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Most University Medical Research Brought To You By Big Pharma

A significant amount of vaccine related research is now being conducted at American academic institutions. Many universities now have their own vaccine research centers, with pharmaceutical companies funding many of the studies. Professors and other academic scientists who conduct these studies often also have personal financial relationships with vaccine manufacturers. This conflict of interest may or may not be revealed in the study’s original publication, depending upon the medical journal in which the study is published.

By | 2018-05-10T11:16:56-04:00 May 10th, 2018|Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Most University Medical Research Brought To You By Big Pharma

Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders’ Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail

Under the legislation, companies would be required to clearly state that opioids are addictive in any marketing materials for the drugs, which include popular brands including OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet.

By | 2018-04-18T08:06:47-04:00 April 18th, 2018|News, No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders’ Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail

In An Effort To Curb Drug Costs, States Advance Bills To Prod Feds On Importation

Other states — Vermont, West Virginia and Oklahoma, among them — are following similar paths, pushing legislation that would seek permission from the Trump administration to launch their own plans to import drugs from Canada.

By | 2018-02-28T09:31:56-05:00 February 28th, 2018|News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on In An Effort To Curb Drug Costs, States Advance Bills To Prod Feds On Importation

Damning Investigation Shows Big Pharma Bribed 68,000 Doctors To Push Deadly Opioids

Averaged out, more than 1,000 people suffered fatal drug overdoses per week in 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, and steep spike occurred during the first six months of the following year — which the National Centers for Health Statistics attributes largely to a sharp rise opioid deaths — in particular, heroin and the potent synthetic painkiller, fentanyl.

By | 2017-08-14T16:43:48-04:00 August 14th, 2017|Human Rights, Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Damning Investigation Shows Big Pharma Bribed 68,000 Doctors To Push Deadly Opioids