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1) New medicare ripe
for rip-off
The scam artists started with the "drug card" in late 2004…
selling worthless cards door to door a month before the real
cards were to be sold. There is a lot of money about to be spent
and this article may give "them" a few more ideas on how to game
the system…. (Why can't we all just get along?)
http://www.forbes.com/business/free_forbes/2005/0620/124.html?partner=yahoomag&referrer=
2)
Remember that 50% of all physicians graduated in the LOWER HALF
of their class.
Legislation passed to keep experts off of FDA advisory panels.
One way to assure that the FDA makes poor decisions… recuse all
of the experts. Because the top researchers in any given field
have the most knowledge of that field and the government funds
only a small portion of drug research then most knowledgeable
physicians will not be able to consult for the FDA. That leaves
"the rest" to make less than well informed decisions. Disclosure
should be sufficient.
http://www.pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleid=247106&categoryid=9#
3) … and 33.3% cheat…
That's right… 1/3 of scientists admit to cheating if you add up
all of the people surveyed and all of the ways in which the
authors of this paper defined unethical behavior. One of the big
ones was claiming credit for another's work. (Good journals make
authors verify their contributions to a paper). Very few of the
new to mid-career scientists admitted to falsifying data… an
interesting read. Makes you wonder if the authors are being
completely honest…. hmmmmmm.
http://startribune.com/stories/462/5446438.html
4) So between the above
and "soap boxing" legislators….
…the FDA drags its feet on some promising drugs. The
doctor/author suggests that placebo trials should not get so
much emphasis when serious ailments are being studied.
(Would you opt for a "Placebo Prattle"?………. I heard that!)
http://www.forbes.com/2005/06/08/chiron-fda-pulminiq-cz_sg_0608medicinemarkets_inl_print.html |
