Re: Ghostwriting in medicine.

[Guest guest]

The whole Premarin / Women's Health Initiative Study fiasco was a great setback

for HRT for women.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Health_Initiative

Pure 17 beta estradiol was not tested, just conjugated equine estrogen

(Premarin). Thanks to this study, many women are denied HRT, when the problem

was not 17 beta estradiol, but Premarin.

You can't patent estradiol or testosterone in it's natural form, so there is no

huge amount of money to be made marketing it.

Note that you CAN patent variants such as topical gel: Testim and Androgel.

Most studies are paid for by the drug manufacturers, and no one wants to pay for

a new Women's Health Initiative using pure Estradiol.

Between the WHI study damaging HRT for women and the overuse of testosterone by

athletes, HRT has some obstacles to overcome.

Those who criticise " Government Run Health Care " should examine how health care

run by drug manufacturers and insurance companies is working for them.

Randy Hoops

Springfield, MO

>

> One of the members posted this link this morning at the Stopped_Our_Statins

forum. It shows us that you just can't belive every thing you read.

> http://tinyurl.com/2e96fd6

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> There is a fascinating and important recent article in the Public Library of

Science (PLoS) medical journal that addresses the topic of ghostwriting in

medicine.

[Guest guest]

Randy,

You said a mouth full and this is why I posted due to Statin Drugs after all I

have been through due to them I can't walk of stand up with out a walker.

And there is no proof taking Statin Drugs prevent heart problems. In some they

cause them.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: k0cm <Randy@...>

> Subject: Re: Ghostwriting in medicine.

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> Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 11:28 AM

> The whole Premarin / Women's Health

> Initiative Study fiasco was a great setback for HRT for

> women. 

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Health_Initiative

>

> Pure 17 beta estradiol was not tested, just conjugated

> equine estrogen (Premarin).  Thanks to this study, many

> women are denied HRT, when the problem was not 17 beta

> estradiol, but Premarin.

>

> You can't patent estradiol or testosterone in it's natural

> form, so there is no huge amount of money to be made

> marketing it.

>

> Note that you CAN patent variants such as topical gel:

> Testim and Androgel.

>

> Most studies are paid for by the drug manufacturers, and no

> one wants to pay for a new Women's Health Initiative using

> pure Estradiol.

>

> Between the WHI study damaging HRT for women and the

> overuse of testosterone by athletes, HRT has some obstacles

> to overcome.

>

> Those who criticise " Government Run Health Care " should

> examine how health care run by drug manufacturers and

> insurance companies is working for them.

>

> Randy Hoops

> Springfield, MO 

>

>

> >

> > One of the members posted this link this morning at

> the Stopped_Our_Statins forum. It shows us that you just

> can't belive every thing you read.

> > http://tinyurl.com/2e96fd6

> > =====================================

> > There is a fascinating and important recent article in

> the Public Library of Science (PLoS) medical journal that

> addresses the topic of ghostwriting in medicine.

>

>

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