| NIH Official Altered Drug StudyDr. Edmund Tramont, | | | | likely cause of Hafford's death.Medical News Today |
| director of the National Institute of Allergy and | | | | December 16, 2004Houston Chronicle December 15, |
| Infectious Disease Division of AIDS, altered the | | | | 2004Dr. Mercola's Comment:Here is an example of |
| conclusions from a safety report on pregnant women | | | | another blatant and desperate act of trying to cover |
| taking the drug nevirapine in order to cover up its | | | | up the negative reactions of a drug as a way for the |
| negative side effects.Since the mid-1990s, nevirapine, | | | | drug industry and manufacturers to "save face." |
| an antiretroviral drug, has been used despite | | | | What's most unfortunate and damaging is that acts |
| government warnings that it could cause deadly liver | | | | such as these are done without any regard for the |
| problems or rashes when multiple doses were | | | | safety or welfare of the public.The good news is |
| administered over time.A study in 2002 was | | | | that cover-ups such as these are eventually outing |
| conducted to evaluate whether or not nevirapine | | | | themselves. A prime example of this is the recent |
| could possibly decrease the risk of mother-to-child | | | | Vioxx recall I wrote about in October.Folks, that is |
| HIV transmission.Multiple Problems With Drug | | | | what you get when you subscribe to the "eHealthy |
| ResearchMedical safety experts, an NIH auditor and | | | | News You Can Use" newsletter -- and that is what |
| the manufacturer of the drug agreed that there | | | | your family and friends will get if you e-mail this story |
| were various faults discovered within the study. | | | | to them using the link in the upper right corner of this |
| Some of these faults included giving improper doses | | | | page and recommend that they subscribe to this |
| to study participants and neglecting to report specific | | | | free e-newsletter: Information that is YEARS ahead |
| fatal and detrimental reactions to the drug.A report | | | | of its time that can literally save your life.As long-time |
| compiled by a medical officer under Tramont, Dr. | | | | readers know, this is just one of many quite valid |
| Betsy Smith, revealed that the research lacked in | | | | warnings that I have issued to alert you to the |
| safety reporting. Smith also reported that the | | | | dangers that the drug model has for your health. So |
| records kept of the patients failed to meet the | | | | if you have friends and relatives that you value |
| standard level of clinical research.Tramont Puts | | | | please forward this article to them so they don't |
| Positive Spin on Drug ReportsTramont requested to | | | | have to wait till drug companies decide to be |
| review the report before it was passed on to the | | | | responsible and take their drugs off the market |
| FDA. Interestingly enough, after his review the report | | | | before more people are seriously injured or killed.Blind |
| showed very different recommendations, none of | | | | greed, gross misconduct or a skewed view of the |
| which included any of Smith's prior recommendations. | | | | world -- any way you look at it, the bottom line is |
| Tramont's revised recommendations reported that | | | | the world of conventional medicine isn't a very safe |
| any negative reactions regarding the drug use were | | | | place.In time, however, the truth will naturally come |
| not of importance in assessing the safety of the | | | | out, but it is my vision and passion to facilitate the |
| drug.Tramont also claimed he wrote the report after | | | | spread of truth now. You can take control of your |
| the inquiry into the changes in Smith's report.The | | | | health and your life and free yourself from needless |
| family of Joyce Ann Hafford paid the ultimate price | | | | drugs. There is no secret potion needed, only basic |
| for the negligence of the drug nevaprine -- her life. | | | | health principles that you'll read on this |
| Despite the signs of liver failure, Hafford's doctors | | | | site.-------------------Dr. Joseph MercolaAuthor of Total |
| continued to give her the experimental drug | | | | Health |
| nevaprine throughout her pregnancy as an attempt | | | | ProgramFounder of the renowned Optimal Wellness |
| to save her unborn son from contracting AIDS.It was | | | | Center - The #1 Natural Health Site on |
| only after the family received copies of NIH's internal | | | | the |
| case documents from the Associated Press that | | | | Internet! |
| they realized the experimental drug regimen was the | | | | |