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Posted Sun Aug 3 2008: from American Sociological Association, via EurekAlert:
Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1217725420
 Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs such as Vioxx in the future because of fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed, according to research to be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). "Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States," said Donald Light.... "Recent changes in the system have only increased the proportion of new drugs with serious risks."
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