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EDITORIAL FINANCE: Eric A. Berk (Manager); Genevieve Christy (Deputy); Patricia Hermes, Esther Cedeno, Morgan Krug, Katherine Young (Domestic); Camille Sanabria, Carl Harmon, Sheila Charney, Aston Wright (News Service); Linda D. Vartoogian, Wayne Chun, Edward Nana Osei-Bonsu (Pictures...
...nation grown accustomed to multibillion-dollar business frauds, the allegations are shocking. A Scottish psychiatrist has charged Upjohn of Kalamazoo, Mich., with falsifying scientific evidence regarding the safety of the sleeping pill Halcion (annual worldwide sales: $240 million). The accusation has prompted a federal investigation. Dow Corning Wright of Arlington, Tenn., stands accused of failing to report that its silicone-gel breast implants were associated with severe side effects -- including the development of autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. That product and similar implants made by other manufacturers have been placed in 1 million to 2 million American women...
...America's beleaguered system for regulating medical products. To be fair, legal action is not only a valuable recourse for patients who have been harmed; it can also expose problems overlooked by regulators. It was lawsuits in Michigan and California -- and aggressive reporting by newspapers -- that revealed Dow Corning Wright's internal memos concerning the risks of silicone- gel implants...
...virtues of the judicial system, the courtroom is not the best place to work out scientific truths. Lawyers pursuing drug-liability suits often depend on a small cadre of "expert witnesses" to help make their case. These hired guns, complains Frank Woodside, a doctor and attorney for Dow Corning Wright, "don't always have qualifications, and prey upon the sympathy of the jurors...
...generation has forsaken its responsibility to get young people involved," Wright said. "We haven't been building any bridges. I want people to know the technical skills of politics so they can act on their convictions...