Still not convinced that AP is censored by the Mega-Corps? Check this out!

[Up2Late]

(Here's a report of ELEVEN Deaths of volenteeres in a drug trial for a new drug that Pfizer is testing with it's Japaneese partner Eisai, and ONLY Reuters filed a report on this major story!

Google "Eleven patients die in Eisai drug trial" at "Google News" <http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&ned=us> and look at what you get. You only get the Reuters story, NOTHING from the AP! Yes, MSNBC and ABC News did put this story on their websites, but it was the Reuters story too. This almost never happens. And BTW, UPI didn't pick it up either, that NEVER happens.)

UPDATE 5-Eleven patients die in Eisai drug trial

Thursday 16 March 2006, 4:49pm EST

(Adds analyst comment, byline)

By Kim Dixon

CHICAGO, March 16 (Reuters) - Eleven patients have died while taking Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept during a clinical trial, Japan's Eisai Co. (4523.T: Quote, Profile, Research), which makes the medicine, said on Thursday. There were no deaths among patients who were taking a placebo, said Eisai, which markets Aricept with Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research)

Aricept is already approved in most markets to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, but was being tested in patients with vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.

The news comes a day after Parexel International Corp. (PRXL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) announced six people became seriously ill during a trial in Britain of an experimental drug for cancer and other inflammatory diseases. German firm TeGenero AG makes that drug.

The negative headlines may lead to calls for greater scrutiny of clinical trials, some analysts said. "You have the makings of a further pendulum swing to the conservative by regulatory agencies," said David Windley, an analyst at Jefferies.

(more at link below)

<http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=health&storyID=nN16165971>

[buddysmellgood]

1. I saw an AP article headline "Two more women die from Ru486." Tell me

that wasn't a plant. I read a lot of news. When did women start dropping like flies from RU486?

[Kurovski]

4. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it had to do with how the drug was used.nt

[democracyindanger]

2. Except

Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsaric184667034mar18,0,410380.story?coll=ny-health-print

ABC

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1738390&page=1

Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2006/03/17/hscout531627.html

Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=a0HSqTlSHFYE&refer=japan

All original reports, except for Forbes, which sources the NYT. :shrug:

[Up2Late]

3. Did the AP pick up any of those versions of the story? No, they didn't...

...which was the point of my post.

With the wide coverage that the RU486 deaths got, and the near deaths of the 6 volunteers in the Parexel International Corp. trial earlier this week (The German firm TeGenero AG makes that drug), which also got a lot of American press, only reinforces the point I'm trying to make.

[Up2Late]

5. kick n/t

:kick: