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On AlterNet: astrazeneca

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "astrazeneca"

Unsafe Heart Medication Peddled to Public as Wonder Drug

Unsafe Heart Medication Peddled to Public as Wonder Drug

Donald W. Light, Science Progress. December 23, 2008.
Crestor offers little benefit and offsets it with costly side effects. But you wouldn't know this from drug-company propaganda.

Are You One of Big Pharma's Lab Animals?

Are You One of Big Pharma's Lab Animals?

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 7, 2007.
Here's a rundown of whom we can thank for the national pathology of creating and treating diseases that aren't even there.

What's Missing on Your FDA Drug Warning Label: Corporate Influence over the Safety Process

What's Missing on Your FDA Drug Warning Label: Corporate Influence over the Safety Process

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. August 28, 2007.
Ninety-two percent of FDA advisory meetings in the last decade included a member with financial ties to drug companies. A look at how that affects the drugs that are allowed on the market -- even after they're shown to be deadly.