MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program Respironics, Inc. SmartMonitor 2 Infant Apnea Monitor, Models 4002 and 4003 Audience: Consumers, Pediatricians Respironics and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of SmartMonitor … [Read more...] about FDA Recall of Class I SmartMonitor 2 Infant Apnea Monitor
Archives for May 2009
Politics, Profits and Pharma
The following is a transcript from the Public Television series, FRONTLINE. The program, Politics, Profits and Pharma was aired on November 13, 2003. I've kept in my files for years as a source reference document. This past week, while working on a paper with my writing … [Read more...] about Politics, Profits and Pharma
Inside a Contract Research Organization (CRO)
Health Decisions Celebrates 20 Years of Adaptive Clinical Research This past week we have addressed the issue of CROs (Contract Research Organizations) and how the financial relationship with Big Pharma could possible effect aspects of drug trials. The Durham-based CRO … [Read more...] about Inside a Contract Research Organization (CRO)
The Atrophy Of Objectivity
Administrator's note: We included a similar article by Dan Abshear - The Human Injury of Lost Objectivity: An Insider’s Look into the Corruption of Clinical Trials. This is a copy of the comments he posted on The Scientist. These comments include specific references to legal and … [Read more...] about The Atrophy Of Objectivity
HPV-Vaccine, How We Got Here
Top HPV-Vaccine Researchers Join Those Advising Caution in HPV-Vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix Immunization Dr. Diane Harper was a lead researcher in the development of the HPV vaccine. Her HPV-vaccine trial papers were amongst the first I found when I started researching … [Read more...] about HPV-Vaccine, How We Got Here