tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post4329501680213898446..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: Another drug maker paying for scientific articlesSteven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-2075137460159430632008-11-13T20:10:00.000-08:002008-11-13T20:10:00.000-08:00The evidence used by the FDA to approve drugs is n...The evidence used by the FDA to approve drugs is now known to be tainted. If this were a state or federal court, that evidence would be thrown out as being inadmissible. But at the FDA, there's no such thing as pro drug evidence that's too tainted to accept as fact. Based on what we now know, the FDA needs to retract its approval of numerous drugs that were approved based on ghostwritten papers. In other words, if the FDA's original approval of these drugs was based on scientific fraud, then the FDA needs to rectify the situation and withdraw the approval of those drugs until proper studies can be conducted.<BR/>---------------------<BR/>Reeta<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.addictionlink.org/drug-rehab-center/washington" REL="nofollow">washington drug rehab </A>reetajenethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026343323589634560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-44675028522266207872008-06-26T03:13:00.000-07:002008-06-26T03:13:00.000-07:00Ur blog is very interesting with a lot of good art...Ur blog is very interesting with a lot of good article and information.<BR/><BR/>I haven't appraised the literature yet.<BR/><BR/>not all physicians are aware of this medical conspiracy and conflicts of interest in the RCT.<BR/><BR/>FACT = Healthcare is business<BR/><BR/>Doctors are only a healthcare provider.<BR/><BR/>I learn EBM(evidence-based medicine) in med school.<BR/>"What is the clinical question for this patient?<BR/>Search for the relevant literature<BR/>Is the paper valid? conflict of interest?<BR/>How is the result?<BR/>and the applicability to this patient."<BR/><BR/>We use EBM to help in the medical practice.<BR/>Each attending staffs are different in the way they practice even with the same clinical patient and clinical setting.<BR/><BR/>The RCT/metaanalysis... are just ONE OF the process of clinical practice.<BR/><BR/>clinical practice (SOAP)<BR/>1. History taking + physical exam<BR/>2. summary of pertinent findings<BR/>3. make the clinical problem lists<BR/>4. laboratory investigations<BR/><BR/>5. assess each clinical problems<BR/> here we use the clinical method/<BR/> clinical thinking<BR/> a. standard text book<BR/> b. RCT/case report/meta analysis<BR/> c. clinical expert opinions<BR/> or d. his own clinical experience]<BR/><BR/>6. plan of treatment<BR/><BR/>nowadays, the Hippocratic oath has already become a hypocritical/hypocrite oath.<BR/><BR/>HEALTHCARE IS BUSINESS AND BECOMING THE LARGEST INDUSTRY in the world.<BR/>with the world market cap of maybe a couple of hundred billion$.<BR/><BR/>MEdical practice is tiring and getting more complicated each day.<BR/><BR/>Doctors around the world are quitting working in a public sector and going to work in a private healthcare sector instead.<BR/><BR/>We just go with the flow in this subtle conspiracy.<BR/><BR/>IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY$$$.<BR/><BR/>NOthing we can do about this.a Thai medical graduatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055284006396956652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-25586268614467596412008-06-23T06:47:00.000-07:002008-06-23T06:47:00.000-07:00Just wanted to post here about my experience with ...Just wanted to post here about my experience with Chantix. It was everything I needed to finally quit smoking. I had no side effects at all (I swear) and its ability to alleviate almost all of my cravings for cigarettes was something I would consider amazing. While I don't deny that other people have had problems using the drug, I just wanted to let people know that it can be a life saver for those of us desperate to quit smoking.<BR/><BR/>toddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-74186608362921228412008-06-18T07:39:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link - the responses to that Wash. ...Thanks for the link - the responses to that Wash. Times article include some sad tales, including this: <BR/><BR/>"I know how dangerous Chantix is first hand.. My fiance is DEAD because he took chantix to try to quit smoking. And we were unaware of any side affects because none were public yet. If we would have known about the side effects he might be alive... why risk veterans lives?! why risk citizens lives??<BR/><BR/>and all this is done under the "take this pill, you'll quit smoking and it'll save your life" guise. Well, if the love of my life had never taken the "magic" pill to try and "save" his life... He'd be alive!<BR/><BR/>This is sickening … but it doesn't surprise me. It seems more and more evident that our govt is wrapped around big pharma’s finger [...]<BR/><BR/>Why is this drug on the market? and why isn’t Pfizer being investigated for their negligence? [...]<BR/><BR/>an apology would be nice… no one should have to go through the grief I’ve had to endure… especially not our veterans. shame on Pfizer, shame on the VA, shame on the FDA and shame on the White House."Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-83617464247918639292008-06-18T07:14:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:14:00.000-07:00Blah url is too long, here's the tinyurl version:h...Blah url is too long, here's the tinyurl version:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5ctup7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-25877328924926949152008-06-18T07:13:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:13:00.000-07:00How amusing that someone comes here talking up Cha...How amusing that someone comes here talking up Chantix in a post about unethical behavior.<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/17/va-testing-drugs-on-war-veterans/?page=1<BR/><BR/><BR/>From the article "The government is testing drugs with severe side effects like psychosis and suicidal behavior on hundreds of military veterans, using small cash payments to attract patients into medical experiments that often target distressed soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, a Washington Times/ABC News investigation has found."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-37421110088813729232008-06-13T14:19:00.000-07:002008-06-13T14:19:00.000-07:00Well, I won't delete the comment above from "ricky...Well, I won't delete the comment above from "ricky", but his link goes to a site that is little more than an ad for Chantix, and for a service that he probably runs that sells Chantix (or maybe fake Chantix?). Either way I wouldn't touch the stuff.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-31563452553279538322008-06-13T02:14:00.000-07:002008-06-13T02:14:00.000-07:00This is really bad thing. If some one is giving so...This is really bad thing. If some one is giving some information about some drug, he should give full information’s about it. Why it is use , how its work, what are the side effects of it etc,etc. A drug can cure a present and it also can harm that parent. So please use any drug with full information otherwise not. For more information about chantix please go to <A HREF="http://www.chantixhome.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.chantixhome.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-54021948144282761092008-06-10T08:34:00.000-07:002008-06-10T08:34:00.000-07:00Great article! I've had similar experiences diggin...Great article! I've had similar experiences digging through the medical literature. In researching a drug or condition on behalf of myself or a family member, I've often run across articles that seem to be the basis for commonly-held beliefs. But when I read them carefully, I realize the conclusions are suspect, either because the authors seem to have an agenda or the evidence just isn't there. I wouldn't want to spend all my time digging through the drug-lit, but I wonder: Could doing this type of research turn into a career? Are there people who make a living digging through the biomedical research on behalf of patients who need unbiased, critical conclusions about drugs and disease?Ann Lorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767032890596689507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-17595642373742830162008-06-09T19:12:00.000-07:002008-06-09T19:12:00.000-07:00[I deleted a comment because it was primarily a pe...[I deleted a comment because it was primarily a personal attack. Thoughtful comments and debate are welcome here. Rants are not.]Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-10655214513994735322008-06-08T16:01:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:01:00.000-07:00Here's a relevant NYTimes article from today's edi...Here's a relevant NYTimes article from today's edition about academic researchers who fail to fully disclose money received from drug companies:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/us/08conflict.html?hpUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396086630415542781noreply@blogger.com