The Truth About Big Pharma (2) - Eeken

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> 2006

>

> Cancer Researcher Admits to Faking Data

>

> By MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press Writer

>

> STOCKHOLM, Sweden -

>

> 14 january 2005

>

> A Norwegian cancer researcher has admitted

> fabricating data published in

> a renowned international medical journal, officials

> in Norway said

> Saturday.

>

> The researcher at Norway's Comprehensive Cancer

> Center, who was not

> identified, used faked patient data in an article on

> oral cancer

> published in the October 2005 issue of The Lancet,

> Britain's leading

> medical journal, said Stein Vaaler, strategy

> director for the cancer

> center.

>

>

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/14/D8F4QHA8D.html

>

> Newest Pain for Drug Industry: 'Meth' Suits

>

> Actions seek liability for wrongful death and

> illegal drug use

>

> Tresa Baldas baldas0@... - The National Law

> Journal - January 10,

> 2006

>

> The cold medicine industry is battling a new strain

> of legal headaches

> involving the unlawful use of pseudoephedrine, a key

> ingredient in

> decongestants that's used to make crystal meth...

>

>

http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1136801107632

>

> Critics weigh in on FDA's decisions

>

> Some say ethics, finances should be factors for

> product approval

>

> By D. Rockoff - Sun Reporter

>

> Originally published January 9, 2006

>

> WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has

> been attacked recently

> for factoring nonscientific evidence into its

> decisions, but a growing

> number of critics argue it should do exactly

> that.......

>

>

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.fdaethics09jan09,1,3725557.s\

tory?ctrack=1 & cset=true

>

> Studies: " Drugs cause Brain bleeding "

>

> The Mass Tort Bonanza That Wasn't

>

> Big Pharma drew a line in the sand for plaintiffs

> lawyers seeking the

> next litigation gold mine

>

> Alison el - The American Lawyer - January 6,

> 2006

>

> All of the necessary elements of a litigation

> blockbuster seemed to be in

> place. The science was good. The defendants -- a

> handful of enormous

> pharmaceutical companies -- still deny it, but two

> long-term studies have

> shown that a tiny percentage of the people who took

> over-the-counter

> drugs containing a chemical called

>

> phenylpropanolamine (PPA) were victims of

> PPA-associated hemorrhagic

> stroke. According to the epidemiological studies,

> thousands of people who

> used nonprescription diet pills or cold remedies

> suffered sudden bleeding

> into their brains as a result.

>

>

http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1136455511982

>

> Will Another Vioxx Critic be Silenced?

>

> 5 january 2006

>

> Dr. J. Topol, a cardiologist with the

> prestigious Cleveland Clinic

> Foundation, has been one of the most outspoken

> critics of the drug

> companies. He came into the spotlight after he

> openly criticized drug

> company Merck and its painkiller Vioxx, which was

> withdrawn from the

> market because of safety concerns. Dr. Topol has

> also criticized other

> drugs and was recently demoted from his position as

> head of the clinic's

> medical college. He suggested in a Webcast that his

> criticism of Merck

> was a key reason why he was demoted.

>

>

http://www.mercola.com/2006/jan/5/will_another_vioxx_critic_be_silenced.htm

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