Investigative Washington Post articles

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The Washington Post did an investigative report. Too bad there's not

an ethics vaccination, the decision makers in the pharmaceutical companies

obviously need it. Amazing how much money the morally bankrupt can make.

Also, take a look at article number six.... Excerpts from article number 6:

" ... In Bangkok's two largest maternity wards, pregnant women infected

with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, enrolled in an American test aimed

at reducing AIDS transmission from mothers to children. But half the Thai

women were given placebos instead of a proven drug, and 37 babies who

might have been spared were born HIV-positive... "

" ..As a result, the mothers in Robb's study went without AZT for another

three months, until July of 1997 when the Thai government project started.

The 101 women who got no AZT gave birth to 22 infected infants.... "

Links to all six articles

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/bodyhunters/

The Body Hunters: Part 1

Profits and Lives Hang in Balance

A Post investigation into corporate drug tests around the world reveals a

booming, poorly regulated system.

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The Body Hunters: Part 2

Avoiding the Watchdogs

A global boom in overseas drug experiments is changing the way new drugs are

tested and approved.

.. Drug Reveals System's Flaws

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The Body Hunters: Part 3

Failure of Consent

Drug companies often use coercion and trickery to recruit naive, impoverished or

uneducated patients in far-flung countries for medical tests.

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The Body Hunters: Part 4

Harvesting China's Blood

The same standards that apply to medical testing in developed nations may not

provide the same protections to more vulnerable populations.

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The Body Hunters: Part 5

Testing's El Dorado

Western drug companies increasingly view Latin America as a major source of

subjects for drug experiments.

.. Costa Rica 'Special' Place for Trials

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http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/bodyhunters/A37168-2000Dec21.html

The Body Hunters: Part 6

Their Last, Best Chance

Poor nations shoulder burdens of experiments while rich nations benefit. Last of

six articles.

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Also see and interesting article on deceptive drug ads on television

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/WorldNewsTonight/wnt010103_prescriptiondrugs_

ads_feature.html

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http://www.opensecrets.org/ <--- a useful website

Someone at Merck favored G.W. Bush for the 2000 'election' (selection)

http://www.opensecrets.org/2000elect/other/bush/EconomicMeetingTotals.asp

V. Gilmartin Merck & Co

Gave to:

Democrats Republicans G.W. Bush

$1,000 $32,000 $1,000

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Gretchen

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