Saundersblog.com - December 2005 Archives

December 2005

New England Journal of Medicine Accuses Drug Companies of Hiding Key Data (10:59) - According to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, several major pharmaceuticals are withholding important details about clinical drug trials, despite urging from federal regulators and medical journal editors. The New England Journal of Medicine... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Guidant Withholds Info About the Dangers of its Defibrillators (13:43) - In documents filed in a Texas lawsuit against Guidant, the manufacturer of implantable defibrillators, the company failed to disclose publicly that Guidant officials had projected that some patients might die because of short circuits in their implantable defibrillator. According to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
FDA Places Curbs on Guidant (13:36) - The Food and Drug Administration released a warning letter yesterday it had sent ot Guidant Corporation restricting the ability of the company to win approval for some new medical products. The reason for the restriction stemmed from Guidant's inability to... | 1 Comments

Recalled Defective Toys Still on Florida Shelves (15:29) - A recent inspection by the Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Department found that many recalled defective products remain on stores' shelves despite the fact that business owners could face fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Inspectors visited nearly 100... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

FDA Orders NeutroSpec Withdrawn from Market After 2 Deaths (13:49) - The FDA has ordered the withdrawal of the diagnostic imaging agent Neutro Spec after two reported deaths were associated with the product. Reports submitted to the FDA suggest NeutroSpec caused allergic reactions within minutes following administration. Those reactions led to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Ad Exsequendam Ecclesiasticam Legem (14:17) - In May 2001, then Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) wrote a secret letter to all the world's bishops re-asserting the legitimacy of the 1961 document Crimen Solicitationes which advocated keeping secret, among... | 0 Comments

2001 Ratzinger Document Reaffirms Secrecy in Priest Sex Abuse Cases (09:16) - In a letter dated May 18, 2001, then Cardinal Ratzinger sent a letter to all the bishops of the world reaffirming the Church's operational secrecy concerning accusations of priestly sexual abuse. In the secret document, Ratzinger states that the proper... | 0 Comments
Guidant Heart Device Blamed for 3 More Deaths (06:58) - According to an article published in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal Guidant heart devices have been linked to three new deaths. The information arose out of a Guidant report to the US Food and Drug Administration. The deaths occurred after... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Merck Hides Key Heart Attack Data from New England Journal of Medicine (17:50) - In an editorial published just hours ago, the New England Journal of Medicine blasts Merck for withholding key data regarding heart attacks caused by the use of their drug Vioxx. According to the statement released by the Journal, "we learned... | 0 Comments
New England Journal of Medicine Says Merck Left Out Data About Heart Attacks (17:33) - The New England Journal of Medicine posted an "expression of concern" that three heart attacks among patients who used Vioxx were left out of the date in a crucial Vioxx study called Vigor, making Vioxx appear safer than it actually... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Police Officers Argue, One Gets Tasered (13:32) - Police Officer Ronald Dupuis was charged with assault and battery against a fellow police officer after firing a taser gun at her after an argument. A police report indicates that Dupuis and his partner, Prema Graham, began arguing after Dupuis... | 1 Comments
Grandma Tasered (13:23) - A 68-year old Ohio grandmother was hit with a Taser gun by police while she was in a police department waiting room. The police fired and hit her 5 times with the Taser. The entire incident was caught on police... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

14 year old Girl Dies After Using Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch (09:06) - Alycia Brown was an eighth-grader in La Crosse, Wisconsin when she died of blood clots in her lower pelvis on May 7, 2004. She had been using the Ortho Evra birth control patch for about eight weeks. A federal law... | 0 Comments
Expert Doctor Testifies that Vioxx Can Cause Heart Attacks (08:54) - On December 1, an expert doctor testified that Vioxx can cause heart attacks and trigger an event in less than a month. The doctor, Wayne Ray, has studied the risks and benefits of drugs, including Vioxx, reached his conclusion after... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments