The above headline comes from the June 6, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). The article starts off by saying, “Doctors are being advised to withhold antibiotics for two to three days for many children with earaches in an effort to curb the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.” The Academy of Pediatrics is
read moreFrom the centre for the Advancement of Health comes a July 23, 2003 article published on InteliHealth, that according to a recent study, people who are energetic, happy and relaxed are less likely to catch colds, while those who are depressed, nervous or angry are more likely to complain about cold symptoms. Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D.,
read moreThe debate over Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads, known as “DTCs” has heated up on several fronts as some in the medical profession and government see it as an expensive threat to consumer health, while others see it as the next step in consumer education. In the July 2, 2001 issue of the AMA News, was a
read moreAccording to an article from the September 20, 2000 New York Times, retail drug spending has seen a major increase due to drug companies advertising directly to the public. This was according to a new study published by the National Institute for Health Care Management, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that conducts research on health care
read moreFrom the April 25, 2005 edition of USA Today comes an expose’ story showing how much influence the pharmaceutical industry has over US lawmakers. The article starts by describing how drug companies allow their corporate jets to be used by politicians, and that the politicians are only legally required to pay the cost of a
read moreA jury in Wyoming found the British based drug company GlaxoSmithKline 80% responsible for a family murder – suicide committed by a patient taking a drug produced by the company. The drug was was an anti depressant marketed as Praxil in the United States and Seroxat in Britain. According to the report published in the
read moreThe above headline comes from the March 13, 2005 USA Today. The article starts by noting that in 2004 preliminary reports show that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received roughly 422,500 adverse-event reports from pharmaceutical companies, health professionals and patients, up nearly 14% from the 370,887 reports filed in 2003. The article noted
read moreA study published in the September 13, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) starts off with a chilling statement. “Much of pediatric drug use is off-label because appropriate pediatric studies have not been conducted and the drugs have not been labeled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
read moreMedscape reported on July 2, 2000 that errors in medication for children are creating a growing problem. The article states that the problem is due to the lack of information on the effects of many drugs on children. Most research is done with drugs on adults, little information is then known on the effects on
read moreCorporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry is a book by Dr John Braithwaite where he describes many examples of corporate crime in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr Braithwaite’s revealing study is based on extensive international research and includes interviews with 131 senior executives of pharmaceutical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico and
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