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• FDA-MERCK CONSPIRACY?

  M. Brandon Smith | July 31, 2006 1:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  That is the question Senator Chuck Grassley hopes to find an answer to in his recently launched probe into the FDA's handling of Vioxx debacle. Senator Grassley has asked the inspector general to investigate the FDA's conduct and report on their findings with specific reference to an FDA senior scientist, Dr. David Graham, whose findings denoted that Vioxx posed numerous risks to its users prior...

• Study Shows Cell Phone Use While Driving Can Be As Bad As Drinking And Driving

  M. Brandon Smith | July 06, 2006 9:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a recent study published by The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, drivers who use their cell phone while driving are just as likely to cause an accident as those who drive while impaired on alcohol. The independent study used 40 volunteers who were either talking on their cell phones, driving while their blood alcohol content (bac) was .08 or were completely undistracted. The results are...