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FDA in ethical trouble again…

FDA in ethical trouble again…

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/opinion/pursuit-of-the-whistle-blowers.html?_r=1&src=recg Editorial Pursuit of the Whistle-Blowers Published: February 14, 2012 A federal lawsuit filed against the Food and Drug Administration raises disturbing questions about whether the agency retaliated against whistle-blowers… Read more »

Follow the money trail…..  all the way to the Lobbyist.

Follow the money trail….. all the way to the Lobbyist.

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:    With our elected representative being for sale, we see that the laws are created for profit more than for justice.  As regards health care:  see link… Read more »

President of the state medical board resigns in disgrace

President of the state medical board resigns in disgrace

Dr. Weeks Comment:  Since when does resigning constitute justice?  Promising never to do it again …  hmmm…  would that work for capital offenses?  Why should it suffice for people who… Read more »

Former provincial medical officer of Finnish Lapland Province offers concerns

Former provincial medical officer of Finnish Lapland Province offers concerns

Dr. Weeks’  Comment:     this former provincial medical officer of the Finnish Lapland Province with a doctorate in medicine offers her opinion on swine flu,  cell phone and vaccinations. While she… Read more »

Robert Kennedy on Vaccines

Robert Kennedy on Vaccines

Thanks to Lynn! Watch this video: Part II below the fold.

Reasoned response to Obama’s speech/plan on Health Care

Reasoned response to Obama’s speech/plan on Health Care

Dr. Weeks Comment:  I greatly appreciate my membership and colleagues at the America Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) founded in 1943 to oppose the Dingall bill Obama referred to. … Read more »

Does your physician abide by the Delcaration of Helsinki?

Does your physician abide by the Delcaration of Helsinki?

WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARATION OF HELSINKI Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Download the PDF file Adopted by the 18th WMA General Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, June 1964, and… Read more »

Publish and Perish

Publish and Perish

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:    Publication is not easy.  Read this amazing account http://www.scribd.com/doc/18773744/null  and pay attention to the recommendations at the end.     Then enjoy this gem about how the peer-review process… Read more »

Which oath is your doctor honoring?

Which oath is your doctor honoring?

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  I remember when the Catholic church changed its mind about fish on Friday.  Issues of right or wrong aside, I knew even as a kid, that the… Read more »

Confused about healh care reform compromises?  Follow the money…

Confused about healh care reform compromises? Follow the money…

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