The drug — extracted from marijuana plants grown at secret locations in the
English countryside — has been hit by a string of delays in Europe, where GW
originally hoped to win approval in 2003. …
Pharma will have to name names and specify dollar amounts, too. The law also
would ban nearly all gifts–including meals–for docs, nurses, pharmacists,
health plans and hospitals/clinics. …
“There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health
effects. There is causation,” as defined by recognized scientific criteria.
“The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is
confirmed in several animal studies.” …
In addition to its beneficial effects on bone, DHEA replacement may have other
benefits including improvements in risk factors for diabetes and heart disease,
improvements in immune function, and improvements in psychological health …
They called for “the elimination or modification of common practices related to
small gifts, pharmaceutical samples, continuing medical education, funds for
physician travel, speakers bureaus, ghostwriting, and consulting and research
contracts.” …
Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) has previously criticized the NIH’s
enforcement of financial conflicts of interest. A 2008 report by the HHS Office
of the Inspector General stated that the NIH lacked oversight of conflict of
interests at grant-receiving institutions. …
“It is outrageous that doctors who are testing and, in many cases, recommending
the use of certain high-risk medical devices are being compensated with stock in
the very companies that make the devices. …
And if we fail tomorrow, let us all witness — and never forget — the
incredible brutality being forced on Ray, over his wishes and the
wishes
of his family, even though he has been living peacefully out in
the
community in his own home.
…
Cell phones continue to pose dangers to adolescents’ health. First, it was “DWT
— driving while texting,” but now it is “sexting.” Sexting is the sending of
sexually charged messages or images via cell phone, and it has become headline
news …
In this study, a team of researchers led by Dr. David Threadgill of North
Carolina State University utilized mouse genetics to aid the search for
candidate genes linked to acetaminophen-induced liver injury in humans. “We
approached the study from the perspective that drugs are used in very
heterogeneous patient populations, and that drug-induced toxicities are likely
the result of a person’s genetic makeup,” …