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Some birth-defects specialists say they are concerned about the possibility of a cholesterol-lowering statin drug going over the counter, a move to be considered today and Friday by a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. In a joint venture with Johnson & Johnson, drugmaker Merck has asked the FDA for permission to make Mevacor, the brand name for lovastatin, available without a prescription. The companies hope to market a 20-milligram daily dose to men 45 and older and women 55 and older, the ages at which cardiovascular disease risk begins to rise. Over-the-counter Mevacor would widen access to cholesterol treatment, thereby helping to reduce the number of Americans who have heart attacks, Merck argues. The FDA classifies Mevacor and other statins as pregnancy category X, which means they are not supposed to be taken by pregnant women. Not only have category X drugs been linked to fetal abnormalities in animal or human studies, but the FDA also has declared that the benefits of taking them do not outweigh potential risks.
The companies hope to market a 20-milligram daily dose to men 45 and older and women 55 and older, the ages at which cardiovascular disease risk begins to rise.
From youtube
Heavy metals such as barium and aluminum can build up in the lungs over time. Combine that with powerful RF energy and those metals heat up. This could cause the capillaries in the lungs to burst killing the animal. They would basically drown in their own blood. Death by asphyxiation.
I watched part one of the video you posted and I can't get the smell of Scientology out of my house now....
moving on....
Condemnation before investigation is the height of ignorance. -Albert Einstein
Originally posted by stopthathurts
reply to post by dalan.
Scientology has a decidedly anti-psychology stance and agenda. That's all I was getting at.
I've studied these drugs for years and years and I'm curious as to what you think about the rest of the post. I have investigated more than most. So please let me know where I was "ignorant".
Originally posted by stopthathurts
reply to post by dalan.
They are using many psychological tricks to denounce psychiatry. While I realize the two terms represent different things there are are several commonalities and I found their tactics amusing.
I agree that there is a growing problem of over diagnosis but to imply that the field offers no legitimate benefits to those in need of help is, I believe disingenuous.
To keep it simple I'll use clinical depression as an example of a real condition that can be helped and in some cases totally alleviated with proper treatment involving medication.
Clinical depression isn't feeling a bit blue or having a stretch of bad days. It is an anguishing state to be in. It doesn't get better with an "atta boy" at work or with trying to look on the bright side. One cannot will one's self out of it and like many other conditions, both psychological and more traditionally medical it can be next to impossible to relate to without experiencing it first hand.
I don't claim to know the whys of depression. It may in fact be caused by environmental factors or inherited or by any number of factors but it is real and it is indeed painful.
It can also be treated successfully. All meds have side effects and down sides to their use.