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The Myth of Drug Safety

Reliable Answers.com

by Annette M. Hall

December 18, 2004

For those who suffer daily the debilitating effects of chronic pain, finding a safe choice within the medical community remains a myth.

Don't bother to look toward the FDA or the US government for protection. The pharmaceutical industry provides major funding to political candidates each year, buying the silence of those with the power to effect consumer safety and rein in the FDA.

Sensible Oversight for DNA Evidence

Red Nova News

December 20, 2004

A proposed revamp of the Virginia Division of Forensic Science, to be unveiled today by the State Crime Commission, reflects mounting calls for more independent scrutiny of the nations crime labs.

The Virginia lab, like many, is largely self-regulated. Too few judges, lawyers, and juries understand the science behind the use of DNA testing as a crime-fighting tool. Too many mistakenly regard it as unassailable and infallible.

Mobile-phone radiation damages lab DNA

Nature.com

by Helen Pearson

December 21, 2004

Radiation from mobile or cellular phones harms the DNA in human cells, according to an extensive, pan-European laboratory study.

Controversy has raged for years over whether the electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones can trigger tumours or Alzheimer's disease, or can otherwise harm human health.

Doctor jailed for faking MMR blood tests

Telegraph News (UK)

December 22, 2004

A doctor has been jailed for nine months for faking blood tests to trick parents into believing that the separate inoculations he gave their children for measles, mumps and rubella were effective.

David Pugh, a 55-year-old private practice GP, was given four concurrent nine-month sentences at Cambridge Crown Court after admitting four counts of forgery at an earlier hearing.

Ritalin Abuse On The Rise Among Students

KLAS - TV 8 (NV)

by Janine Gill

December 22, 2004

The drug Ritalin is legitimately used to control attention deficit disorder, but increasingly, it's being abused by teenagers who use it like speed. Nationally and locally, it's on the rise.

Teenagers have nicknamed the drug "Vitamin R" or "West Coast." Students are using Ritalin to improve their concentration. You may be suprised by how easy it is for them to get the drug without a prescription.

Medicating Kids: Ritalin Abuse - Statistics

PBS - Frontline

December 22, 2004

While prescriptions for Ritalin (methylphenidate) grew dramatically in the 1990s, reports of its illegal use also rose. Here's the range of official statistics on the problem:

According to the University of Michigan's annual "Monitoring the Future" studies, from 1988-1999 the percentage of seniors who reported using Ritalin without a prescription went from 0.3 percent to 2.4 percent. In fact, in its 1994 report, data indicated that at that time, there were more U.S. high-school seniors who abused Ritalin than there were seniors who were legally prescribed the drug.

Radon in the home responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths across Europe

Vidyya Medical News Service

December 23, 2004

The effects of natural radon gas escaping the earth's surface into our homes is causing 9% of all deaths from lung cancer across Europe, and smokers are most at risk, according to a paper on BMJ.com.

Researchers analysed 7,148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls (people who had not developed lung cancer) across Europe. In the largest study of its kind, they examined radon levels in the present and past homes of all the lung cancer sufferers and the controls. They also obtained detailed smoking histories, including the effects of second-hand smoke on lifelong non-smokers.

Saudi Government Daily Accuses U.S. Army of Harvesting Organs of Iraqis - Bellaciao collective

Bellaciao

December 26, 2004

Based on alleged secret European military reports, the U.S. military in Iraq is harvesting and selling human organs.

Secret European military intelligence reports indicate the transformation of the American humanitarian mission in Iraq into a profitable trade in the American markets through the practice of American physicians extracting human organs from the dead and wounded, before they are put to death, for sale to medical centers in America.

Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

December 29, 2004

During week 51, WHO and NREVSS laboratories in the United States reported testing 1,340 specimens for influenza viruses, of which 134 (10.0%) were positive.

Of these, one was an influenza A (H1N1), 27 were influenza A (H3N2) viruses, 85 were influenza A viruses that were not subtyped, and 21 were influenza B viruses. The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza is below the national baseline.

Lawsuits put focus on Ibuprofen for children

The Seattle Times (WA)

by Linda Goldston

January 4, 2005

Nine-year-old Kaitlyn Langstaff of Saratoga, Calif., died 20 months after taking Children's Motrin. Seven-year-old Sabrina Brierton Johnson of Los Angeles went blind two months after taking the same drug. Three-year-old Heather Rose Kiss of New Jersey die

All three girls developed a rare, excruciatingly painful disease after an apparent allergic reaction to ibuprofen. And the parents of all three said they never dreamed an over-the-counter pain reliever could kill or disable their children.

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