"What it seems like to me is this: Obama’s religous outreach is not witchhunting or targeting gays in any way. But it also is not looking at us as important religious partners. Newsweek columnist Sally Quinn says that [Josh] DuBois was the person who first floated Rick Warren’s name as a possible inaugural speaker; DuBois, [...]
"Ryan Pacifico is suing Calyon in the Americas, charging that his one-time boss at the French financial firm presided over a testosterone-fueled trading desk, where he was mocked for avoiding meat and wearing snug-fitting shorts during triathlons. "A trading floor is certainly a manly man's world," Pacifico said. "I just never expected someone to think [...]
Oh, I know we could come up with a more clever line, but what else do you say to his Esquire profile where he equates gay marriage with bestiality? There are only so many times you can put on your nerd glasses and rationally say, "Yo, sheep are not capable of consensual, loving relationship, you [...]
Ever wanted to be the first to know when your favorite bloggers make a new post here? Or maybe you’d like to have convenient reminders of the various events that QF puts on? Or perhaps you’re like me and can’t resist shiny new toys to play with? In any case have I got a deal for [...]
Integration on Thursday nights is going strong. If you haven’t gone recently you really should it was great last Thursday. The large Dance floor was open and there was a great crowd. Integration is 18+ so don’t forget to invite all your friends that couldn’t make it to PINK on Wednesday nights, those of you [...]
How much of this crap does Obama have to roll back? Here's another of the "improvements" to government done at the midnight hour by our last president. (
McClatchy):
In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new guidelines to make it easier for drug manufacturers to promote "off-label" prescription drug uses, which can be deadly for patients. The move came despite criticism from Bush's own Department of Veterans Affairs, which said the change "favors business interests over public safety" and could lead to a "decline in drug safety." It also was crafted despite efforts by state and federal law-enforcement experts to clamp down on off-label drug marketing.
The new guidelines were issued four years after Robin Briggs of Cornelius, N.C., buried her husband, Doug, who committed suicide on a chilly Christmas Day after taking a drug off-label.
Doug Briggs, himself a physician, had taken a drug that the FDA had approved to treat epilepsy to ease his persistent back pain. It didn't do much for his back, but Robin Briggs said the drug's risk of producing suicidal behavior led to his death.
Of course it's legal for doctors to prescribe meds for off-label use, but it's not for Big Pharma to pimp their drugs for that kind of use. Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly have been slapped with two of the largest settlements ever over off-label use gone wrong.
Congressional leaders from both parties criticized the guideline when it was proposed last year. Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican who's repeatedly investigated the FDA, said he had serious concerns about the proposal, which he said would deem appropriate something that "the FDA once considered evidence of unlawful marketing." "A legislative fix may be in order," Grassley said Thursday.
In the House of Representatives, Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, called the guideline a "long-coveted parting gift" for the pharmaceutical industry that "fundamentally undermines" the FDA's authority.
A report from the Creating Change conference in Denver, Colorado
Dolores Huerta: Si se puede! The 21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change got off to a rousing start tonight in Denver, Colo., when legendary social justice a Si se puede! The 21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change got off to a rousing start tonight in Denver, Colo., when legendary social justice and labor leader Dolores Huerta gave a powerful call for justice for all in the opening plenary. Huerta, the co-founder of the United Farm Workers [...]
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