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>1. FDA: An Agency Out of Control

>Posted by: " VoiceAnalysis " VoiceAnalysis soundstonedchick

>Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:04 am (PST)

>THE FDA: AN AGENCY OUT OF CONTROL

>By Byron J. Richards, CCN, February 9, 2007

>

>The FDA is steamrolling its way to a grand vision of repressive health care

>based on profits for Big Pharma and new biotech companies at the expense of

>human health.

>

>Human death means little to the FDA, permitting mass killings of Americans

>while protecting Big Pharma profits. This year the FDA is being given more

>money

>(federal funding up 5% to 1.5 billion) without any accountability or

>effective Congressional oversight. This means that instead of using the

>money to

>meaningfully improve drug safety, the FDA will carry on its pet projects that

>include forwarding the health component of the Bush administration’s

>North American

>Union, limiting health freedom by harassing dietary supplement companies so

>as to reduce access to safe and effective drug competition, and actively

>turning the FDA into a drug company.

>

>A current case in point is the heart bypass drug, Trasylol, a medication

>often given so patients don’t bleed too much during surgery. A study

>published in

>the February 7, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

>showed that Trasylol was found to significantly increase the risk of death in

>the subsequent five-year period following heart bypass surgery. The data

>predicts that for the 246,000 Americans receiving this drug in 2005, over

>19,000

>will needlessly die in the following five-year period. FDA warnings in early

>2006, weak as they were, curtailed the blockbuster growth of the drug, and it

>appears the drug lost about 20% of its sales compared to 2005. This means

>that

>roughly 15,000 Americans receiving Trasylol in 2006 will needlessly die

>over the

>next five years because the FDA twiddled its thumbs to protect Bayer from an

>avalanche of lawsuits, even while Bayer lied point blank to the FDA (the

>Justice Department should be investigating). You heard me correctly, the

>head of

>the FDA, Andrew von Eschenbach, made an administrative decision to leave

>Trasylol on the market to protect Bayer, brushing aside a blatant Bayer

>cover-up. Of

>course, the problem is ongoing in 2007, exposing innocent Americans to

>unnecessary risk that is likely to result in an additional 1000 deaths per

>month

>(over the next five-year period).

>

>Bayer was expecting Trasylol to be its next blockbuster drug and was in Phase

>III trials to use the drug for all kinds of common operations (these trials

>were dropped in January 2007). While Bayer made $291 million on the drug in

>2005, the drug generated over 1.2 billion in treatment fees for the

>friends of

>Bayer due to all of its damaging side effects. This information was

>published in

>a January 2006 article in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study

>showed that Trasylol doubles the risk for kidney damage, causes 10,000

>patients

>per year to require dialysis for life, increases heart attack risk by 48%,

>increases heart failure risk by 109%, and increases the risk of stroke by

>181%. I

>mean really, what would you expect from a drug that promotes clotting in

>someone with clogged arteries??? Thus, since at least January of 2006 the

>FDA has

>had the data, heart surgeons have had the day, and Bayer executives have

>had the

>data. At what point does criminal neglect enter in to the picture? Following

>this information Bayer did its own independent study, hid the results from

>the

>FDA because they were so bad, and lied to an FDA advisory panel telling it

>that Trasylol was safe (see link in previous paragraph). Yet, von Eschenbach

>still didn’t take the drug off the market.

>

>Trasylol has been on the market since 1993 with about 4 million users

>worldwide. Based on the statistical evidence in the new study, this

>translates to

>about 320,000 unnecessary deaths around the globe (almost half are

>Americans).

>What punishment is there for German executives who kill Americans? And what

>about the doctors who are well aware of Trasylol risks and use it anyway

>(never

>informing the patient)? What motivates them? How much is Bayer paying them in

>perks to use the drug? The Justice Department should be investigating.

>There are

>older drugs that are 1% to 4% of the cost of Trasylol, work by a different

>mechanism, don’t kill people, and don’t generate the additional

>billion or more

>in treatment costs each year.

>

>Andrew von Eschenbach, as head of the FDA, has some serious explaining to do.

>Yes, this is the same Andrew von Eschenbach that was permanently appointed

>head of the FDA by the Senate in the lame duck session of Congress. Both

>sides

>of the aisle sold out American citizens (see how your senators voted),

>allowing

>the von Eschenbach appointment to go through (paid for by the Big Pharma

>lobby). The only Senator with any significant fortitude and honor was Charles

>Grassley (R-IA), whose Senate confirmation testimony regarding Andrew von

>Eschenbach on December 7, 2007 was accurate, frank, and to the point:

>

> > “People ought to be ashamed of saying Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach has

> done a

> > superb job in the position he is currently occupying [acting head of

> the FDA].

> > …That is an insult….In my interactions with the Depart > Human Services

> and the FDA these last 8 months, I have seen a complete and

> > utter disrespect for congressional authority and hence the law.…This

> body [the

> > Senate] should not walk hand in hand with the executive branch and sit

> idly by

> > as instances of abuse and fraud continue to endanger the health and

> safety of

> > American people…Under Dr. Von Eschenbach, the FDA has not only >

> transparency, it also has threatened those who are trying to desperately

> expose

> > the truth….â€

> >

>

>America has huge problems with health care and the quality of care. Big

>Pharma owns both political parties and the White House. Big Pharma owns

>the FDA.

>The head of the FDA is now a Big Pharma biotech sales rep. Big Pharma owns

>the

>American Medical Association. Big Pharma sponsors numerous “scientificâ€

>journals as well as funds the research they publish. Big Pharma owns the

>researchers

>in many academic institutions. Big Pharma owns the pen and pencil of almost

>every doctor in America. Big Pharma owns the mainstream media, and will

>use it

>to downplay problems and openly attack dietary supplements (their only real

>competition). The FDA is headed on a path of becoming a full fledged drug

>company. Big Pharma is stealing the profits of corporate America and the

>wealth of

>American citizens through the creation of a sickness industry paid for by

>corporations and taxpayers, and fully sanctioned by the federal

>government. Yet,

>the American public is unable to act while Rome burns. It is truly a sad

>state

>of affairs, rotting away the very pillars of our democracy.

>

>In order to have any faith in the human spirit I need to take the view that

>the American public is simply uneducated and that ignorance is bliss, from

>the

>point of view of Big Pharma. All I can do is try to inform. To do so I am

>taking the rather unusual step of publishing my expose book, Fight for Your

>Health: Exposing the FDA’s Betrayal of America, on NewsWithViews.com.

>Each week I

>will release a chapter or two, along with a few brief comments as to the

>current

>situation with any topics discussed in the chapter. If enough people actually

>comprehend what is going on we may be able to rise above the rather

>significant problems that challenge our nation. This is a gift; please

>pass it along to

>your friends.

>

>Here is what you can do: e-mail me (byron) your personal

>story of drug-induced side effects (yourself or a family member). I am

>particularly interested in stories about ADHD drugs, antipsychotic drugs,

>bone drugs,

>statin drugs, and blood pressure drugs ­ although any story is fine keep

>stories to 250 words, include your name and mailing address, and whether

>it is OK to publish your name. Each week I will publish some of the stories

>following my chapter. If I use your story I will send you a free

>autographed copy

>of Fight for Your Health. If enough Americans read the experiences of other

>citizens it may help break through the “collective numbness†that has

>been

>induced by the bombardment and reporting of war-related death and injuries

>on TV

>and in the media.

>This week I will begin with the introduction to Fight for Your Health,

>written in April of 2006. There is very little gratitude in saying “I

>told you soâ€

>when the message is rather grim. Yet, every point brought forth in this

>introduction is closer to full implementation.

>

>Fight for Your Health - Introduction

>THIS IS A STORY ABOUT HEALTH. It is not your typical health story; it is the

>real story of how your health and the health of your children are being

>seriously compromised.

>

>This year the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is celebrating one hundred

>years of service to the American people. It considers itself to be the

>guardian

>of public health. The safety of twenty-five percent of all products in use in

>the United States is under the watchful eye of the FDA.

>The real story shows that the FDA has spent the last hundred years boosting

>the profits of drug companies and eliminating competition to those companies,

>acting as a misguided police force that has little to do with public safety.

>The trend has progressively worsened over the hundred-year period and

>reached a

>new low in 1992, when President William Jefferson Clinton allowed the FDA to

>accept millions of dollars in drug company money to help approve drugs, a

>practice that continues to this day.

>

>The problems worsened in recent years, as President George W. Bush actually

>turned portions of the FDA itself into a drug company, responding

>primarily to

>the interests of Wall Street. He installed a new FDA chief and

>second-in-command who have multiple connections to drug companies and Wall

>Street (Andrew von

>Eschenbach, M.D., and Scott Gottlieb, M.D.). Public safety is low on the

>list. Citizens’ rights are low on the list. Rushing new and expensive

>unproven

>drugs onto the market is now a top priority. Of course, stamping out

>competition

>remains an important duty.

>

>The quality and safety of health care are major concerns for Americans,

>especially regarding our children. Consumers actively look for the best

>options to

>maintain their health. Our society uses a combination of traditional medical

>and alternative approaches in an effort to harness the best of both worlds.

>This is all about to change; there is a new vision for American public

>health. It

>is a plan sponsored and promoted by the Bush administration, the FDA, and

>drug companies. It is based on the new politics of the emerging global

>economy,

>at the expense of personal health freedom.

>

>Health Care for Profit

>Wall Street, international bankers, President Bush, pharmaceutical companies,

>new biotech companies, the Rockefeller empire, and the FDA have created a new

>plan for public health. It is a grand vision based on profit. It will use the

>FDA and, as needed, the Department of Homeland Security as the regulatory

>police force that ensures compliance in the name of public safety. Legitimate

>objections may be overpowered in the name of national security.

>

>The definition of terrorist will be expanded to include American citizens who

>disagree with the government’s plan. This is a new way to stamp out

>competition. Any person who speaks out against the plan could be harassed,

>because

>health care and national defense are now being connected through the

>threat of

>biological weapons.

>

>One example can already be seen. If pandemic bird flu strikes (H5N1), the

>president already has in place laws that require the use of experimental

>treatments and/or vaccinations, with no legal recourse for people who

>might be

>damaged. Quarantines will be enforced in the name of public safety,

>deploying the

>National Guard and even the military forces against our own citizens.

>

>What we are seeing is a blending of government agencies that relate to health

>care, biological weapons, and national security. Individuals simply

>protesting the ineffectiveness of government-sponsored health programs may

>find

>themselves talking to Homeland Security.

>

>Many plausible reasons are given to support the new plan, most of them

>playing on public fear. Vested interests are spending billions of dollars on

>research to build this new plan, so it is safe to assume that there are

>plenty of

>strings attached, favors to pay, and claims already staked.

>

>Fear is the weakness. Public safety is the excuse. Government-backed police

>power is the means. And the result is not improved health—it is pro elite,

>at the expense of the health of the majority.

>

>The New Public-Health Plan

>

>There is no need to guess at the nature of this plan. There is no need to

>hypothesize a grand conspiracy against the rights of individuals. The plan is

>being clearly and openly stated. The actions of government officials are

>consistent with what they are, in fact, saying. The plan is a matter of

>public record.

>

>The new public-health plan amounts to a declaration of war on health freedom

>and the rights of people to receive the health care that is most likely to

>relieve their problems. Any doctors who truly believe in giving their

>patients

>the best possible care—the legal and moral obligation of every doct find

>themselves joining the fight for health freedom.

>

>The intention of those currently in control is that within five to ten years

>this plan will be firmly established as the model of future health care for

>Americans.

>

>The Plan:

>

> > 1. The personal health data of all Americans will be registered in a

> > national data base owned by the government. This will begin in the

> summer of 2006

> > with new bar-coded drug labels and will progress until the database

> includes

> > every person’s complete medical history.

> >

> > 2. By the time a child enters school, a comprehensive mental-health screen

> > will be performed and “appropriate†medication will be dispensed,

> part of a

> > national mental-health initiative. All data will go into the national

> > database, branding a child for life. The pilot project for this step in

> the plan is

> > called TeenScreen, already operating in 43 states.

> >

> > 3. A computer chip will be implanted in every American and be required in

> > order to receive health services. It will contain a person’s health

> history; it

> > will be programmable (and prone to viruses and computer hackers), and it

> > could have multiple other uses—including tracking the person > desired

> by government agencies. Such devices are already approved by the FDA.

> > One example, Verichip, is now being marketed to doctors and hospitals

> as the

> > VeriMed Patient Identification System. As of March 2006, eighty

> hospitals and

> > several hundred doctors were already signed up. In addition to storing

> data,

> > it is a global positioning identification chip.

> >

> > 4. Doctors’ offices will become one large clinical trial for rapid

> > deployment of new and unproven drugs and monitoring of existing drugs.

> This means a

> > patient going to the doctor may receive care based on a new or ongoing

> drug

> > trial, not on the best available care. In many cases, patients will be

> guinea

> > pigs. The FDA considers this step to be their top priority for the next

> five

> > years. It is called the Critical Path to Personalized Medicine

> Initiative. In

> > 2006, it received its first federal funding.

> >

> > 5. Individuals will have no personal rights to sue if they are damaged

> by a

> > drug. Protection currently offered to U.S. citizens by state law is

> actively

> > being overturned by the FDA. The FDA is now working on the side of drug

> > companies and against the safety of the people it is supposed to be

> protecting.

> >

> > 6. The DNA of every citizen will be on file with the FDA. Newly developed

> > drugs, based on the new sciences of proteomics and nanotechnology, will

> require

> > analysis of protein molecules based on the person’s DNA and cellular

> > function. Under the false guise of progress and safety, Americans will

> be conned

> > into handing over their DNA to the federal government. This will lead

> to all

> > manner of superiority/racial profiling based on DNA, promoting the new

> eugenics

> > for the 21st century—the Rockefeller dream.

> >

> > 7. New international patent laws are allowing large multinational

> companies,

> > with the help of aggressive law firms, to control all meaningful

> > life-science inventions. They are specifically trying to control

> patents relating to

> > natural life processes in the body, as well as the processes by which

> nutrition

> > and herbs work in the body (realizing these are oftentimes superior to

> > current drugs). Beware of any company seeking patents relating to

> natural life

> > function.

> >

> > 8. The availability of beneficial nutritional supplementation as a health

> > option will be gone. Large drug companies, with the help of various

> governments

> > (including the U.S. government), are seeking to force companies selling

> > high-quality nutritional health options out of business. Once gone,

> they plan to

> > take over the business for themselves, restricting useful options that

> > compete with best-selling drugs and jacking up the prices on what

> remains. They

> > will also try to patent natural health options, turning them into

> expensive

> > pharmaceutical drugs. The European example already shows elevated

> supplement

> > prices for low potency and poor quality, a sign of things to come in

> America.

> >

> >

>Each of these points is fully underway. Solutions are possible, but not if

>Americans fail to understand what is occurring.

>The Attack on Natural Health

>The largest barrier to implementing this grand plan, which is actually a

>global plan, is the citizens of the United States. Americans currently

>enjoy more

>health freedom than any other country in the world. The alternative

>health-care industry is fueled by small supplement companies that promote

>safe and

>effective natural health options—the true champions of the people the

>pretense of public safety the FDA, Bush administration, and various

>congressional leaders are attacking alternative health care. This is a

>concerted and

>well-planned aggressive attack on health freedom in America, part of the

>global effort to control health-related profits. The natural-health

>industry is

>attempting to fight back. Despite overwhelming support by the majority of

>Americans, it remains an uphill struggle. On November 10, 2005, a bill was

>placed

>before Congress by Ron Paul (R-TX) as H.R. 4282, the Health Freedom

>Protection

>Act. This bill and any similar legislation need massive public support.

>What is

>the real reason the FDA is actively suppressing alternative health options?

>One of the values of nutrition is that it offers great hope with little risk.

>Drugs, not vitamins, are killing 100,000 Americans a year and sending 1.6

>million people to the hospital with adverse reactions. High-quality

>alternative

>health options actually might help someone get well. Drug companies profit

>from

>people remaining sick. My extensive investigation into this issue shows

>that the

>FDA’s actions are part of a much broader campaign to control health. The

>attack on the natural-health industry is intentional. It is part of a larger

>attack on many of your rights.

>A Call to Action

>My goal has always been to help others. I have always sought to speak the

>truth. Now I have the obligation to expose the truth. I find myself with a

>new

>mission—a duty and responsibility to help my fellow citizens in a m way.

>Your health and the health of your children and grandchildren are at

>stake. And the training of my life to be particularly suited to the task

>at hand. I

>am one of a handful of people who can actually explain to you how to regain

>healthy function of your body using natural options for health. I also have a

>background in advanced computer systems, as a pioneer in the field of

>artificial intelligence, enabling me to easily understand what the FDA is

>attempting to

>do.

>

>I am a clinical nutritionist by trade. I have spent the greater portion of my

>working life exploring the details of psychoneuroimmunology and metabolism. I

>understand the nature of hormones working at the genetic level. I understand

>how the new science relates to nutrition. I have helped thousands of people

>regain or attain healthy function of their bodies. The battle for control of

>your health is now under way. It is time to understand the nature of the

>plan.

>The future well-being of our citizens is at stake.

>

>I draw my sword in the form of a book.

>

>Byron J. Richards, Founder/Director of Wellness Resources, is a

>Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist and nationally-renowned health

>expert, radio

>personality, educator, and author. Listen to him live every Tuesday

>evening at 8 P.M.

>(CST) on TruthInWellnessRadio.

>

>Richards encourages individuals to take charge of their health, stand up for

>their health rights, and not blindly succumb to propaganda from the

>vested-interests who profit from keeping Americans sick. Author of

>Mastering Leptin, the

>Leptin Diet, and Fight for Your Health, Richards is now joining forces with

>health freedom leaders in the U.S. and throughout the world. Visit his health

>blog for up to date happenings. www.truthinwellness.com

>

>As founder of Wellness Resources, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN (since 1985), he

>has personally developed 75 unique nutraceutical-grade nutritional formulas.

>www.wellnessresources.com

>

>Charter Member of the International and American Associations of Clinical

>Nutritionists (IAACN) (since 1991) Richards has presented hundreds of

>educational

>classes to health professionals and individuals who want to take charge of

>their health!

 

 

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