Pfizer Hid Evidence- HRT Causes Cancer

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Pfizer Hid Evidence- HRT Causes Cancer

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(NaturalNews) A Philadelphia jury has found drug giant Pfizer Inc. guilty of

deliberately ignoring evidence that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug

Prempro increased women's risk of breast cancer, ordering it to pay unspecified

damages to defendant Connie Barton. 

 

Millions of women used Prempro and other HRT drugs up until 2002, when the

groundbreaking Women's Health Initiative study found that taking the drugs

significantly increased women's risk of breast cancer and death from

cardiovascular disease. The risk was so striking that researchers called an

early halt to the study out of concern for participants' lives. The drugs were

-- and still are -- marketed to relieve the symptoms of menopause, such as hot

flashes, mood swings and night sweats.

 

More recent research suggests that HRT drugs also increase women's risk of dying

from lung cancer.

 

Although Prempro was marketed by Wyeth, Pfizer assumed liability for Wyeth's

prior actions when it purchased the company in October.  According to Barton's

lawyers, Wyeth was aware of the risks of Prempro well before the release of the

Women's Health Initiative results, but made no efforts to withdraw the drug from

the market or warn women or doctors of its effects. " They knew back in the 1970s

that these drugs had the potential to cause breast cancer, " said attorney Esther

Berezofsky, " so they didn't have the studies done. " When negative results began

to emerge, Berezofsky said, Wyeth attempted to downplay them.

 

The jury agreed, ruling not only that Prempro had caused Barton's case of

invasive breast cancer, but that the drug company was to blame.  Before its

acquisition, Wyeth also admitted to practices such as ghostwriting articles for

publication in medical journals, promoting off-label (unapproved) uses of drugs

and making lavish gifts to doctors. Pfizer claims the company has since

abandoned these policies.

 

The Barton case is only one of 9,000 Prempro-related lawsuits filed in the

United States to date. Of eight cases to go to trial, five have ended in

" guilty " verdicts for the company. Pfizer has appealed all five.

 

Sources for this story include: www.dailyfinance.com

 

 

 

 

 

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While I do believe Pfizer needs to pay for this, I also believe that the individual doctors and medical schools are also at fault. Doctors, who go through 12 years of medical training should know better than to use a drug they know nothing about. Many of my clients who came to me with hormonal issues related to HRT use, were given Premarin or Prempro and never were followed up by adequate medical tests for hormonal levels. This is unconscionable on all levels and fines should be levied at all levels.

Pfizer Hid Evidence- HRT Causes Cancerhttp://www.myhealthytown.com/index.php?option=com_agora & task=topic & id=22 & Itemid=58(NaturalNews) A Philadelphia jury has found drug giant Pfizer Inc. guilty of deliberately ignoring evidence that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug Prempro increased women's risk of breast cancer, ordering it to pay unspecified damages to defendant Connie Barton. Millions of women used Prempro and other HRT drugs up until 2002, when the groundbreaking Women's Health Initiative study found that taking the drugs significantly increased women's risk of breast cancer and death from cardiovascular disease. The risk was so striking that researchers called an early halt to the study out of concern for participants' lives. The drugs were -- and

still are -- marketed to relieve the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, mood swings and night sweats. More recent research suggests that HRT drugs also increase women's risk of dying from lung cancer. Although Prempro was marketed by Wyeth, Pfizer assumed liability for Wyeth's prior actions when it purchased the company in October. According to Barton's lawyers, Wyeth was aware of the risks of Prempro well before the release of the Women's Health Initiative results, but made no efforts to withdraw the drug from the market or warn women or doctors of its effects. "They knew back in the 1970s that these drugs had the potential to cause breast cancer," said attorney Esther Berezofsky, "so they didn't have the studies done." When negative results began to emerge, Berezofsky said, Wyeth attempted to downplay them. The jury agreed, ruling not only that Prempro had caused Barton's case of invasive breast cancer,

but that the drug company was to blame. Before its acquisition, Wyeth also admitted to practices such as ghostwriting articles for publication in medical journals, promoting off-label (unapproved) uses of drugs and making lavish gifts to doctors. Pfizer claims the company has since abandoned these policies. The Barton case is only one of 9,000 Prempro-related lawsuits filed in the United States to date. Of eight cases to go to trial, five have ended in "guilty" verdicts for the company. Pfizer has appealed all five. Sources for this story include: www.dailyfinance.com---«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»§ - PULSE ON 21st CENTURY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE! §Subscribe send email to: - DETOX WITH ALL NATURAL PURE GREEN CALCIUM BENTONITE CLAY USED INTERNAL/EXTERNAL http://clayadvantage.com/THE OPEN LINE NEWSPAPER, HEALTH NEWS, SPIRITUAL, ENVIRONMENT, ETC. http://WWW.THEOPENLINE.ORG RELAXATION TECHNIQUE FOR CHRONIC PAIN, PTSD + OTHER ISSUES THAT TROUBLE YOU. http://relaxationheals.webs.com DISCLOSURE:Any information here in is for educational purpose only; it may be news related, purely

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