Fw: Demand the truth about prescription drugs

[Guest guest]

Demand the truth about prescription drugs

> Hi ,

>

> If you've been following the news, you know that some high

> profile drugs have been pulled off the market recently

> because of their risk of heart disease. Did you also know

> that for some of these, clinical drug trials showed these

> risks years ago? Act today to demand that the public have

> access to clinical drug trial information. Thank you for

> receiving Political Alerts from Care2 and ThePetitionSite!

>

> In this issue:

> 1. Stop Drug Companies from Hiding Study Results

> 2. Post Election: Time for a Real Debate on " Moral Values "

> 3. Stop Violence Against Women at Home and Abroad

>

> _____________________________________________

> 1. Stop Drug Companies from Hiding Study Results

> Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19809

>

> Every day in the news, more and more information comes out

> about the risks of high-profile prescription drugs that

> have been hidden from the public. We deserve to know the

> truth about the safety of our prescription drugs!

>

> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often has access to

> drug safety risks from clinical trial data, but does not

> make them public - keeping researchers, doctors and patients

> in the dark. Reports show that drug maker Merck may have

> known about the heart attack risk of its arthritis drug as

> early as 2000 from a clinical trial.

>

> If pharmaceutical companies were required to release the

> results of their clinical drug trials, then doctors and

> patients would have complete information and consumers

> could make informed choices. We all know that medications

> come with potential side effects - but we deserve to know

> all of the possible risks before taking a drug.

>

> Please sign this petition today to protect public health

> and all of our rights to the truth about our prescription

> drugs. Ask Congress to support a mandatory clinical trial

> registry: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19809

>

> _____________________________________________

> 2. Post Election: Time for a Real Debate on " Moral Values "

> Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19811

>

> Post-election conventional wisdom is telling us the " moral

> values " issues of gay marriage and abortion won the election

> for President Bush. But the conservative right does not have

> a monopoly on morality. Moderate Americans and progressive

> Christians have moral values too - not everyone defines

> their faith or politics by divisive wedge issues like gay

> marriage and abortion.

>

> A post-election poll conducted by Zogby International

> confirmed that American voters have a far broader definition

> of " moral values " than the far-right would like us to

> believe. When asked which " moral issue most influenced your

> vote, " 42% of respondents chose the war in Iraq, while only

> 13% said abortion and 9% said same-sex marriage.

>

> Clearly, the American people realize that issues such as

> poverty, war, and social justice are moral values. Why

> doesn't the leadership of our two major parties recognize

> this too?

>

> Sign this petition to tell the Republican and Democratic

> parties that we want real moral leadership on the critical

> faith issues of war and peace, poverty, and social justice:

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/19811

>

> _____________________________________________

> 3. Stop Violence Against Women at Home and Abroad

> Help today: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> Violence is arguably the most egregious form of inequality

> visited upon women and girls across the globe.

>

> ** One out of every three women has been beaten, raped,

> or abused in her lifetime.

> ** Here in the United States, women in the armed forces

> are subject to rape and sexual assault, often with

> superior officers looking the other way.

> ** The UN Secretary-General reports that 80 percent of

> casualties in recent armed conflicts have been women

> and children.

>

> This year Amnesty International launched a two-year Stop

> Violence Against Women Campaign. Amnesty will work in

> local communities to help women at the grassroots level,

> pressure governments to pass legal protections, and work

> with the media to raise awareness about the issue.

>

> But Amnesty needs your help to make this campaign succeed:

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> As women and men with the ability to take action, we have

> a special opportunity - and perhaps a responsibility - to

> be leaders in enacting a new era in women's human rights.

> Please consider donating today to stop violence against

> women once and for all. http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> _____________________________________________

>

> Thank you for all that you do,

>

> - ,

> Care2 and ThePetitionSite

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/rebecca

>

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[Guest guest]

Demand the truth about prescription drugs

> Hi ,

>

> If you've been following the news, you know that some high

> profile drugs have been pulled off the market recently

> because of their risk of heart disease. Did you also know

> that for some of these, clinical drug trials showed these

> risks years ago? Act today to demand that the public have

> access to clinical drug trial information. Thank you for

> receiving Political Alerts from Care2 and ThePetitionSite!

>

> In this issue:

> 1. Stop Drug Companies from Hiding Study Results

> 2. Post Election: Time for a Real Debate on " Moral Values "

> 3. Stop Violence Against Women at Home and Abroad

>

> _____________________________________________

> 1. Stop Drug Companies from Hiding Study Results

> Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19809

>

> Every day in the news, more and more information comes out

> about the risks of high-profile prescription drugs that

> have been hidden from the public. We deserve to know the

> truth about the safety of our prescription drugs!

>

> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often has access to

> drug safety risks from clinical trial data, but does not

> make them public - keeping researchers, doctors and patients

> in the dark. Reports show that drug maker Merck may have

> known about the heart attack risk of its arthritis drug as

> early as 2000 from a clinical trial.

>

> If pharmaceutical companies were required to release the

> results of their clinical drug trials, then doctors and

> patients would have complete information and consumers

> could make informed choices. We all know that medications

> come with potential side effects - but we deserve to know

> all of the possible risks before taking a drug.

>

> Please sign this petition today to protect public health

> and all of our rights to the truth about our prescription

> drugs. Ask Congress to support a mandatory clinical trial

> registry: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19809

>

> _____________________________________________

> 2. Post Election: Time for a Real Debate on " Moral Values "

> Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19811

>

> Post-election conventional wisdom is telling us the " moral

> values " issues of gay marriage and abortion won the election

> for President Bush. But the conservative right does not have

> a monopoly on morality. Moderate Americans and progressive

> Christians have moral values too - not everyone defines

> their faith or politics by divisive wedge issues like gay

> marriage and abortion.

>

> A post-election poll conducted by Zogby International

> confirmed that American voters have a far broader definition

> of " moral values " than the far-right would like us to

> believe. When asked which " moral issue most influenced your

> vote, " 42% of respondents chose the war in Iraq, while only

> 13% said abortion and 9% said same-sex marriage.

>

> Clearly, the American people realize that issues such as

> poverty, war, and social justice are moral values. Why

> doesn't the leadership of our two major parties recognize

> this too?

>

> Sign this petition to tell the Republican and Democratic

> parties that we want real moral leadership on the critical

> faith issues of war and peace, poverty, and social justice:

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/19811

>

> _____________________________________________

> 3. Stop Violence Against Women at Home and Abroad

> Help today: http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> Violence is arguably the most egregious form of inequality

> visited upon women and girls across the globe.

>

> ** One out of every three women has been beaten, raped,

> or abused in her lifetime.

> ** Here in the United States, women in the armed forces

> are subject to rape and sexual assault, often with

> superior officers looking the other way.

> ** The UN Secretary-General reports that 80 percent of

> casualties in recent armed conflicts have been women

> and children.

>

> This year Amnesty International launched a two-year Stop

> Violence Against Women Campaign. Amnesty will work in

> local communities to help women at the grassroots level,

> pressure governments to pass legal protections, and work

> with the media to raise awareness about the issue.

>

> But Amnesty needs your help to make this campaign succeed:

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> As women and men with the ability to take action, we have

> a special opportunity - and perhaps a responsibility - to

> be leaders in enacting a new era in women's human rights.

> Please consider donating today to stop violence against

> women once and for all. http://www.care2.com/go/z/19813

>

> _____________________________________________

>

> Thank you for all that you do,

>

> - ,

> Care2 and ThePetitionSite

> http://www.care2.com/go/z/rebecca

>

> _____________________________________________

> Thank you for signing up to receive Political Alerts via

> ThePetitionSite or Care2 website! Your email address has

> not been bought from other sources. If you learned

> something interesting from this newsletter, please forward

> it to your friends, family and colleagues.

>

> To stop receiving this newsletter, visit:

> http://www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/16/2433078/2477792/ce80d038

>

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