An article published in the peer-reviewed Medicolegal and Bioethics presents a rare challenge not just to the ethics but also to the science of using non human primates in research.
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Adverse drug reactions kill 197,000 Europeans annually
Jun 23, ’11
09:05 AM
In a letter addressed to EU Commissioner John Dalli, Antidote Europe points to the growing number of scientists who consider animal tests to be about as predictive as, or less than, tossing a coin.
Patients are now the real guinea pigs
Jan 6, ’11
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Making a molehill out of the Bisphenol A mountain
Jul 6, ’10
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Another warning about bisphenol A
Feb 10, ’10
06:39 AM
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Nov 26, ’09
06:47 AM
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Is Bisphenol A the new silent killer?
Aug 5, ’09
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Bisphenol A, a chemical time bomb?
Jul 8, ’09
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EU directive lags woefully behind the science
Mar 30, ’09
08:17 AM
With a crucial vote about to take place on Tuesday 31st March, by the Agriculture Committee (AGRI) of the European Parliament, Antidote Europe has written to all members of this committee, urging them to include a clause in the revised version of the 86/609 directive, to facilitate the adoption of any scientifically sound, non animal method, based on the “weight of evidence” principle. Such a clause would significantly increase the scope and application of non animal methods in practice.
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Faulty breast implants
Date
Tue 10 Jan 2012
In a letter addressed to the chief executive of the MHRA, the consumer watchdog Antidote Europe today accused the MHRA of failing in its mission to protect the public. The PIP breast implant health scare is a shocking example of regulatory failure on the part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which is the government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work, and are acceptably safe.
Says Andre Menache, Antidote Europe’s director, “Our regulators have let the public down on three counts. The first and most obvious, is the failure of their quality control review process, which allowed an industrial grade product to be implanted into tens of thousands of unsuspecting women; second, by relying on inconclusive animal tests when far more reliable methods are available; and third, the MHRA should have been far more cautious at a time when published scientific evidence warned about the adverse human health effects of such implants.”
Menache adds, “Silicone products are linked to cancer and to autoimmune diseases. People should think twice before putting silicone implants inside their bodies. Once the implant leaks the silicone can reach other parts of the body.”
Note to editors
Andre Menache is available for interview on 07906-446889
Antidote Europe is a not for profit NGO that promotes sound scientific methods of research and campaigns on issues of consumer safety
http://www.antidote-europe.org
Note to editors;
Andre Menache is available for interviews on 07906-446889
Publication Date
Wed 11 Jan 2012
Contact
André Ménache
Mob: (0790) 644-6889