Reasons for FDA Drug Rejections Hidden from Investors and Public
An analysis from Food and Drug Administrations researchers (FDA) shows that drug companies fail to reveal to investors and the public the reasons their new drugs are denied FDA approval. On seven occasions between August 2008, and June 2013 a new drug was denied approval in part because patients taking the drug were more likely to … [Read more...] about Reasons for FDA Drug Rejections Hidden from Investors and Public
FDA is Aware of Fraudulent Clinical Trials Hidden from Public
FDA Is Aware Of Fraudulent Clinical Trials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of faulty clinical trials, but a recent investigative report shows that this information was never made public. Charles Seife, a professor at the Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism at New York University uncovered … [Read more...] about FDA is Aware of Fraudulent Clinical Trials Hidden from Public
Drug Trial Fraud and Misconduct Hidden from Journal Publishers and Public
A study of internal documents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that though the agency has taken action against clinical trials for "significant departures from good clinical practice" and even falsifications, there is no mention of such problems in the published studies. The documents were uncovered through … [Read more...] about Drug Trial Fraud and Misconduct Hidden from Journal Publishers and Public
Companies Darkest Secrets Hidden
Herbal Diet Pills Complaints. For desperate dieters, recent revelations that Metabolife International received thousands of previously undisclosed consumer health complaints about its controversial herbal diet pills proved a troubling surprise. But it wasn't a surprise for many plaintiffs who have filed personal injury … [Read more...] about Companies Darkest Secrets Hidden
A Hidden Health Hazard
Mold In Our Houses Could Be To Blame. Deena Karabell had lived in her New York City apartment for 15 years, so when she fell ill in 1983, she never suspected that her apartment itself could be to blame. Over the next 15 years she grew progressively weaker. Finally, in the spring of 1998, she lost 30 pounds and went into anaphylactic … [Read more...] about A Hidden Health Hazard
LASIK Surgery: Hidden Risks and Regrets
Hidden Risks Of LASIK Surgery. The advertising and infomercials suggest LASIK surgery is painless and foolproof. The surgeon cuts a tiny flap on the surface of the eye and a few blasts from a laser burn away part of the cornea in hopes of giving patients perfect vision. When we first reported on LASIK surgery last year … [Read more...] about LASIK Surgery: Hidden Risks and Regrets
