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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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
Confused about healh care reform compromises? Follow the money…
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