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May 07, 2006
Pfizer Tested Unapproved Drug on Children
During an epidemic in Nigeria in 1996, Pfizer illegally tested an unapproved drug on children with brain infections, says a panel of Nigerian medical experts. According to the report, published in the Sunday (today) edition of the Washington Post, this violated international law. The report was completed five years ago, but never came out in the open. (Medical News Today)
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May 03, 2006
Keith Richards to Have Brain Surgery
After falling out of a palm tree, Rolling Stone Keith Richards continued to suffer headaches after being discharged from the hospital. It was at first believed that he suffered only a mild concussion but doctors have now diagnosed bleeding in the brain. He will undergo an operation to drill a hole in his skull and drain the blood. (Ireland on-line)
Posted by news editor at 09:06 AM