Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Wellness Resources, Inc of Minneapolis, Minnesota announced their premier sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Solstice Film Festival from June 21st-24th in St. Paul, Minnesota, held at the historic Fitzgerald Theater. On Saturday, June 23, a special Spotlight Event will feature a screening of the powerful documentary, America: Freedom to Fascism.
Monday, June 11, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The Avandia scandal took a new turn last week as the New York Times broke the story that Rosemary Johann-Liang, deputy director of the FDA’s Division of Drug Risk Evaluation, was reprimanded last year by FDA top brass for approving a black box warning to let doctors and patients know that Avandia causes an increased risk for heart failure. It is apparently the policy of dysfunctional FDA management to punish safety staff when they do something that may cost Big Pharma dearly so as to protect human health....
Thursday, June 07, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Critics of the FDA and Big Pharma have for years complained that the FDA stifles needed health warnings so as to allow pharmaceutical companies to gain market share and profits at the expense of human health. This is certainly the case with antidepressants, ADHD drugs, and atypical antipsychotics. A classic example of this problem has come to light as part of the Avandia scandal.
