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GRAHAM on FDA: My job was to please him not to safeguard public
Posted on 01-07-2005 | 6 Comments

http://tinyurl.com/5fnbr "Right. My job was to please him. That's a diret quote." HEALTH: Intimidation, Politics and Drug Industry Cripple U.S. Medicine Ritt Goldstein STOCKHOLM, Dec 30 (IPS) - While the U.S. Food and Drug

Alleviate pain in painful conditions / n-3 PUFAs
Posted on 01-05-2005 | 1 Comments

http://www.biopsychiatry.com/pufas.htm Consumption has protective and modifying effects on such diverse conditions as atherosclerosis, ventricular arrhythmias, multiple sclerosis, major depression and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Who loves ya. Tom

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Posted on 01-05-2005 | 1 Comments

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Posted on 01-05-2005 | 2 Comments

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Prominent cardiologist criticizes drug ads
Posted on 01-04-2005 | 33 Comments

Los Angeles Times December 29, 2004 Cardiologist Criticizes Drug Ads Aimed at the Public By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON - The government should reassess its policy of allowing prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers, a prominent cardiologist urged Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Scientist raises estimate of Vioxx ill-effects
Posted on 01-04-2005 | 2 Comments

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=510 Andrew Jack, "Scientist raises estimate of Vioxx ill-effects", Financial Times, January 2, 2005, Link: http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b9967e4a-5cf0-11d9-bb9c-00000e2511c8.html The scientist at the centre of a dispute over the safety of the anti-inflammatory Vioxx has vowed to publish research that suggests up to 139,000 Americans have died or have been seriously injured as a

Vioxx - the other side of the story
Posted on 12-31-2004 | 2 Comments

Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal - =================================== Many longtime Vioxx takers say they would have preferred to be informed of the risks involved and then decide for themselves whether to keep taking the drug. Now, they complain that they are left with few options. Some are angered and frustrated by the limited range of alternative treatments, which for them have been unsuccessful or inferior to Vioxx, and can carry significant risks of their own.

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Posted on 12-29-2004 | 1 Comments

FDA now spelled DOA
Posted on 12-25-2004 | 4 Comments

Every day in health food stores around the country, people return month after month to replenish their natural arthritis fighters. They wouldn't be coming back, spending their own money, if the stuff didn't work. It WORKS! Nothing works for everyone. So some experimentation is necessary in some cases. If you want a double blind study as your proof, please contact the makers of Celebrex, Vioxx, Bextra, and Alleve (naproxin.) They've got

Detox Foot Spas Under £500
Posted on 12-24-2004 | 4 Comments

The Hydra Detox treatment is a very simple and effortless way to detox your body. It simply involves immersing your feet into a foot bowl filled with water. The Hydra Detox machine looks like a foot spa. It contains a double element that reacts with water and salt to ionise the water within the foot spa. When the machine is activated it generates a magnetic bio-field similar to that of a living being. When we come into contact with this via our hands or feet the magnetic field within the foot...

Pain Epidurals
Posted on 12-22-2004 | 1 Comments

I have just had a pain epidural shot in my spine for relief of arthritis and dehydrated disc. But, I don't feel much relief. Has anyone had great success with this? I don't know but I'm supposed to go through a second one, but i'm wondering if it's worth it. Any thoughts?

Acupuncture 'works for arthritis'
Posted on 12-22-2004 | 2 Comments

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=490 "Acupuncture 'works for arthritis'", BBC News, December 21, 2004, Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4111047.stm A major study of the effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis of the knee has found it can both relieve pain and improve movement. The US National Institutes of Health study concludes acupuncture is an effective complement to standard care.

New Doubts About Celebrex
Posted on 12-22-2004 | 5 Comments

New York Times December 18, 2004 EDITORIAL New Doubts About Celebrex Let's hope that Pfizer isn't falling into the same mind-set that Merck demonstrated when it stonewalled for years over the safety of its popular arthritis drug, Vioxx, only to yank it from the market when a convincing study found it raised the risk of cardiovascular problems.

Aleve Tied to Heart Problems
Posted on 12-21-2004 | 1 Comments

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=489 "Aleve Tied to Heart Problems", Atlanta Journal - Constitution, December 20, 2004, Link: http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/arth/523017.html The U.S. government announced Monday that it is halting the use of the popular painkiller Aleve in a clinical trial because of patients taking it had a higher risk of developing heart trouble.

FDA ISSUES WARNING ON NAPROXEN (ALEVE)
Posted on 12-21-2004 | 1 Comments

FDA Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement Dec. 20, 2004 Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA

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Posted on 12-20-2004 | 6 Comments

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COX-2 drugs are imminent hazard to public health (New England Journal of Medicine)
Posted on 12-19-2004 | 1 Comments

Doctors Say Avoid Pfizer's Bextra -Medical Journal Fri Dec 17, 2004 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors writing in a prominent medical journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found the drug maker's sister drug, Celebrex, doubled risk of heart attacks. Both drugs are members of the so-called COX-2 inhibitor class of painkillers, which recently gained notoriety when Merck & Co. Inc.

Celebex, Vioxx, Bextra, R.I.P.
Posted on 12-19-2004 | 2 Comments

Now would be a good time to give natural alternatives a good trial. There are many to choose from. There's the combo of MSM, chondroitin sulfate & glucosamine sulphate. There are numerous topical products. Try one with emu oil combined with other pain releiving ingredients. Fish oil with high EPA's (Essential Fatty Acids) has helped some.

Celebrex Trial Halted After Heart Attacks
Posted on 12-17-2004 | 1 Comments

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=476 "Celebrex Trial Halted After Heart Attacks", Reuters UK, December 17, 2004, Link: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=RFCKBYLM1PYWECRBAEZSFFA?type=healthNews&storyID=7126735 A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer Inc.'s blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking the medicine had more than twice as many heart attacks as patients taking a placebo, the

Shark Cartilage
Posted on 12-17-2004 | 1 Comments

Hi, Has anybody out there had any experience of taking Shark cartilage capsules to reduce the pain associated with joint inflamation brought about by artritis Many thanks Debrad