FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg pushing to eliminate conflict of interest laws, allow paid drug company shills to fill advisory positions
August 19, 2011
Ethan A. Huff, Natural News
8/18/2011
At a time when drug industry corruption is reaching a pinnacle of public exposure, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is actually proposing eliminating one of the few pseudo-effective measures in place that restricts the agency from becoming a full-blown Big Pharma “rubber stamp” consultant.
In a recent announcement, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg stated that the agency may next year loosen certain conflict of interest restrictions that prevent scientists with financial ties to the drug industry from becoming members of FDA advisory panels.
And now… the rest of the story. …..
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Harold
Too bad because we are demanding Congress to enforce it ASAP for those visiting Israel now and those that have dua citizensio by way of dual passport. I just finished my personal letter