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Out of Control AIDS and the corruption of medical science Posted on Friday, April 7, 2006. Originally from Harper's Magazine, March 2006. By Celia Farber. Joyce Ann Hafford was a single mother living alone with her thirteen-year-old son, Jermal, in Memphis, Tennessee, when she learned that she was pregnant with her second child. She worked as a customer service representative at a company called CMC Call Center; her son was a top student, an athlete and musician. In April 2003, Hafford, four months pregnant, was urged by her obstetrician to take an HIV test. She agreed, even though she...

WITH THERAPIES LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS DISEASE? By Bryan Ellison and Peter Duesberg Taken from "Inventing the AIDS Virus," Regnery USA 1996, 720 pages, ISBN 0-89526-470-6. Cheryl Nagel's dream was on the verge of becoming tangible reality in late October of 1990. She and her husband Steve had wanted a child of their own for a long time. Now her flight was arriving deep in the heart of Eastern Europe, Romania. Steve could not take the time off, so her mother accompanied Cheryl to the remote city of Timisoara. Cheryl felt out of place, having traveled so far from her...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4696609 Health & Science Part 1: Documents Suggest Merck Tried to Censor Vioxx Critics by Snigdha Prakash All Things Considered, June 9, 2005 · Because of intense interest in this report, NPR has decided to present a full transcript. Introduction: NPR's story about Merck and its efforts to suppress safety concerns about the painkiller Vioxx continues with a look at how Merck exerted its influence in the world of top medical institutions. NPR's Snighda Prakash presents part two of her report. Transcript: Introduction: At least 38,000 Americans are believed to have died from taking the pain pill Vioxx before it...

The Medical CIA Part I (Published in drastically rewritten, condensed form as “AIDS: Words from the Front,” Spin Magazine, Dec. 1993) “This is the epidemic of the century, and every qualified person should want to have a piece of the action.” Donald Francis was not known for his subtlety. When he wanted something, he would make demands while pounding the table with his fist. This time he was giving a speech to his fellow officers of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Federal agency charged with handling public health issues. Speaking at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, he was...

The men behind the myth Pharma Salaries. The high cost of research Source: AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch Henry A. McKinnell Chairman and CEO Pfizer Inc. In 2004, Henry A. McKinnell raked in $28,925,241 in totalcompensation including stock option grants from Pfizer Inc.. And Henry A. McKinnell has another $15,096,811 in unexercised stock options from previous years. John C. Martin President and CEO Gilead Sciences In 2004, John C. Martin raked in $18,223,931 in total compensationincluding stock option grants from Gilead Sciences. From previous years' stock option grants, the Gilead Sciences executive cashed out $13,213,769 in stock option exercises. And John C....