FDA Fails to Report Viagra Blindness Link - Even Though Safety Officer Warns Them

WashPost.com- 7/01/2005 - More than 13 months before a magazine broke the story, a safety officer at the FDA told superiors about this side effect.

Pfizer Whistleblower says Bush Will Not Allow Free Trade in US Drug Market

60 Minutes- 6/05/2005 - American pay more for persciption drugs than any other country in the world. Practices to keep the price down in other countries not allowed in the US.

FDA Silenced Scientist Who Spoke Out Against Dangers of Vioxx

CBS - 10/08/2004 - When the Doctor tried to warn officials at the FDA, he was "intimidated" into silence. Merck later pulled Vioxx off the market after vioxx was linked to heart attacks.

10 of 32 FDA Board Members that Reinstated Vioxx to the Market, Have Links to Drug Companies

MSNBC - 2/25/2005 - 10 Board Members Have Direct Payment Histories with Big Drug Companies.

President Bush Uses His First and only Veto to Stop Stem Cell Research Requested by Congress

WashPost- 7/19/2006 - After 5 years in office, Bush uses his Veto Power to block all research on Stem Cells, eventhough the Congress and the American People request it.

45 Million Americans Have No Health Insurance, 13% increase per year since Bush took office.

About.com- 8/30/2004 - The US Census Bureau largely attributed the decline in insurance rates to the drop in coverage from employment based health plans.

One in Five Officials at FDA Feel "Pressure" to Approve Drugs That Are Not Safe

CBS- 12/16/2004 - 2/3 of all employees at the FDA do not think the FDA adequately approves drugs.

Congress Investigates Whether FDA Suppressed Evidence of Dangers of Anti-Depressants for Kids

CBS - 3/30/2004 - After a researcher finds a link between Paxil in Kids and Suicide, FDA superiors ask him to change his test results.

FDA Supports Religious Doctrine In Decision of Morning After Pill

60 Minutes- 11/27/2005 - The Bush Admin Pressured the FDA to reject Over the Counter status for Morning After Pill (called Plan B). They used a religious zealot scientist as their champion against all rational thinking on the FDA board.