The Huffington Post, June 3, 2014. Pink viagra and shooting stars are both subject to a very strong placebo effect, and in both cases that can make people very happy. But one is more dangerous than the other.
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Letter to the Editor: “FDA’s Compassionate-Use Program Offers Early Access Without Compromising Drug Trials”
Washington Post, April 24, 2014. If the pharmaceutical company is willing, parents who are understandably desperate to help their children can utilize the FDA’s compassionate-use program, which allows a patient with a life-threatening disease to receive an unapproved drug from the company.
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The Worst New Drug of 2014
The Huffington Post, February 4, 2014. The FDA has already made a decision that could potentially harm thousands of patients. The agency approved a new diabetes medication that doesn’t noticeably improve health but may in fact cause cancer.
Read More »Warning: This Birth Control Product May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Huffington Post, November 19, 2013. “Was I just unlucky, or is this medical product not really safe?” That’s a question I get asked often, and was recently asked about Essure, a “permanent birth control” device made by Bayer.
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