Tainted doctor refused Saskatoon job
A doctor whose name was associated with several alleged miscarriages of justice has been denied a job in Saskatoon.// This decision has been hailed as one to preserve public confidence and trust in the province's health system.The health officials in Saskatchewan have voted to curtail practicing privileges to former Hospital for Sick Children pathologist Dr. Charles Smith....Eighty Children Die Of Aids Due To Tainted Blood, Dirty Needles In Southern Kazakhstan
The death toll of HIV-infected children in South Kazakhstan has reached 80 with the recent death //of a 5-year old boy in Sairam district – said the officials and non-governmental groups. It is believed that the five-year-old boy had a severe inborn cardiac defect, which caused the death. Chief physician of the regional HIV/ AIDS prevention and treatment center, Natalia Babina told the...E.coli-tainted spinach causes a kid's death in Idaho
According to the Idaho health officials, the kid who died due to kidney failure last month was infected with the E. coli strain in the tainted spinach that has caused a// countrywide outbreak of food poisoning. 'The 2-year-old boy, Kyle Allgood, from Chubbuck, Idaho, who died on Sept. 20, is the second confirmed fatality of the E. coli bacteria outbreak that has sickened 192 people in t...Pharmaceutical Industry Supported Review of Drugs – Tainted Truths
British Medical Journal reported today that reviews of drugs, which are supported by the pharmaceutical industry are less transparent, and are likely to conclude// sympathetically as compared to independent reviews, reveals a recently concluded study. The authors opine that bias in drug trials is a common phenomenon and often favors the trial-sponsor's product. Independent reviews –...WHO takes initiative to fight corruption tainted medicine production-supply chain
The WHO in a shocking revelation pointed out that although very difficult to disseminate actual figures it has been estimated roughly // that about 10%- 25% of the funds allocated for the disbursement of medicines to the public by the governments globally gets misused or lost because of fraudulent practices, bribery and diversion of pharmaceuticals. In a rough estimate it has been assessed that g...