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us. What if the system is destroying drugs that are technically “expired” but could still be safely used? In his lab, Gerona ran tests on the decades-old drugs, including some now defunct brands such as the diet pills Obocell (once pitched to doctors with a portly figurine called “Mr. Obocell”) and Bamadex. Overall, the bottles contained 14 different compounds, including antihistamines, pain relievers and stimulants. All the drugs tested were in their original sealed containers. The findings surprised bo

Source: The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates

The moves to Bournville, Haxby Road and Somerdale weren’t mere efficiency and tech upgrades. In its poster announcing the naming contest Fry’s says of the site: ‘there is ample room, not only for factories, wharves and sidings, but also for playing fields, bathing pools and sports grounds.’ The Cadbury, Fry and Rowntree families were successful capitalist industrialists, but they were also Quakers, bound to care for the welfare of their employees. In the high Victorian age it was still possible to see a pot

Source: James Meek · Somerdale to Skarbimierz · LRB 20 April 2017

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

1. Heart disease: 614,348
2. Cancer: 591,699
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101
4. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053
5. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103
6. Alzheimer’s disease: 93,541
7. Diabetes: 76,488
8. Influenza and pneumonia: 55,227
9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 48,146
10. Intentional self-harm (suicide): 42,773

Source: FastStats – Leading Causes of Death

Been binging on the not renewed 13 episode season 1 and done TV series Pure Genius.
I have been binging a lot when I’m home and working because it helps regulate my ADHD tendencies. Uping the distractions allow me to focus more, strange as that may sound.
Pure genius is about a Silicon Valley billionaire who goes in to the medical field by funding a fully free hospital,  research lab,  tech startup, all rolled up into one bunker hill.
That is only half of what inspired this musings. The other half being a sense of clarity that we are non ethical. Please note I didn’t say unethical. We are more of non ethical because or probably because of how hard it has been in the past as my friend Ireneo Salazar likes to point out every man for himself, every thing he can get.
In a past musings post I theorized that because we are a country in the edges a country in dire poverty and extreme inequality that we are the perfect place fpr disruption. Innovation happens in the edges and we are definitely there.
In Pure Genius the FDA is always a consideration in moving the science forward. I’ve read enough abstracts and executive summaries to agree. The FDA in trying to stop people from dying may be killing more people by slowing down progress in lifesaving or life improving technology. In Pure Genius in almost every episode there is the ghost of FDA bans/approvals/exceptions in the background.
We have shown a surprising lack of ethics, morals and whatnot why don’t we go full blast in what the US FDA’s dangerous non human ready drug/device/treatment trials.
I have to be honest I don’t think that the figures may make sense. That is the issue with a mere 100 Million population. I really suspect the FDA thing is best done by large population countries like India and China. There is actually excitement and fear in the back of myind that they’ve cured all these diseases in china because of looser regulations.
Where are all the rogue researchers. Rogue not in the cheating the data sense but rather the don’t fucking care what the FDA says rogue.
Hay where are my artificial lungs, my artificial liver, artificial kidneys, etc.
PS: I am still irked about the hearing aid thing.