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Real0ne -> China Sentences ex-head of FDA to Death Over Drug Bribes (10/18/2007 8:50:17 AM)
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The penalty in China is death, in America it's business as usual. Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China's FDA, was sentenced to death for accepting $832,000 in drug company bribes and for dereliction of duty. Like China, our country is in the middle of a drug and food safety crisis. Why is FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D. getting a free pass? Why did the Senate just pass legislation (S.1082) that gives von Eschenbach significantly more power to do whatever he pleases? And exactly what is it that von Eschenbach is doing?
The Next VioxxOn June 6, 2007, Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will haul in Andrew von Eschenbach to testify on why the FDA failed to warn Americans of the extreme cardiovascular danger and increased risk of death from taking Avandia, a $3 billion-a-year blockbuster diabetes drug made by GlaxoSmithKline. Statistics that were primarily obtained from GlaxoSmithKline's own research data predict that 35,000 people needlessly died taking Avandia last year and the FDA was fully aware of the risks and chose to ignore them. In fact, the problem only came to public view because one independent researcher pursued the investigation and published his findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is the FDA's job, why do we need citizen watchdogs to do the work instead?
It is certain that during Von Eschenbach's testimony he will speak out of both sides of his mouth and cover the FDA's ineptitude and deceit. He is likely to blame a lack of FDA funding for the problems. In reality, the FDA is not at all as incompetent and under funded as they seem. The truth of the matter is that the FDA does exactly what they want. The FDA spends its time, energy, and money on management's priorities.
It is hard for some to grasp that safety of drugs or safety of the food supply is not the top FDA management priority. In the case of Avandia Americans are being needlessly killed as a result of FDA management decisions. These decisions preserve the profits of drug companies and further the myth that drugs are the answer to our health problems. Do not be misled, FDA actions are intentional.
http://www.newstarget.com/021874.html
SSDD eh?
Any wonder china is becoming a filthy rich world power that will replace us?
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