[HN Gopher] Unsealed Emails Show How J&J Shaped Report on Talc's...
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       Unsealed Emails Show How J&J Shaped Report on Talc's Links to
       Cancer
        
       Author : charbonneau2
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2021-11-08 21:09 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bloomberg.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bloomberg.com)
        
       | avgDev wrote:
       | Scandals such as this one are fueling anti-vax movements. I
       | remember learning about physician who found that a drug was
       | causing a massive increase in heart attacks, informed
       | manufacturer, and was ignored. They went on a smear campaign and
       | he was worried he would have issues finding employment as large
       | hospital networks have connections with pharmaceutical companies.
       | 
       | I had an issue with a flouroquinolone antibiotic, many warnings
       | were added by the FDA, but the issue is still underreported and 1
       | out of 100 doctors would NOT even consider saying those drugs
       | cause issues. Even when it is backed by research. It appears many
       | individuals who suffer from CFS/Fibro/Chronic
       | Pain/Tendonitis/Nerve pain developed it after a treatment. A
       | major problem is that currently there is no test to show
       | flouroquinolones caused the damage and patients may feel normal
       | then get a tendon rupture 8 months later. Look up FQAD if you are
       | curious.
       | 
       | I even spoke to a writer of a book about FQs, his wife was
       | suffering from psychosis after levaquin. This happened in 1986.
       | Many flouroquinolone drugs were taken off the market and replaced
       | by new ones. New research suspects some individuals may have
       | genes causing issues removing those drugs from the body and
       | allowing toxic amounts to accumulate. There is some research
       | looking at possible mitochondrial adducts and dysfunction.
       | 
       | I think Mayo clinic is also doing some studies to figure out what
       | is causing these side effects which can last for years and then
       | disappear completely.
        
       | nieve wrote:
       | Regulatory capture kills people, but unfortunately the
       | legislative equivalent means there's not much will to fix it. In
       | this case though not only was there regulatory capture, but J&J
       | and their talc supplier conspired to deceive the FDA. I have
       | little hope the lawsuits will extract more from them than their
       | added profits.
        
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