Earlier this week most members of a Food and Drug Administration medical advisory committee reported that the side effects of Avandia increase the risk of heart attack when compared to older drugs, yet a majority of the committee voted to allow GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug to remain the market.
Pickup driver dies in Sunnyvale crash, two teens injured
July 12–One woman died and two teenage girls were taken when two cars collided at a Sunnyvale intersection Sunday morning. According to the San Jose Mercury News, a white pickup traveling south on Bernardo Avenue was hit by a sedan that had been traveling west on Remington Drive, as reported by Capt. Douglas Moretto of […]
Does Your Child Have Birth Defects Or Developmental Disorders? Exposure During Pregnancy May Be The Cause
Alexander Law Group, LLP represents two children who suffer from autism, a disorder of neural development. The signs of autism are loss of social interaction and communication, and repetitive behavior. Autism impact information processing by changing how brain cells connect.
GSK Paid Scientists To Write Glowing Reviews Of Avandia
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has repeatedly showed that it will go to any lengths to keep its dangerous diabetes drug Avandia on the market, and more evidence of its unethical and immoral conduct has just emerged.
A 7-Year Old Asks About Lipitor And It’s Nothing To Laugh About
This story might seem amusing, if it were not frightening. More than anything, it’s an indication of the power of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) for prescription medications. These are the ads that always end with “Ask your doctor about…”, and drug companies spend billions on them every year.
