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greatlaurel

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41. False flag, my dear DeSwiss. This article is not journalism, it is right wing propaganda.

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:34 AM

Feb 2015

Another issue in this article, is how the writer complains how the FDA did not tell reviewers of the drug trials about problems the FDA had with the trials. The writer does not explain what the FDA protocol is for calling for independent review of a drug trial they have concerns about. Did the FDA violate their protocol? I suspect not, as it makes sense the FDA would want to see if independent reviewers would find the same problems as the reviewers from within the agency.

I believe the Slate article does indeed reach the public relations category from George Orwell. Great quote, but the quote proves my point even more. The article is pushing with very questionable pretzel logic an anti-government regulation and anti-medical science view. Slate is owned by the Graham Publishing Company, a subsidiary of the Washington Post.

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Are Your Medications Safe? [View all] DeSwiss Feb 2015 OP

Lots of class-action drug injury lawsuits... Holly_Hobby Feb 2015 #1

Well, I don't trust lawyers more than drug companies. What we need is the FDA to do their job. nt Logical Feb 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #27

I'll tell my friend that she can throw away her insulin. Orrex Feb 2015 #30

We are allowing ourselves to be poisoned for profits. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #9

I think it used to be illegal daredtowork Feb 2015 #40

This is why I just have to snicker at those who insist that those of us who do not djean111 Feb 2015 #3

Agreed. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #8

Ditto ^^^^ marions ghost Feb 2015 #12

In my entire time on DU, I have never seen anyone... Orrex Feb 2015 #17

Oh, find and read threads about GMO labeling. djean111 Feb 2015 #18

You're conflating two different things, modifying your original complaint. Orrex Feb 2015 #25

I will just continue to skip foods that may be GMO. Thanks for the typical response! djean111 Feb 2015 #26

Ironically, your response is symptomatic of an anti-science mentality Orrex Feb 2015 #28

I really do think an "anti-science mentality" is quite okay, when it comes to eating food. djean111 Feb 2015 #29

You're not being consistent. Orrex Feb 2015 #31

Not trying to impress you with anything, just explaining my position. djean111 Feb 2015 #33

Then there was no reason to mention your Mensa qualification Orrex Feb 2015 #36

I don't trust Big Pharma or Monsanto either. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #20

So where is your line on eating GMO foods? djean111 Feb 2015 #23

I have no more qualms with eating genetically modified food than any other food. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #32

Cool. I just wish, since I do have qualms, it was easier for me to tell which foods have GMOs. djean111 Feb 2015 #34

Helping the Republicans denigrate the FDA isn't doing anyone any good. Avalux Feb 2015 #4

Thanks for your openness. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #10

I'm real too, and here's how I see it. Avalux Feb 2015 #14

Yeah. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #38

NO medication is safe. There is no such thing. KentuckyWoman Feb 2015 #5

And might I add to your comment that much of the advice we Grammy23 Feb 2015 #6

You mean like the insulin my cousin injects ever since she went into a coma at 12 y.o.? Hekate Feb 2015 #7

My brother had juvenile diabetes, and my daughter-in-law lost her pancreas in a truck accident djean111 Feb 2015 #13

It all started with those billboards back in the 1950's..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #11

Wow, that might be one of the most ignorant posts I've read recently. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #21

no examples? KentuckyWoman Feb 2015 #42

Doctors seem reluctant to acknowledge the presence of drug side effects. MindPilot Feb 2015 #15

And the glossing over of side effects like weight gain Grammy23 Feb 2015 #16

Statin drugs Mimosa Feb 2015 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #22

Instead they shoud blindly listen to you? greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #24

Most doctors I know are owned by Big Pharma. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #39

This article has problems, the reference to the European Medicines Agency about 700 drugs is false. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #35

I don't particularly care for Slate...... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #37

False flag, my dear DeSwiss. This article is not journalism, it is right wing propaganda. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #41

K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #43