New Harvard paper slams FDA, says agency 'cannot be trusted'

(NaturalNews) A prominent Harvard University professor has compiled a new report that slams the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its failure to honestly and ethically approve new drugs. Set to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, the damning report declares that the FDA "cannot be trusted," noting that virtually all new drugs approved by the agency over the past 30 years are little or no better than existing drugs already on the market.

Entitled "Institutional Corruption of Pharmaceuticals and the Myth of Safe and Effective Drugs," the report by Professor Donald W. Light provides solid evidence to show that the FDA is nothing more than a pay-for-play front group that caters strictly to the interests of the pharmaceutical industry. Since drug companies are what primarily funds the FDA these days, the agency has lowered the barriers to entry for new drugs, speeding up the approval process while at the same time putting patients at increased risk. 

Prescription drugs used as prescribed kill at least 125,000 people annually, says report

As the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., prescription drugs are among the most dangerous substances in the world. According to Prof. Light's research, tens of thousands of patients are hospitalized annually due to adverse effects from prescription drugs, and another several thousand die -- and all this from taking prescription drugs as prescribed.

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