Adverse Drug Reactions Is Fifth Biggest Killer In EU Hospitals

Adverse reactions to medication is the fifth most common cause of death in hospitals according to the European Commission, but EU agencies and national governments have until now kept secret pharmaceutical companies' reports on side-effects.
The notes - known in the business as Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs) - are submitted regularly to national authorities and the European Medicines Agency in London.

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Darling Knew About Potential Icelandic Bank Meltdown Weeks In Advance

Alistair Darling was alerted to the possibility of a meltdown of Icelandic banks 'weeks' before they collapsed, taking billions of pounds of British savers' cash invested in them.
A transcript of a private telephone conversation on October 7 between the Chancellor and an Icelandic government minister shows that Mr Darling had been 'very concerned' about the country's banks well before they failed.

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Avoid Flu Vaccine With The One Vitamin That Will Stop Flu In Its Tracks

Another influenza season is beginning, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will strongly urge Americans to get a flu shot. In fact, the CDC mounts a well-orchestrated campaign each season to generate interest and demand for flu shots.
But a recent study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine found that vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons.

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Cover-Up As Special Branch Officer Admits Changing Evidence At de Menezes Inquest?

A Special Branch officer is at the centre of a cover-up row after he admitted changing evidence during the Stockwell inquest.
The policeman, named only as Owen, deleted a line in his computer notes last week, which claimed his boss Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick initially said Jean Charles de Menezes could 'run on to Tube as not carrying anything'.
But today he said: 'On reflection, I looked at that and thought I cannot actually say that.'

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