Medicare out of $50 million. Suspects were arrested in Detroit, Miami, and Denver as part of a wide-ranging effort by the government to crack down on those allegedly defrauding the government-funded health care program for the elderly and disabled.
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06/17/09 - Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing -- By BARRY MEIER -- A medical device maker, Synthes Inc., and four of its executives were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they improperly promoted a bone filler for purposes not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including encouraging its use in what prosecutors called ?unauthorized? human trials. The indictment, sought by the United States attorney in Philadelphia, is one of the strongest actions taken in recent years against a maker of drugs or medical devices. Federal prosecutors typically file civil lawsuits seeking fines for such infractions, rarely bringing criminal charges against corporate executives.
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06/16/09 - Lawmakers Rail Against Individual Health Insurance System -- (RTTNews) - The individual insurance system is "fundamentally flawed," the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee said Tuesday. In a hearing which featured individual policy holders who lost their coverage when they became ill, lawmakers railed against the insurance industry. However, insurance companies defended the practice, stating it is necessary as a tool against insurance fraud.
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06/16/09 - FDA Issues Warning On 3 Zicam Intranasal Products -- Sue Chang -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers to stop using and discard three zinc-containing Zicam intranasal products due to concerns that they may cause a loss of sense of smell. The products are Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size. The FDA received more than 130 reports of incidences where users experienced a loss of sense of smell following the use of these product. "FDA is concerned that the loss of sense of smell may be permanent," said the regulator. Zicam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matrixx Initiatives . Shares of Matrixx fell 55.5% to $8.66.
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06/15/09 - Obama Urges Doctors to Back Health Care Plans -- President promotes his health care proposals, urging doctors gathered in Chicago to support wider insurance coverage and targeted federal spending cuts. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama continues to promote his health care proposals, urging doctors gathered in Chicago to support wider insurance coverage and targeted federal spending cuts. Obama planned to tell the American Medical Association's annual meeting in his hometown on Monday that overhaul cannot wait and that bringing down costs is the most important thing he can do to ensure the country's long-term fiscal health, a senior administration official said.
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06/15/09 - FDA questions heart risk findings on ADHD drugs -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study that found possible heart risks with attention deficit drugs had limitations and should not prompt parents to stop giving the medications to children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. The FDA said the study published on Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry found there may be an association between use of stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sudden cardiac death in healthy children.
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06/15/09 - Rep. Kirk wants tougher penalties for super pot -- CHICAGO - Congressman Mark Kirk and law enforcement officials say tougher drug penalties are needed to combat the high-potency marijuana that's hitting the streets. Kirk announced a bill Monday that targets drug dealers caught with the powerful pot called "kush." It would impose stiffer penalties than if dealers are caught with regular marijuana.
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06/15/09 - ADHD Drugs: Sudden Death Risk Higher? -- Study Suggests Link Between Some ADHD Drugs and Sudden Cardiac Death in Children -- By Salynn Boyles -- June 15, 2009 -- A new study suggests that children and teens who take stimulants like Ritalin for ADHD have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but the FDA says the study has major limitations and should not change the way the drugs are used.
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05/31/09 - Team reports progress on cancer vaccine -- By TODD ACKERMAN HOUSTON CHRONICLE -- Houston scientists are at the forefront of newfound success with therapeutic cancer vaccines, a holy grail of treatment fraught with disappointment in decades of clinical trials. At a cancer conference Sunday, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers presented data from two late-stage trials demonstrating that drugs that stimulate the immune system to attack tumors benefited patients with lymphoma and advanced melanoma, two deadly cancers with limited treatment options.
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05/31/09 - RPT-Kennedy plan to outline U.S. healthcare overhaul -- By Donna Smith -- WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Democratic plans for revamping U.S. healthcare are taking shape, with Senator Edward Kennedy soon to announce a proposal which could form the core of the nation's new health system. Kennedy, a Democratic stalwart whose thinking is widely believed to track that of President Barack Obama on healthcare, is expected to unveil a plan in early June that will include both a new government program to provide medical coverage for all as well as a mandate that every American acquire some form of health insurance.
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05/29/09 - Daniel sick from chemo treatment, Hausers say -- Associated Press -- After four days of retreat from the media spotlight, the parents of Daniel Hauser issued a statement Friday on their son's medical treatment and said they will post occasional updates on his condition on a website, dannyhauser.com. They said the 13-year-old boy reacted poorly to a chemotherapy treatment on Thursday, his first since February, and was depressed about returning to conventional care. "Danny is not tolerating the drugs well and has been vomiting all day,'' the statement said.
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05/28/09 - FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning -- By Steven Reinberg -- The risk of overdose, and potential liver damage, is still too high, agency says -- THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- One month after mandating stricter warning labels about the risk of liver damage from the painkiller acetaminophen, U.S. regulators are contemplating even tougher standards.
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