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FDA Corruption Letter To Obama Administration
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FDA Corruption Letter To Obama Administration

According to a letter sent by anonymous members of the FDA staff there is “systemic corruption and wrongdoing that permeates all levels of the FDA.” This letter has been in the news off and on since it was sent to John Podesta last year. Mr. Podesta is a member of President Obama’s transition team. This [...]

Published by on March 16, 2010 10:34 am
DePuy Orthopaedics Drops Artificial Hip Implant
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DePuy Orthopaedics Drops Artificial Hip Implant

A few months after DePuy Orthopedics, a unit of Johnson and Johnson announced that it would be phasing out the ASR hip implant due to slow sales; representatives of the company have warned doctors that there appears to be a high early failure rate with the device. Apparently the company has received reports for more [...]

Published by on March 15, 2010 11:03 am
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Diabetes

Diabetes: is a condition in which a person has a high blood sugar (glucose) level as a result of the body either not producing enough insulin, or because body cells do not properly respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas  which enables body cells to absorb glucose. [...]

Published by on March 8, 2010 6:43 pm
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Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolism  is an obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs, usually due to a blood clot, which blocks a coronary artery. Pulmonary embolism is caused by emboli that travel through the blood stream to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery. When this occurs, circulation and oxygenation of blood is compromised. The emboli [...]

Published by on March 8, 2010 5:48 pm
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Kidney Failure

Kidney failure: Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys partly or completely lose their ability to filter water and waste from the blood. The build up of toxic substances normally removed from the body by the kidneys can cause dangerous health problems. Renal Failure: Renal Failure is also called acute kidney failure or the sudden and [...]

Published by on March 8, 2010 5:42 pm
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Heart Attack

Heart attack: The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery, one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle. Death of the heart muscle, in turn, causes chest pain and electrical instability of [...]

Published by on March 8, 2010 5:36 pm
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