By Christina Sarich
Tag: FDA
Conventional Chicken Found to Contain Concerning Levels of Arsenic Due to Antibitoics
Did you know that thanks to excessive antibiotic use in livestock you are actually ingesting carcinogenic arsenic with your meat? A new study found that chickens raised with arsenic-based drugs end up having toxic, inorganic arsenic in their meat.
FDA Wants to Increase Budget by Nearly $1 Billion, 94% Coming from Drug Industry
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) otherwise known as the Corporate Patsy and Drug Pushing Administration (CPDPA) wants to increase their budget from $820 million to just under $5 billion for 2014? Is it possible that interest group money to ‘protect the people of the United States from chemical and biological threats’ isn’t enough?
Did You Know: Natural Cancer Treatments are Hidden from You – But Why?
When alternative practitioners or pioneering MDs start having success treating cancer outside mainstream medical’s approved standard of care set by governing medical bureaucracies to appease Big Pharma, they are hounded, persecuted, or prosecuted, while information of their successes is withheld.
Vaccines Don’t Protect: Exposing the Vaccination for Immunity Fraud
There are two primary guilt trips used on parents who refuse vaccinations for their children. The first is absurd enough to be laughable – the peer pressure tactic of not letting children who weren’t vaccinated around parents’ vaccinated children. But if your kids were vaccinated, they’re supposed to be protected, right?
Anti-Depressants Don’t Work for Mild or Moderate Depression
Professor Kirsh provided a documented conclusion that pharmaceutical anti-depressants don’t work for mild to moderately depressed patients. What’s more, a placebo is almost always nearly as effective – without the side-effects.
Global Treaty Signed to Stop Deadly Mercury While FDA Allows it Unchecked In Your Food
Over 140 nations have come together under a new treaty to curb deadly mercury pollution over serious risks to worldwide health, but meanwhile the FDA is still allowing the mass majority of US citizens to chomp down on mercury-containing processed foods.
Neurotoxic Flu Drug Approved for Use on Infants
Tamiflu, the antiviral drug facing international criticism for its deadly side effects, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use on infants just two weeks old. The FDA’s decision comes amidst international controversy over Tamiflu, known generically as oseltamivir.
FDA Quietly Pushes Through Genetically Modified Salmon Over Christmas Break
While you were likely resting or enjoying time with friends and family over the Christmas break, the United States Food and Drug Administration was hard at work ramming through genetically modified salmon towards the final acceptance process.
Biotech Giant Amgen Fined $762M for Illegal Marketing
OnTuesday, biotech giant Amgen Inc pleaded guilty in federal court for illegally marketing its former top-seller, Aranesp, a drug used to treat anemia. They are to pay $762 million: $612 million in a civil settlement and $136 million in criminal fines.
FDA: Drug Companies Faked Thousands of Drug Documents
According to the Food and Drug Administration, a major drug research contractor has been found faking documents and manipulating samples. The firm, Cetero Research, has tested medicines for major drug companies that are now being forced to reevaluate their products in response to warnings issued by US regulators. The news may be from 2010, but is an example of pharma corruption nonetheless.
