According to the Washington Post the British drugmaker Glaxo-SmithKline has tentatively agreed to pay the U.S. government $3 billion to settle multiple civil and criminal investigations. While the total settlement has not been made public the complaint about pharmaceutical companies has been marketing of drugs for conditions not approved by the FDA.

“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2011 Release #12-020 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 558-1511 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Evergreen Enterprises Recalls Pourable Gel Fuel Due to Burn and Flash Fire Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a…

The Washington Post reports: A new study released by the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the medical history of more than 800,000 U.S. women taking different forms of birth control between 2001 and 2007. On average, woman taking Yaz had a 75 percent greater chance of experiencing a blood clot than women taking older birth…

Have you experienced complications with vaginal mesh implants? In the last three years, the Food and Drug Administration says it has received nearly 3,000 reports of complications from transvaginal mesh. Vaginal Mesh Implant Complications include: Mesh erosion through the vagina Pain during sexual intercourse Organ perforation Urinary problems Bleeding Infection This is what we are…

Out of pure curiosity, I was wondering what some of the organizations I belong to paid lobbyist. I came across a website that allowed me to search all kinds of organizations and what they paid to lobbyists. If you believe that money buys influence, you can really see who is doing the buying. According to the website,…