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How Risky are Pharmaceuticals?
Can pharmaceutical drugs kill? Yes, more than 100,000 people a year, according to a recent report. We'll talk about the hidden dangers in your medicine cabinet. How risky are drugs? And does science or nature hold the key to cures without side-effects?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThomas Moore: Senior Fellow in health policy at George Washington University Medical Center; authored the recently published book, "Prescription for Disaster: The Hidden Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet" Brian Johnston: Emergency Physician, Past President LA County Medical Association Dr. Lucian Leape: Professor of Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health Geoff Trewhitt: Spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHARMA, a national trade association for research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies) Jay Lichter: Vice President of Pharmacogonomics at Genset Corporation, La Jolla; human geneticist by training Lise Alschuler: Naturopathic doctor in private practice; chair of the Botanical Medicine department at Bastyr University (a naturopathic medical school) Linda Kite: Environmental Justice Coordinator for Union Y Fuerza, an East-LA-based coalition that encourages public participation in transportation and land-use projects in Boyle Heights Don Parata: Assemblyman (Democrat) for the 16th District (Oakland); author of Assembly Bill 23, the revised ban on assault weapons (which is one vote short of passing)
topic: Destroying Buildings Along the Red Line
