Archives for December 2006

I’ve written before about the evils of fast food and sweets, but also about how the ultimate responsibility for avoiding junk foods and the obesity they cause is up to the individual.

the richer or more motivated by money we get, the more closed off we get from each other and the more selfishly we act, the researchers theorize.

I wonder how long it will be before our elected officials’ “official” solutions to obesity are some new fat-fighting wonder drug or surgical techniques.

What would the existence of most of the men in these women’s lives be like if they DIDN’T spend so much time in search of the ultimate bargains, tastiest food, and most perfect fashion accessories?

According to this daring doctor, this disparity in expressiveness is the result of actual physiological and hormonal differences in the way men’s and women’s brains develop – not from man-centric societal influences

The AP piece cites the fact that 82 people died in test groups taking torcetrapib AND Lipitor, while only 51 perished in groups taking Lipitor alone.

The whole drug testing process is almost entirely monitored by other private firms called Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), appointed by the FDA but paid by Big Pharma.

It seems to me that under this law, it’s OK to conduct experimental research without informed consent on anyone who risks death from disease on ANY time frame.

According to the news reports at the time, there’s quite a stink in the medical community about the way Polyheme is being tested – namely, WITHOUT the full (or even partial) informed consent of patients.

According to an Israeli news service, Haaretz, four high-level doctors at a pair of holy-land hospitals have been arrested – for performing illegal medical experiments on elderly patients!