Studies Drug Companies Don’t Want You to See *The following is an excerpt from an article “The Medicating of America,” published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. Before a pharmaceutical drug can be sold in the U.S., it must first be approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Part of this process is requiring […]
Big Pharma and Advertising By Bryan Silver *The following is an excerpt from an article “The Medicating of America,” published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. So when did this all start? You need to go back a few decades, but there was a time when pharmaceutical companies did no direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription […]
Sackler Brothers and Oxycontin By Bryan Silver *The following is an excerpt from an article “The Medicating of America,” published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. After moderate success at manufacturing over the counter type remedies, the Sackler brothers used their backgrounds in medicine to “tweak” a drug that had been around since 1917. […]
The Company That Fueled It All By Bryan Silver *The following is an excerpt from an article “The Medicating of America,” published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. One Company Fueled America’s Opioid Epidemic To better understand the potential for abuse in the pharmaceutical industry, it might help to look at the havoc […]
The Medicating of America What Pharmaceutical Companies Don’t Want You To Know By Bryan Silver *The following is an excerpt from an article published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. There’s no denying that big pharma means big business—but the big question is, “who is the real benefactor?” While treating America’s ills seems […]
While LSU did not bring home the national championship from Omaha in last week’s College World Series, the relationship between Baton Rouge and “Baton Rouge North” was further strengthened. The hospitality of Omaha to LSU fans was matched by the Tiger’s support of Omaha’s businesses. One Omaha businessperson described LSU fans as an “economic force by themselves.” Our […]
First flooding. Then fighting with insurance companies for full and fair payments for insured losses. Then dealing with contractors to make sure work is done timely and correctly. But now Louisiana flood victims have to deal with a new problem. The Louisiana Office of Community Development is warning residents of possible scams of flood victims. […]
Is there a conspiracy among the pharmaceutical companies to fix the price of drugs? This is exactly what Blue Cross and Blue Shield and HMO of Louisiana are alleging. Under the name Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company, Blue Cross and HMO Louisiana filed the suits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of […]
In November 2013, China detected genetically modified traits in U.S. corn shipments. Because China had not approved the genetically modified trait, it halted U.S. corn imports. The following month, the Chinese government issued a warning notification strengthening the inspection and supervision of the import of genetically modified feed materials. This notification required the testing of […]
Congress is set to reform the National Flood Insurance Program later this year. We have written before about how the NFIP has needed reform for years — it is $25 billion is debt. One of the suggested ways to fix some of the problems with the NFIP is to make it easier for private insurers […]