Vioxx plaintiff lawyers are asking a judge to nullify a cap on their contingency
fees …
Category: Toxicology
More Zyprexa Trouble for Lilly as Insurers Want Money Too (BNET Pharma)
The issue at stake is whether insurance companies can claim even though they
were not the targets of Lilly’s fraud: …
The Patriot Ledger How many more Rebecca Rileys? To diagnose a 2-year-old as bipolar by adult standards is crazy
By prescribing strong medicines instead
of teaching children new choices using proven behavioral methods, we
short-circuit a child’s learning process and, even worse, lay the
tracks for a lifetime habit of responding to challenge and
disappointment with avoidance, denial and chemical dependency. …
FDA Slammed for Calling BPA Safe
It’s
known, for instance, that BPA mimics the hormone estrogen, which can
impact the development of fetuses and infants. The chemical has been
linked not only to developmental and brain effects in infants, but also
to other chronic health problems in adults. …
Austrian Government Study Confirms Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Threaten Human Fertility and Health Safety
the Executive Director of the Institute for
Responsible Technology says, “GM foods are likely responsible for
several negative health trends in the US. The government must impose an
immediate ban on these dangerous crops.” He says, “Consumers don’t need
to wait for governmental action. They can download a free Non-GMO
Shopping Guide at www.HealthierEating.org …
Adverse event reports hit record high
The Institute took its stats from the FDA’s adverse events reporting system,
which can be problematic for a couple of reasons. One, adverse events often go
unreported, so the numbers can understate the problem. But–and this is the
second reason–the individual reports don’t prove that the drug caused the
problem. …
3-VIDEOS: Too Many Kids on Psych Drugs – Kathy Fountain Fox-13
Peter Breggin, M.D. author Medication Madness
Bruce Levine, Ph.D.
clinical psychologist
Dominick Riccio, Ph.D. Psychologist &
psychoanalyst
James B. Gottstein, attorney …
No more cold meds for kids under four
Prominent physician groups, including the American Academy of Pediatricians, say
the research is weak on the drugs and that, considering the risks and the dearth
of safety and efficacy information, there isn’t a solid reason to use the
medications in children under the age of six. …
Hydrogen Cyanide Poisoning from Inhalation of Smoke Produced in Fires (Aristatek, Inc)
The hydroxocobalamin neutralizes cyanide by fixing it to form cyanocobalamin
(vitamin B12) which is excreted in the urine. It does not have the problem of
reducing the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen as in the case of nitrite
administration. Hydroxocobalamin is red in color and will turn the mucous
membranes, skin, and urine red, which could interfere with clinical laboratory
tests which depend on color. …
Hydrogen Cyanide is the killer that few in the fire-rescue service seem to know about.
The antitode used in Europe is hydroxocobalamin, a precursor to Vitamin B-12.
The drug is given intravenously and neutralizes cyanide to form cyanocobalamin,
Vitamin B-12, which the body expells by urination. …