Author: KJ McElrath

Whistleblower Exposes Criminal Conduct of Big Pharma; Ugly

Whistleblower Exposes Criminal Conduct of Big Pharma; Ugly

Posted by | Jun 12, 2015 | , |

One of the best things about our current free and open Internet (and what has been scaring the hell out of the corporate interests that are desperately trying to control and restrict it) is that it’s increasingly difficult for the Powers That Be to keep their dirty little secrets. It has been a real gift to government and corporate whistle blowers. First it was Wendell Potter, formerly vice president of corporate communications for health insurance giant CIGNA. After seeing first-hand the disgrace of American health care at a free clinic in an impoverished  rural Virginia community – at the...

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Hospital Greed Frenzy; The American Norm

Hospital Greed Frenzy; The American Norm

Posted by | Jun 11, 2015 | , |

The United States is not the only nation on earth to have private entities involved in its health care. But there is a neat difference: in other nations, such as the socialist democracies of Europe, these companies are forbidden by law to make profits. In the good old U.S.A. however, where capitalism has become a religion and Mammon its god, it is perfectly acceptable for players in our so-called “health care system” to wring every cent it can out of patients – and let those who cannot pay or fall through the cracks to suffer and even die. And...

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Damning Evidence Revealed in Xarelto Lawsuit: Were Bayer and Janssen Corrupt, or Lazy?

Damning Evidence Revealed in Xarelto Lawsuit: Were Bayer and Janssen Corrupt, or Lazy?

Posted by | Jun 5, 2015 | |

In early January of 2012, William Packard’s physician prescribed a new anti-coagulant for the treatment of his atrial fibrillation (AT), a condition characterized by irregular heartbeat and palpitations. Patients suffering from AT run an increased risk for heart failure as well as stroke. Mr. Packard’s doctor thought the new medication would be more effective than the old treatment, because there were fewer interactions and the patient wouldn’t have to undergo nearly as much monitoring. Just six months later, William Packard began experiencing headaches and periods of confusion. He was admitted to the hospital, where doctors determined he was suffering...

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Teva Pharmacuetical: Pay to Delay? Yes, But There’s More To It

Teva Pharmacuetical: Pay to Delay? Yes, But There’s More To It

Posted by | Jun 2, 2015 | |

Well over a century ago, Standard Oil (the corporate ancestor of today’s Chevron), founded by John D. Rockefeller, controlled over 90% of all oil production and 85% of end sales. It was the result of years of mergers, acquisitions, legal machinations and manipulation. The corporation grew like a cancer, and by 1900, didn’t even have to resort to driving out competitors by underselling. In 1906, the federal government (under the Theodore Roosevelt Administration) determined that Standard Oil had been engaging in “unfair practices…abuse of the control of pipe lines…[and] unfair methods of competition in the sale of refined petroleum...

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The “Sick Care” System Strikes Again with Ivokana, Kidney Damage and Heart Attacks

The “Sick Care” System Strikes Again with Ivokana, Kidney Damage and Heart Attacks

Posted by | May 31, 2015 | , |

Let’s get one thing straight – the U.S. has a “health care” system, but it’s sick. There is no money to be made in developing cures. After all, if diseases are cured, how will Big Pharma continue to profit? It is why the pharmaceutical industry continually manufactures and markets “treatments.” In many cases, Big Phama even creates non-existent conditions and hawks them like the snake oil salesmen of 19th-Century traveling “Medicine Shows” to a gullible, frightened and uninformed public. Ad campaigns even target those who are attempting to take responsibility for their own health. How many ads have you...

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