ARTICLES: FDA silenced one of its drug experts and.....

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Friends,

Isn't it obvious whose side the FDA is really on?

Another "follow the money, follow the greed" stories.

Just me....

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..CNN.com, Fri, 08 Oct 2004 8:56 AM PDT"FDA accused of silencing Vioxx warnings"http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/08/fda.vioxx.worries.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug

Administration silenced one of its drug experts

who raised safety concerns weeks before

Merck & Co. yanked the blockbuster drug Vioxx

due to increased risks for heart attack and

strokes, the chairman of the Senate Finance

Committee said Thursday.

ABC News, Thu, 07 Oct 2004 8:05 PM PDTABCNEWS.com: "FDA Accused of Silencing Vioxx Warnings"http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20041007_2226.html"Dr. Graham described an environment where he

was 'ostracized,' 'subjected to veiled threats' and

'intimidation,'" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said

in a statement after Finance Committee investigators

interviewed the researcher Thursday.

AlertNet, Thu, 07 Oct 2004 6:51 PM PDT"U.S. FDA tried to block Vioxx results-lawmaker"http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08490868.htmWASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Food and

Drug Administration officials pressured an agency

safety official to keep quiet or water down his

findings that the now-withdrawn arthritis drug

Vioxx was dangerous to the heart, a leading

Senate Republican charged on Thursday.

Canada.com, Thu, 07 Oct 2004 8:23 PM PDT"FDA silenced expert who raised concerns about

Vioxx: U.S. Senator"http://www.canada.com/news/story.html?id=d7708d86-a83d-454f-8fa3-1de5260bba4cWASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug

Administration silenced one of its drug experts

who raised safety concerns weeks before Merck

& Co. yanked the blockbuster drug Vioxx due to

increased risks for heart attack and strokes, the

chairman of the U.S. Senate finance committee said

Thursday.Denver Post, Fri, 08 Oct 2004 2:43 AM PDT"Feds knew of Vioxx risk before drug was pulled"http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~11676~2453223,00.htmlWashington - Seven weeks before Merck pulled the

arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because of safety

concerns, federal drug regulators downplayed the

significance of scientific findings citing the increased

risks, documents released Thursday show.

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