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Subject: Another Dangerous Drug - when will it end? Author: Celebrex [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 23:18:13 07/10/05 Sun Another Dangerous Drug - when will it end? by: Lee Cummings "Risks found with another pain killer" - This is the headline of an article from the New York Times. Surprise! Once again another dangerous "pain killer" Drug is found to cause heart attacks, stroke and death in unsuspecting users. This time it is CelebrexT. Remember that this drug was named by David Graham, an employee of the fda's office of drug safety, as one of the top five dangerous drugs which would be the next problem. A five-year study by the National Cancer Institute which explored whether CelebrexT prevented colon polyps and colorectal cancer, has found that those taking the drug had at least a 2.5 times higher risk of cardiac events even at the lower dose. Those taking a higher dose during the study had as much as a 3.4 times higher risk for heart attacks and stroke. The National Cancer Institute ended the trial early. Remarkably, neither the drug maker nor the fda have taken action to pull this killer drug from the market. Drug companies and the fda are already under fire for their unsafe and unethical practices of bringing a new drug to market. Under fire from the public and The United States Congress who is holding hearings about these practices. Here is one of the root causes of the problem - The fda looks the other way as they allow drug companies to conduct as many trials and studies as they want. The trials and studies which produce dangerous findings and results are allowed to be swept under the rug while only reporting the few "good" results to the fda. Hence, the drug is "proven safe" to the fda for public Consumption. How many more people have to die before we take action and hold the fda and drug companies responsible? How many more people have to die before we demand the fda really look out for the health of the public, instead of the health of their pocketbook? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]