The opioid epidemic has gotten so bad the chances are high that you know someone within your social sphere who has a friend or family member that has suffered a tragic loss due to its severity. The epidemic has claimed over 300,000 lives over the past few decades 1 and some estimates predict the number […]
In a recent Article published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) a whistleblower from a contracted Pfizer covid-19 research group came forward and claimed serious data integrity issues in the vaccine trial being conducted by her research group. The BMJ verified and stated that “A regional director who was employed at the research organisation Ventavia […]
In October of 2020 the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir), which is the first drug that was approved to treat COVID-19, for adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older and weighing above 88 pounds requiring hospitalization. The Mayo Clinic lists a slew of common side effects with Remdesivir including “back pain, chest tightness, chills, cough, […]
His name is Robert Califf. He is a cardiologist who served as FDA commissioner for a little less than a year during President Barack Obama’s second term. As FDA commissioner, Califf tried combating the opioid epidemic, by requiring “black box” warnings explaining the dangers of mixing opioids and benzodiazepines; a known fatal concoction. Califf also […]
Benzene is usually colorless or it can be a light-yellow liquid at room temperature. It is used as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, as a starting material in the synthesis of several chemicals, and is found mostly in gasoline. Benzene occurs both naturally and is also manufactured. Benzene is highly toxic to […]
Paraquat sold under the most common brand name “Gramoxone” is an herbicide that has been linked to Parkinson’s Disease. The toxic herbicide paraquat can also be found in products like Kingxone, Sweep, Revolver, and Total. According to the CDC: Paraquat (produced for commercial purposes in 1961) is one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide. […]
A lot of criticism has been hurled at Johnson & Johnson due to the discovery of asbestos in their Baby Powder product spurring a massive class action lawsuit. In October of last year NPR reported that “The health products giant used a quirk of Texas state law to spin off a new company called LTL, […]
A Double Blinded Study is the gold standard of clinical trials to ensure a new drug or treatment is effective. Cancer.gov defines it as “A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researcher knows which treatment or intervention participants are receiving until the clinical trial is over. This makes results of […]
Everyone has heard of toothpaste advertisements that announce something along the lines of “9 out of 10 dentists use (insert toothpaste brand).” It is a clever ploy to get the consumer believing that the majority of dental professionals not only use but also recommend a given product. While the worst thing that might happen from […]
Let us think with reason and logic. You are paid to regulate an industry, but 45% of your payment comes directly from the industry you are supposed to regulate. Is that a conflict of interest? The FDA has the highest responsibility to the public as it is charged to make certain the products we consume, […]