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A comment on Profit Over Safety -- A $20 Decision

Mike Bryant — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:52:51 GMT

Wow, $20 dollars, it is so little and could save so many. One of those things that people shouldn't even have to think about. Make the changes, fix the product and make it safe. Most of all save lives.

A comment on FDA Warns About Pain Pumps -- Manufacturers Knew

Mike Bryant — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:09:46 GMT

The sense of injustice when these items that are meant to heal are lied about, untested and mislabeled. The lack of responsibility , in the name of helping people is criminal. Hopefully, these kind of defenses and excuses will not be tolerated.

A comment on Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

Lynn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:01:38 GMT

Really good and interesting blog

A comment on Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

Lynn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:01:31 GMT

Really good and interesting blog

A comment on Medtronic...Beleaguered Consumers and Yet Another Recall

Brenda Fulmer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:15:06 GMT

Jill:

I have signed on to your online petition and would urge others to do so as well. It was very sad to see the stories of others who have signed your petition after suffering harm from a defective medical device. I have personnally met with members of Congress from Florida and have found that, irrespective of ideology or party affiliation, most politicians agree that federal preemption and the grant of corporate immunity is wrong and needs to be addressed. My hope is that Congress moves quickly to right this injustice.
Please keep up the wonderful work that you are doing for my clients, members of my own family who have been victimized by faulty medical devices, and so many others out there.

A comment on Medtronic...Beleaguered Consumers and Yet Another Recall

Phil Bourdette — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:06:57 GMT

Brenda great article. I found it very useful to get background info on Medtronic. Thanks for all the work you do.

A comment on Medtronic...Beleaguered Consumers and Yet Another Recall

JILL PAUL RN — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:17 GMT

Brenda, thank you for a "great" article. As I have done in the past, I am encouraging everyone who has had a family member or friend injured by a defective medical device join our ongoing online petition at More ...
I also encourage all of you to email your respective Senators/Congressmen/Women to solicit their support of this very important Medical Device Safety Act S540/HR1346. This bill, if passed by the Congress and Senate, would restore the legal rights of injured parties that are now preempted by FDA approval. Application of federal preemption to health and safety products has make the FDA the protector of corporate America, not the American people. Thank you.

A comment on Tort Reform to Help Business

Mike Bryant — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:41:10 GMT

Wow, this is the story of tort reform, they always overlook that it's real people you are putting caps on and robbing the constitutional rights of. I wonder if there were any tort reformers in those houses? I would never wish an injury on anyone, but there is nothing like the reformed reformers.

A comment on E-Cigarette…Anyone Else?

patty — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:16:37 GMT

Reading everything above one thing stands out for me. I am 51 and want to stop smoking. I started when I was about 15. It's time to stop. I'm doing my research and found myself here. If the e-cig has carcinegens, apparently it's better than the Marl Lites I'm smoking now. My problem is more behavioral. I can go a day without a smoke if I have to. Then that demon craving comes on... the phone rings, etc etc. I'd rather take the risk on an ecig, which I PLAN on ordering than continuing a life as a smoker. The FDA and most of the nay-sayers, in my opinion, are having their feathers ruffled. They want all smoking to stop, cold turkey (forget that). They don't understand the addiction to nicotine (excuse me??? where is the rehab for addiction to nicotine.. but everyone applauds celebrity morons for their odd addictions). They want us to smoke ourselves to death, but, OMG, not in their presence. How many times have I heard non smokers say "let them smoke themselves to death". Smoking is not criminal, it's an addiction and now MAYBE we have a way out. I've had drunks in a bar tell me I'm killing myself. I've said it for 15 years now, you can do anything on the planet, cheat, steal, lie.. but DON'T SMOKE. This may be my way out. The FDA is concerned because they don't have their hands on it so they can't get their way around it:: ie: the drug companies make patches, chewing gums, etc. which never worked for me because they don't simulate the act of smoking. This does. And the drug companies pay the FDA and lobby their products thru. This cigarette produces no more than Nicoderm, of bad nicotine by products. But there is no lobby so that's the end of that. Apparently someone in Japan developed the technology or China so the FDA is up in arms.. I think that this product will help me. I'm sorry but I'm not on heroin or coke or oxycontin(?) or a drunk or a child abuser.. All of whom get coddling. I smoke and I want to stop. This one thing comes, the light at the end of the tunnel, and the FDA throws stones in the path??? WHY? It's all about the money and the drug companies because they didn't think of it first.

A comment on E-Cigarette…Anyone Else?

Technocrat — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:25:41 GMT

SAFETY:

Personal injury from Electronic Cigarettes is a tricky issue. Most people use common sense and compare them to regular cigarettes. By that standard they are 1000 times more safe.

Inhalation of propylene glycol has been extensively studied and considered safe. The same goes for pure nicotine. The only real concern are the flavourings. Most injury lawyers know about the butter flavouring Diacetyl which causes bronchiolitus obliterans when inhaled, and yet is perfectly safe to eat in large amounts (it's in margarine). How many undiscovered diacetyls are there?

But even this has been addressed by some E-Liquid manufacturers who have come out with 'pure' or 'clear' brands which only contain propylene glycol, nicotine, and water.

ADDICTION:

As a person who has studied addiction, the E-cigarette has some interesting properties. So much of a drug is related to it's administration as well as it's pharmacology. Regular cigarettes provide a very sharp 'nicotine spike' which is very similar to a crack cocaine spike. While e-cigs provide a more immediate nicotine absorption than nicotine gums, patches, and lozenges, they are nowhere near as rapid as normal cigarettes. Many e-cig users have spontaneously quit, or shifted into a less dependent behavioral pattern because of this. Some few wind up 'vaping' much more, while trying to get that 'nic hit'. For these few phycho-addictive types switching to a much higher nicotine E-Liquid (like 36-48mg/ml) helps a lot.

FDA REPORT

A lot of people have already pointed out the inherent flaws in the FDA report. In the E-cigarette community this has generated a HUGE amount of paranoia. The report seems almost deliberately made to mislead the public and demonize e-cigarettes. A lot of people who used to trust the government to keep us safe have, overnight, lost all faith in the FDA. It would be nice if the FDA enforced quality standards and did testing, but as it now, NOBODY who smokes e-cigarettes trusts the FDA to be an impartial advocate for consumer safety.

It will be almost impossible to get any company to submit to FDA control when they feel that the FDA is really supporting Big Tobacco (cigarettes) and Big Pharma (smoking cessation products) over the interests (and health) of the general public.