| In this piece, News Target satires new
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| | forced out. Honest scientists are forced
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| employment postings at the Food and Drug
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| | to reluctantly contribute to approval of
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| Administration (FDA). Some
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| | dubious drugs, or, in some cases, drugs
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| highlights:Propaganda Officer: Help the
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| | are approved against the investigators'
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| FDA create and spread information that
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| | recommendations.Part of the problem is
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| discredits products, companies and ideas
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| | that these professionals are so
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| that threaten FDA control. No scientific
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| | disheartened when they realize that more
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| background necessary.Science Censor: Bury
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| | than 50 percentof the money the FDA
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| scientific findings that harm the
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| | spends reviewing drugs comes from the
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| prestige and credibility of the FDA.Chief
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| | pharmaceutical industry. A full 80
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| Oppression Officer: Conduct armed raids
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| | percentof the FDA's resources are geared
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| on places where dangerous criminals are
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| | toward the approval of new drugs, and
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| teaching patients about
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| | only 20 percentfor all the rest. Only 5
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| nutrition.Kickback Coordinator: Keep tabs
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| | percent goes to drug safety.Then their
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| on FDA managers' investments in
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| | hands are tied as they watch these same
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| pharmaceutical companies. Criminal
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| | drugs harm thousands of people. It is not
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| background preferred, mob ties are a
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| | uncommon for respected FDA veterans to
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| plus.Morale Officer: Keep FDA employees
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| | leave the FDA having lost confidence in
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| in line to boost morale and work
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| | the safety or effectiveness of
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| efficiency.Public Safety Program
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| | prescription drugs. Morale at the FDA is
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| Director: Not really a full-time job. In
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| | at an all-time low.Already, the FDA has
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| fact, you don't even need to show up.News
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| | become little more than a rubber-stamp
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| Target August 13, 2005Dr. Mercola's
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| | approval process for Big Pharma. While
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| Comment:These humorous ads carry the
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| | current "industry-friendly" policy
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| distinct bite of truth. Slowly but
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| | stands, things will only get worse as
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| surely, pressure from management and
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| | more and more honest employees are driven
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| frustration among working scientists is
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| | out.Dr. Mercola is the founder of
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| driving out the employees at the FDA who
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| | Mercola.com, one of the world's most
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| really care about drug safety, and
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| | visited and trusted health websites, and
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| replacing them with tools of the
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| | publisher of the free e-newsletter -- the
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| pharmaceutical industry.The current
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| | #1 dietary health and wellness newsletter
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| climate at the FDA is causing an
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| | on the Web with over 500,000 subscribers.
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| unprecedented amount of employee
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| | Dr. Mercola, a physician for over two
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| turnover. In 2002, the Wall Street
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| | decades, is also a New York Times
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| Journal reported that 15 percent of FDA
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| | bestselling author whose latest book,
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| medical officer jobs were vacant. This is
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| | "Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program,"
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| much higher than at other similar
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| | presents his entire renowned dietary
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| government agencies, such as the National
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| | health program and has sold over 150,000
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| Institute of Health (NIH)or the Centers
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| | copies. He is routinely interviewed by
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| for Disease Control and Prevention
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| | the media for his expert insights,
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| (CDC).Top scientists who have committed
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| | including CNN and ABC World News Tonight.
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| their lives to public safety are being
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| | His passion is to change the fatally
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| prevented from doing their jobs, and are
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| | flawed conventional medical system to one
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| either giving up and quitting or being
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| | focused on real prevention and cure.
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