| In this piece, News Target satires new | | | | reluctantly contribute to approval of dubious |
| employment postings at the Food and Drug | | | | drugs, or, in some cases, drugs are approved |
| Administration (FDA). Some highlights:Propaganda | | | | against the investigators' recommendations.Part of |
| Officer: Help the FDA create and spread | | | | the problem is that these professionals are so |
| information that discredits products, companies | | | | disheartened when they realize that more than 50 |
| and ideas that threaten FDA control. No scientific | | | | percentof the money the FDA spends reviewing |
| background necessary.Science Censor: Bury | | | | drugs comes from the pharmaceutical industry. A |
| scientific findings that harm the prestige and | | | | full 80 percentof the FDA's resources are geared |
| credibility of the FDA.Chief Oppression Officer: | | | | toward the approval of new drugs, and only 20 |
| Conduct armed raids on places where dangerous | | | | percentfor all the rest. Only 5 percent goes to |
| criminals are teaching patients about | | | | drug safety.Then their hands are tied as they |
| nutrition.Kickback Coordinator: Keep tabs on FDA | | | | watch these same drugs harm thousands of |
| managers' investments in pharmaceutical | | | | people. It is not uncommon for respected FDA |
| companies. Criminal background preferred, mob | | | | veterans to leave the FDA having lost confidence |
| ties are a plus.Morale Officer: Keep FDA | | | | in the safety or effectiveness of prescription |
| employees in line to boost morale and work | | | | drugs. Morale at the FDA is at an all-time |
| efficiency.Public Safety Program Director: Not | | | | low.Already, the FDA has become little more than |
| really a full-time job. In fact, you don't even need | | | | a rubber-stamp approval process for Big Pharma. |
| to show up.News Target August 13, 2005Dr. | | | | While current "industry-friendly" policy stands, |
| Mercola's Comment:These humorous ads carry | | | | things will only get worse as more and more |
| the distinct bite of truth. Slowly but surely, | | | | honest employees are driven out.Dr. Mercola is |
| pressure from management and frustration | | | | the founder of Mercola.com, one of the world's |
| among working scientists is driving out the | | | | most visited and trusted health websites, and |
| employees at the FDA who really care about | | | | publisher of the free e-newsletter -- the #1 |
| drug safety, and replacing them with tools of the | | | | dietary health and wellness newsletter on the |
| pharmaceutical industry.The current climate at the | | | | Web with over 500,000 subscribers. Dr. Mercola, a |
| FDA is causing an unprecedented amount of | | | | physician for over two decades, is also a New |
| employee turnover. In 2002, the Wall Street | | | | York Times bestselling author whose latest book, |
| Journal reported that 15 percent of FDA medical | | | | "Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program," presents his |
| officer jobs were vacant. This is much higher than | | | | entire renowned dietary health program and has |
| at other similar government agencies, such as the | | | | sold over 150,000 copies. He is routinely |
| National Institute of Health (NIH)or the Centers | | | | interviewed by the media for his expert insights, |
| for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Top | | | | including CNN and ABC World News Tonight. His |
| scientists who have committed their lives to public | | | | passion is to change the fatally flawed |
| safety are being prevented from doing their jobs, | | | | conventional medical system to one focused on |
| and are either giving up and quitting or being | | | | real prevention and cure. |
| forced out. Honest scientists are forced to | | | | |