On AlterNet: pharmaceuticals
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pharmaceuticals"
Clayton Dach, Adbusters. May 3, 2008.
Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are being trained to fight America's future wars.
Bruce E. Levine, Z Magazine. November 14, 2007.
The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.
Art Levine, The American Prospect. November 2, 2007.
Unbridled profits, lax safety regulations and corporate fraud are all part of a normal day in the life of our corrupt drug industry.
Stan Cox, AlterNet. August 27, 2007.
Many of us rely on drugs imported from developing countries like India. But a new report reveals the toxic industry that produces them and the people who pay the price.
John Fischer, Huffington Post. August 6, 2007.
Much like the historical practice of using Mercury to treat syphilis, GlaxoSmithKline's diet drug Orlistat could be an effective solution for the present but a dangerous precedent for the future.
Michelle Chen, The NewStandard. February 9, 2007.
Fast-tracked pharmaceuticals are on the market for an average of almost two years without beginning required safety tests, and the FDA is letting it happen.
Peter Rost, AlterNet. December 6, 2006.
When drug companies dupe the IRS by shifting their profits to low-tax countries, the rest of us have to pay billions of dollars in unnecessary taxes to make up for the shortfall.
