Skeletons in the FDA's Closet

Written by Shane Ellison


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The Kids will Love it! And so willrepparttar shareholders of Eli Lilly!

In 1987repparttar 115676 FDA approved Prozac to treat depression. In 1985repparttar 115677 manufacturer, Eli Lilly, conducted tests on Prozac and foundrepparttar 115678 drug was no more effective than a placebo. As a remedy for these insignificant figures, an FDA statistician suggested that Eli Lilly might evaluaterepparttar 115679 test results differently to produce a more favorable statistical result for Prozac. Clinical studies performed on Prozac showed 191 negative side effects per 100 people. That is almost two negative side effects for every user ofrepparttar 115680 drug! Two months beforerepparttar 115681 FDA approved Prozac there had already been 27 deaths fromrepparttar 115682 controlled clinical trials. By 1992 Prozac had already scored another 28,600 documented adverse reactions plus an additional 1700 deaths according to an FDA report.7 I guess you could say that death is a pretty strong "adverse reaction" from a pill. But look onrepparttar 115683 bright side...it's your last one! In 2003,repparttar 115684 FDA approved Prozac for children.

To helprepparttar 115685 drug companies push more poisonrepparttar 115686 FDA approved direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising. Now that it's legal, pharmaceutical companies are spending about $2 to $3 Billion annually to unleash false advertising campaigns directly torepparttar 115687 public. FDA officers report that pharmaceutical companies have been in violation ofrepparttar 115688 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) over a hundred times each year by overstating benefits and not accurately reporting negative reactions to drugs. To date, no pharmaceutical company has been charged byrepparttar 115689 FDA for violations ofrepparttar 115690 FDCA.

Closing

How is it thatrepparttar 115691 FDA can get away with approving drugs that are known to be deadly? Moreover, how canrepparttar 115692 FDA continue to allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise false information about FDA approved drugs? And finally, why doesrepparttar 115693 FDA only take public safety into account when it is forced to by some form of gross public error?

An insider testimony offers an explanation. As published inrepparttar 115694 British Medical Journal, Paul Stolley, MD, MPH, a former senior consultant torepparttar 115695 FDA, says "the agency neglects drug safety in its rush to speedrepparttar 115696 drug-approval process because current laws and policies letrepparttar 115697 drug industry influence FDA decisions". Federal law prohibitsrepparttar 115698 FDA from using experts with financial conflicts of interest to decide whether or not certain medications should be approved. Yetrepparttar 115699 FDA has waivedrepparttar 115700 restriction 800 times since 1998! In fact, USA Today reported that more than half ofrepparttar 115701 experts hired to adviserepparttar 115702 FDA onrepparttar 115703 safety and effectiveness of medicine have direct financial relationships withrepparttar 115704 pharmaceutical companies that will be helped or hurt by their decision. Historically,repparttar 115705 FDA has revealed when these financial conflicts exist, but these conflicts have been kept secret since 1992. Hence, it is impossible to determinerepparttar 115706 amount of money orrepparttar 115707 pharmaceutical company involved.

If we truly want health freedom it is time that we seek out natural alternatives that are not FDA approved. The aforementioned examples are not isolated cases. Scientists writing forrepparttar 115708 British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology wrote that, "A random journey throughrepparttar 115709 Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) underscoresrepparttar 115710 fact that most drugs are poisons which have a few beneficial side effects". It is time that Americans took responsibility for their health or facerepparttar 115711 consequences of becoming a lifetime asset to "big-Pharma".

Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. His web site exposes the shocking and sometimes-frightening truth behind FDA approved drugs, sports supplements, and natural medicine. His unique experience allows his clients to live naturally healthy for life. Visit http://www.health-fx.net to learn about his line of cutting edge nutraceuticals.


Why Diets Fail and What to do about it.

Written by Phil Satterfield


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First, get in a mindset to lose weight. Stop usingrepparttar word diet it brings up negative thoughts. Never say you have to go on a diet, you are CHOOSING to go on weight loss program or follow a weight loss plan. We do not like things that we HAVE to do, choose to lose weight, for your self, no one else.

Second, write down your goal. If you want to lose 25 pounds, write that down. Write down a time frame in which you think you can reach your goal. Make it a reasonable amount of time, at least 3 months maybe more. It may seem like a long time, but we are looking for lasting results, not more yo-yo dieting.

Third, keep 3-to5 day food log. Write down every thing you eat andrepparttar 115675 amounts you eat. Pay attention to carbs and fat as well as total calories. Look honestly at your food log look for areas where you can change small things. You can switch to a lower fat milk or diet soda pop. Reduce your fast food outings what ever it is, just start. It may take a while but it will be worth it.

Phil Satterfield has a college degree in Nutrition and has helped many people lose weight. He has started http://www.dietcrazy.com a small but quickly growing site and weight loss ezine. His goal is to help as many people lose weight as possible,repparttar 115676 site contain free information including a free weight loss plan and ebook. This article can be used by any one in their ezine please includerepparttar 115677 last paragraph and email me at philsatterfield_1@lycos.com

Phil Satterfield has a college degree in Nutrition and has helped many people lose weight. He has started http://www.dietcrazy.com a small but quickly growing site and weight loss ezine. His goal is to help as many people lose weight as possible, the site contain free information including a free weight loss plan and ebook.


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