It's so horrifying, it almost seems like a joke. Imagine -- the most widely prescribed anticoagulant in the United States was developed to KILL RATS AND MICE. And it's still used for that same purpose today!
It's the dirty little secret Big Pharma would rather you didn't know...the pills you trust to keep your heart healthy were first developed as pesticide! So what do you do now? Because the problem is still there -- blood clots are silent killers. Heart attacks, strokes, embolisms...the key to preventing them is keeping the blood smooth and flowing. Sometimes you can only do that by using a blood thinner.
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
New study on bad med under way
The diabetes drug Avandia doesn't need more study -- it needs to be taken out back and shot, like a disloyal thug in a crime family.Yet instead of pulling the trigger, the feds and Big Pharma are pushing forward on yet another study. Just one hitch: They can't find anyone dumb enough to swallow these death pills.You'd have to be in a diabetic coma to have missed the all the studies that have linked Avandia to heart attacks and other serious problems. GlaxoSmithKline, its maker, just paid out $60 million to settle 700 lawsuits, and that's just the beginning -- at least 4,000 suits have been filed so far.
But what do they care? Even with sales plummeting, Avandia still manages to bring home the bacon. It took in $1.2 billion last year alone.The study just getting under way now was ordered by the feds in 2007, when evidence of the heart problems first emerged. And so far, at least two U.S. trial sites have pulled out because they can't find any suckers willing to risk their lives in the name of bad medicine.But that won't stop 'em.You know the policy: If Americans won't do your dirty work, head south of the border... so they're recruiting Mexicans to try this med instead of you.
They're also recruiting in countries like India, Pakistan, Colombia, Latvia and anyplace else where the Avandia story didn't make big headlines. They're planning to study this med through 2015, giving who-knows-how-many Third Worlders their own First World lesson in diabetes mismanagement.Better them than us -- but no wonder these people hate our guts. After all, this isn't exactly a rare occurrence. Overseas guinea pigs are the hottest thing in drug trials, since many of these countries have loose laws, low overhead, corruptible officials and legions of uninformed saps ready to volunteer.The new Avandia study pushes the limits of decency even further -- because we already know this is a dangerous drug. Even some FDA officials have called this study unethical.Good for them -- but I hope they're not planning on long careers in public health. You won't get very far by worrying about ethics!
But what do they care? Even with sales plummeting, Avandia still manages to bring home the bacon. It took in $1.2 billion last year alone.The study just getting under way now was ordered by the feds in 2007, when evidence of the heart problems first emerged. And so far, at least two U.S. trial sites have pulled out because they can't find any suckers willing to risk their lives in the name of bad medicine.But that won't stop 'em.You know the policy: If Americans won't do your dirty work, head south of the border... so they're recruiting Mexicans to try this med instead of you.
They're also recruiting in countries like India, Pakistan, Colombia, Latvia and anyplace else where the Avandia story didn't make big headlines. They're planning to study this med through 2015, giving who-knows-how-many Third Worlders their own First World lesson in diabetes mismanagement.Better them than us -- but no wonder these people hate our guts. After all, this isn't exactly a rare occurrence. Overseas guinea pigs are the hottest thing in drug trials, since many of these countries have loose laws, low overhead, corruptible officials and legions of uninformed saps ready to volunteer.The new Avandia study pushes the limits of decency even further -- because we already know this is a dangerous drug. Even some FDA officials have called this study unethical.Good for them -- but I hope they're not planning on long careers in public health. You won't get very far by worrying about ethics!
Telomere Treatment
Chromosomal telomere repair treatment is near. Ultimately this could produce new ways to reverse aging in tissues and organs, and new treatments that may one day cure or even eradicate cancer. The hope of treatments for such age-related diseases as macular degeneration, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis, cirrhosis and Progeria is right around the corner.
Commercially, telomere therapy has been successfully used to extend the life span of cell cultures used in producing pharmaceuticals, growing artificial corneas, and accelerating the healing process in skin grafts. He predicts cosmetic use of telomere therapy could be available within two years, and may not require FDA approval. Other uses of telomere therapy, as developed by Telomolecular, include regeneration of damaged
muscle and bone, accelerating wound healing, treating trauma disorders such as strokes, growing replacement organs, and preventing cancer development during stem cell therapy.
Treating macular degeneration, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis and cancer is a lengthy process taking months or years of therapy, often unsuccessful. But with advancements in nanotechnology and molecular biology such as those achieved at Telomolecular, it's conceivable that treatment of these diseases may soon involve only a single, routine outpatient visit to a hospital or clinic. And shortly after that, preventative treatments may eliminate those diseases completely.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2006/08/telemere-repair-treatments-near-2-5.html
Commercially, telomere therapy has been successfully used to extend the life span of cell cultures used in producing pharmaceuticals, growing artificial corneas, and accelerating the healing process in skin grafts. He predicts cosmetic use of telomere therapy could be available within two years, and may not require FDA approval. Other uses of telomere therapy, as developed by Telomolecular, include regeneration of damaged
muscle and bone, accelerating wound healing, treating trauma disorders such as strokes, growing replacement organs, and preventing cancer development during stem cell therapy.
Treating macular degeneration, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis and cancer is a lengthy process taking months or years of therapy, often unsuccessful. But with advancements in nanotechnology and molecular biology such as those achieved at Telomolecular, it's conceivable that treatment of these diseases may soon involve only a single, routine outpatient visit to a hospital or clinic. And shortly after that, preventative treatments may eliminate those diseases completely.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2006/08/telemere-repair-treatments-near-2-5.html
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