Adverse Side Effects of Pharmaceuticals are Underplayed and Often Silenced

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Over the next two months, more than nine million people in priority groups, such as pregnant women and those with long- term illnesses, and another two million front line health and social care workers will be offered the Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine in the UK.

In light of this and the looming threat that there may be adverse side effects from this vaccine, medical experts have been told to watch for any cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Some research suggests there may be a link between a flu vaccine used in America in 1976 (during a similar pandemic scare) and the condition. With Guillain-Barre syndrome the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system and can be fatal in some cases.

However, The Lancet – a prestigious Uk medical journal – reported that any such side effects from the current Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine will be down-played as coincidence since flu itself is also linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome in about one in 100,000 people each year.

Adverse side effects in randomised trials neglected, restricted, distorted, and silenced

This cover-up, to write adverse side-effects off as a coincidence, is most distressing especially since research also predicts that 397 per one million vaccinated pregnant women will have a spontaneous abortion within one day of vaccination.

This strongly supports an editorial in the Archives of Internal Medicine by Dr John Ioannidis of University of Ioannina School of Medicine in Greece, who makes the point that adverse effects from drugs are “neglected, restricted, distorted, and silenced”.

Dr Ioannidis focused on an analysis of 133 studies published in ‘high-impact’ journals (the most widely-read and respected journals) which were assessed in terms of the reporting of adverse side effects. The analysis showed that “some trials gave absolutely no information on harms, severity was often undefined or vaguely defined, and half the trials reported no information on withdrawal of patients owing to harms. Only 13 per cent reported the reasons why patients withdrew owing to adverse events, information that is of prime clinical relevance.”

Dr Ioannidis also said that some trials limit their reporting of adverse side effects to ‘statistically significant’ results. The problem is, the most serious adverse side effects are generally very rare, and studies may not be large enough to define serious adverse side effects as ‘statistically significant’. Dr Ioannidis claims that the statements such as “no significant differences were found” are misleading.

Finally, Dr Ioannidis states the fact that randomised controlled trials on drugs are primarily used to assess effectiveness, not risk. This obviously shows a conflict of interest and marketing. This is clearly also the case with the Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine...

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Bad things will happen...

Or should we find solace in the words of Prof David Speigelhalter, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge and Co-Director of Straight Statistics, who said: “If millions of people are vaccinated then just by chance we can expect bad things to happen to some of them, whether it is diagnosis of autism or miscarriage.”

Is it just me or was there a time when we all believed that taking a medicine will do some good?

Now it seems this might have changed and not just in regard to the current Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine, but also other pharmaceutical mass medication attempts such as the use of statins or the ‘Polypill’ - the pharmaceutical (still in the development stage) designed to prevent some of the symptoms associated with heart disease.

Statins like Crestor have such severe side effects like amnesia, confusion, forgetfulness, and disorientation, increase of any pre-existing senility and persistent loss of short-term memory. Whilst you lower your cholesterol with this pharmaceutical, you can also expect to experience muscle pain, tiredness or weakness in your muscles, liver damage, digestive problems, nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, or constipation.

What good is in all of that? Yet, despite these reported side effects, Crestor and other statins are still pushed by every other medical doctor as the cure-all for cholesterol problems and heart disease. In fact, we're being brainwashed to believe everyone over the age of 50 should take the Polypill, whether you have high cholesterol or not!

Are we fighting a losing battle?

Whilst we are all waiting for reports of severe side effects as a result of the Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine and whilst pharmaceuticals like statins appear to seek market domination, you may ask if we are fighting a losing battle against pharmaceutical giants and mass medication attempts.

The answer is no. We still have our right to choose and this is the strongest weapon we have. As always, the Daily Health and Agora Lifestyles remains committed to bringing you the latest groundbreaking research on breakthroughs in natural and alternative medicine. Within the next few weeks, we are launching two comprehensive reports that will prove once again that natural and alternative medicine is as strong as ever and can provide real solutions to health problems without the adverse side effects.

Keep your eyes on your inbox for news on our two latest reports:

* 63 Arthritis Solutions You Never Knew Existed
* 35 Immune-Boosting tips to help safeguard against Swine Flu H1N1, seasonal flu and other harmful viruses

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Sources:

‘Adverse effects of drugs are ‘neglected, restricted, distorted and silenced’ by Dr. Briffa, published online 30.10.09, drbriffa.com

‘People will die after swine flu vaccine – but it’s just coincidence’ by Rebecca Smith, published online 31.10.09, telegraph.co.uk

‘Adverse Events in Randomized Trials Neglected, Restricted, Distorted, and Silenced’ by Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis, Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(19):1737-1739