{"id":2960,"date":"2015-10-19T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2015-10-19T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T20:42:11","slug":"is-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2960","title":{"rendered":"Is The FDA Being Compromised By Pharma Payments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnlamattina\/2013\/08\/07\/is-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/media\/assets\/forbes_1200x1200.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnlamattina\/2013\/08\/07\/is-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments\/\\'&gt;Is The FDA Being Compromised By Pharma Payments?&lt;\/a&gt;Basically, Light is saying that pharma paid congressmen to sponsor legislation that results in the FDA being beholden to pharma for funding for its work. Implicit in this is that, as a result of these large \\&quot;contributions\\&quot;, the grateful FDA is rapidly approving medicines that are harmful.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fjohnlamattina%2F2013%2F08%2F07%2Fis-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.forbes.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Forbes&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/media\/assets\/forbes_1200x1200.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnlamattina\/2013\/08\/07\/is-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments\/'>Is The FDA Being Compromised By Pharma Payments?<\/a>Basically, Light is saying that pharma paid congressmen to sponsor legislation that results in the FDA being beholden to pharma for funding for its work. Implicit in this is that, as a result of these large &#8220;contributions&#8221;, the grateful FDA is rapidly approving medicines that are harmful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fjohnlamattina%2F2013%2F08%2F07%2Fis-the-fda-being-compromised-by-pharma-payments%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is The FDA Being Compromised By Pharma Payments?Basically, Light is saying that pharma paid congressmen to sponsor legislation that results in the FDA being beholden to pharma for funding for its work. 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