Brandon Keim has a series of posts over at Wired Science on ethical issues in pesticide research which are worth the read.
Dow: Our Unethical Tests Show That Nerve Poison is Safe
Why Testing Pesticides on People is Wrong, Part One: Unwitting College Students
Why Testing Pesticides on People is Wrong, Part Two: Devilish Details and the Greater Good
Human Pesticide Testing's Greatest Hits
Showing posts with label Pharma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pharma. Show all posts
Friday, August 24, 2007
Ethics & Pesticide Research
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Drug approval: what is safe enough
I mentioned recently the safety concerns in regards to Avandia a diabetes medication manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. Wired has an excellent article disambiguating why this drug would stay on the market despite the safety concerns and how potentially still unsafe drugs reach the market.
It is a good clear article, well worth the read: FDA Drug Standards: What's Safe Enough?
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