While Wyeth Wrings Profits From Womens BodiesHere's some news that will make us all depressed - Wyeth has won FDA approval for its new antidepressant Pristiq. Yes, the same FDA who has just told us "bioidentical hormones" don't exist, the same FDA who has told compounding … [Read more...] about FDA Fiddles
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The Man Who Would Decree An Untested Public Health Policy
...and arrogantly endanger of generation of Texas girls Backgrounder on the man who would be emperor… Rick Perry was elevated to the Governor of Texas in late 2000 from Lieutenant Governor upon the election of then-Governor George W. Bush as President of the United States. … [Read more...] about The Man Who Would Decree An Untested Public Health Policy
FDA Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials
After decades of inattention to the possible psychiatric side effects of experimental medicines, the Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal during clinical trials. The new rules represent one of the most … [Read more...] about FDA Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials
FDA Takes Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs
You're Kidding Me — Right? My first thought when this FDA Press Release crossed my screen was, “What does a multibillion-dollar, medical-pharmaceutical industrial complex buy with its obscenely high profits?” Apparently, the Federal agency that is chartered to oversee that … [Read more...] about FDA Takes Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs
Endocrinologist Association Encourages HRT in Younger Women
When I first read this report, I was reminded of that classic 50's cigarette commercial that featured a lab-cloaked “DOCTOR” (Queue Heavenly Chorus) and asked, ”What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor?” Hey if a Camel® is good enough Doctors, surely cigarette smoke is safe? Right! … [Read more...] about Endocrinologist Association Encourages HRT in Younger Women