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• Due to Caps On Damages, Choose Healthcare Providers Carefully

  Peter Wetherall | December 08, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Does it matter which hospital you choose when you're in need of medical care or surgery? YOU NEED TO KNOW, that if you're the victim of medical malpractice here in Las Vegas or elsewhere in Nevada, your ability to recover damages is dramatically impacted by the hospital involved. Here's why...Under Nevada law, governmental entities and their employees incur very limited financial...

• FDA Not Too Underfunded to Screw Consumers

  Peter Wetherall | December 04, 2007 5:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Yesterday, I commented on the FDA's difficulties in meeting its mandate as described in the FDA Report on Science and Technology published on December 3, 2007, by the FDA Science Board Advisory Committee. Despite the severe limitations on the FDA's abilities set forth in that report, the FDA is forging ahead with proposed "Guidance for Industry" which would allow drug companies to distribute...

• FDA's Pursuit of Drug Safety an Underfunded Farce

  Peter Wetherall | December 04, 2007 4:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlhttp://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlhttp://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_00_index.htmlAccording to an FDA Report on Science and Technology published on December 3, 2007, the FDA is essentially not able to fulfill its mandate of assuring the safety of drugs. ...