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Six people fall seriously ill following drug trial

Six people fall seriously ill following drug trial

A clinical drugs trial in France has ended in tragedy after five people were hospitalised with serious neurological complications and one was left brain dead. It has been reported that 90 people were administered the drug, which has not yet been named. The French Health Ministry has since stopped the drugs trial and recalled all of those volunteers who took[Read More…]

GlaxoSmithKline has been fined $488.8 million (3 billion Yuan) by the Chinese government for bribery

GlaxoSmithKline fined by Chinese govt after bribing doctors

The pharmaceutical corporation GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)has been fined $488.8 million (3 billion Yuan) by the Chinese government for attempting to bribe doctors and hospitals in the country to use its products. State news agency Xinhua claimed that after the  “massive bribery network” was uncovered, five former employees were sentenced to two to four years in jail, but ordered deported instead of[Read More…]

Pharmaceutical industry leaders claim ‘honesty is bad for business’

Pharmaceutical industry leaders claim ‘honesty is bad for business’

The pharmaceutical industry has spoken out against introducing transparency when conducting clinical trials. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have argued that the process must remain secretive in order to boost competition and increase their bottom line. Director of the EFPIA, Richard Bergstrom made the arguments after the organisation was pressured into publishing new ethical commitments relating[Read More…]

The dark side of Gardasil: Family tells of how vaccinations destroyed the life of their loved one

The dark side of Gardasil: Family tells of how vaccinations destroyed the life of their loved one

For many years now the mainstream medical community has been convincing parents all over the world about the benefits of vaccinating their children. Those that refused to do so were accused of being irresponsible, reckless and worst of all, bad parents. Mothers and fathers have in the worst case scenario, been threatened with legal action, or denial of services such[Read More…]

African children forced to accept unsafe vaccines

African children forced to accept unsafe vaccines

African children are being used as lab rats to test potentially dangerous vaccines, it has been reported. In the the small village of Gouro, Chad, Africa, it was reported that around five hundred children were locked into their school, and threatened with expulsion if they did not agree to get vaccinated with the meningitis A vaccine. The vaccine was unlicensed[Read More…]