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Colombia in a state of invest emergency

As of Monday, Colombia is in a state of emergency, now allowing officials to take over businesses that stole millions of dollars.... more

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UK Surfers Stand To Lose £14,500 Each To Online Fraud

Obviously they're not saying here that we're *all* going to lose £14.5k, but the security unwary could well stand... more

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UK identities sold for £80 online

Internet fraudsters sell complete financial identities for just £80, according to an online safety group. The details... more

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Identities for sale online, just £80

Fraudsters can score an identity complete with financial details, name, address, passport and driving license numbers, according... more

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http://$585 million LCD price-fixing fine

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three major electronics manufacturers have agreed to plead guilty to a price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585... more

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LG and Sharp Guilty for LCD Price Fixing

LG, Sharp fined 585 million dollars for price-fixing WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Department of Justice imposed fines... more

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Facebook friends could be Nigerian princes

Looks like those 'Nigerian prince' scammers have gotten wise to the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook. MSN... more

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User sues Classmates.com; People weren't really searching for him

A man is suing Classmates.com. He claims the website enticed him into purchasing a 15 dollar premium membership by implying that... more

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Statistics prove prescription drugs are 16,400% more deadly than terrorists

According to the groundbreaking 2003 medical report Death by Medicine, by Drs. Gary Null, Carolyn Dean, Martin Feldman, Debora... more

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Doctors pooh-pooh complaints about adverse drug side-effects « Aftermath News

In a survey of 650 patients, taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, who reported having adverse drug reactions, many said their physicians denied that the drug could be connected to their symptoms, Dr. Beatrice A. Golomb of the University of California at San Diego and her colleagues found.

“Physicians seem to commonly dismiss the possibility of a connection,” Golomb told Reuters Health. “This seems to occur even for the best-supported adverse effects of the most widely prescribed class of drugs…Clearly there is a need for better physician education about adverse effects, and there is a strong need for patient involvement in adverse event reporting.”

The best-known side effects of statins, which include widely prescribed drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor, are liver damage and muscle problems, although statins have also been tied to changes in memory, concentration and mood, among other problems.

Physician reaction to a potential side effect is crucial because the muscle problems can progress to a rare but potentially fatal condition called rhabdomyolysis if the drug isn’t discontinued.

The researchers investigated the response of doctors to statin patients who believed they were having adverse drug reactions. In the great majority of cases, the patient, not the doctor, initiated the discussion.

Forty-seven percent of patients with muscle problems or cognitive problems said their doctors dismissed the possibility that their symptoms were statin-related, while 51 percent of patients with peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve pain affecting the extremities, said their doctors denied a possible connection with statins.

Overall, 32 percent of patients reported that their doctors told them there was no link between their symptoms and statin use, 39 percent said their physicians said such a connection was possible, and 29 percent said their doctors “neither endorsed nor dismissed the possibility of symptom link to statins.”

While her study wasn’t designed to find out why, the researcher notes that while the pharmaceutical industry is sure to get the word out about a drug’s benefits, there is “really no corresponding interest group to make sure that physicians learn about adverse effects.”In a survey of 650 patients, taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, who reported having adverse drug reactions, many... more

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Prescription for disaster.PBS FDA Dr David Graham

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The Thin Green Line : Gore's War

For the first time, Gore offered specifics on how to reach his aggressive ideal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity within 10... more

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Al Gore New York Times Op Ed Nov 9, 2008: "Here is the good news:"

November 9, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor The Climate for Change By AL GORE Excerpts: Here is the good news: the bold steps... more

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Lib Dem donor 'was £7m conman'

It turns out that a man who gave £2.4 million to the Lib Dems was in fact a wiley conman, and the money was all stolen cash.... more

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Protecting pharmaceuticals

Protecting pharmaceuticals Our view: Consumers must be able to challenge manufacturers of dangerous drugs in court In the... more

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The World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems. USA 37th

1 France 2 Italy 3 San Marino 4 Andorra 5 Malta 6 Singapore 7 Spain... more

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The Truth About Crestor: Is Crestor Dangerous and, If So, Why?

THE TRUTH ABOUT CRESTOR: IS CRESTOR DANGEROUS AND, IF SO, WHY? The Intensive Marketing of This New, Super-Strong,... more

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Crestor Side Effects ( Rosuvastatin )

precious little gain from Crestor is easily offset by its greater tendency for severe side effects of a non-cognitive nature due... more

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"A cholesterol of 240 is NOT ELEVATED. This is normal and compatible with good health."

A cholesterol of 240 is NOT ELEVATED. This is normal and compatible with good health.

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1. Allan, Christian PhD, Director of Manufacturing, Formulation and Analytical RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 630, Bethesda , MD 20814, USA.
2. Arfors, Karl-E; MD, PhD, Professor (microcirculation), previously Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. La Jolla, Ca USA; present working place: Karolinska Institute; private: Hornsgatan 53, S-11849 Stockholm, Sweden.
3. Atrens, Dale; MD PhD, Research Scholar, River Centre Clinic, Sylvania, Ohio, USA; Reader Emeritus in Psychobiology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
4. Berger, Michael; MD, Professor (internal medicine). Germany. Deceased. Obituary.
5. Bondarenko Igor G., MD, PhD, Nutritional/Clinical Biochemistry, CHYDENIUS Clinic, 00100 Helsinki Finland.
6. Borgers, Dieter; MD PhD, Professor Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
7. Broneer, Eric; MD, 91 Boulevard Chave, 13005 Marseille, France
8. Brownstein, David; MD, Medical Director, Center for Holistic Medicine, 5821 W. Maple Rd. Ste. 192, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, USA. Homepage
9. Byrnes, Stephen; PhD, RNCP, Deceased.
10. Clayton, Tom; MD 15 Mirror Ridge Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77382
11. Dahlgren, Bertil; MD, BSc (Chemistry), specialist in rehabilitation and occupational medicine, ABC Livshälsan, Fjällgatan 23A, S-116 28 Stockholm, Sweden. Homepage
12. Davies, Hywel; MA, DM (Oxon), FRCP (Lond), FACP, FACC. Previously Assoc. Professor, University of Colorado; Chief of Cardiology, Denver VA Hospital; Senior Lecturer and Hon. Consultant physician at Guy’s Hospital, London, UK. Present address: Rue de Condémines 9, CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland.
13. de Groot, Paul; MD; PhD. Clinical cardiologist (retired), Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, Den Haag/Leidschendam. Present address: Wijkselaan 6. 2554GE Den Haag. Netherlands.
14. de Lorgeril, Michel, MD, Research Director at Centre National de la Reserche Scientifique (CNRS), Faculté de Médecine, Domaine de la Merci, Université de Grenoble, 38706 La Tronche Cedex, FRANCE.
15. Deutsch, Marshall E; PhD, 41 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA 01776-2328,USA.
16. Devroey, Edmund, MD. Retired Ob-Gyn/ Researcher, The Longevity Institute. Homepage
17. Dobromylskyj, Petro, BSc BVetMed DVA DiplECVA MRCVS, General Practitioner/VeterinaryAnaesthetist, Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital Berkshire RG42 4AA, UK. Homepage
18. DuPont, Jason; MD, occupational medicine physician, 127 W. Wood Dr., Phoenix, 85029 Arizona, USA

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