Jolee Mohr, 36, who died from massive internal bleeding and organ failure on July 24, 2007, appears to be the victim of an experimental arthritis drug study.
Mohr, who suffered from mild arthritis, was injected with tgAAC94 -- a drug made of a genetically engineered virus with an extra gene. Once the drug is injected into a joint, the virus infects surrounding cells and continuously produces proteins that supposedly remove inflammatory molecules. Like other gene therapies, the idea is to have your body create its own medicine for months or years after the treatment.
However, animal studies have shown that the product can spread from the joint where it was injected and travel throughout the body, perhaps revving up your immune system to a dangerous level.
Mohr’s death has revealed several problems and failures within the system that is supposed to protect people from the risks of medical experimentation. Mohr’s husband stated she was told this treatment would make her knee better, when in fact she was taking part in an early-phase study, designed to see whether the treatment was safe, not to determine if it provides any therapeutic benefit.
Washington Post August 6, 2007
This is yet another sad testament to the dangers of genetic experimentation and allowing yourself to be a real-life guinea pig, whether you’re fully informed of the risks or not.
You need to be aware that, as of 2006, the FDA has enacted new, less-stringent guidelines on experimental drug testing, which allows testing on human subjects much sooner than before, and oftentimes in lieu of animal testing.
Naturally, the pharmaceutical industry and their henchmen at the FDA claim that fast-tracking and policies for “micro-dosing” on human test subjects are designed to get vital, life-saving drugs on the market faster, hence saving more lives.
But in reality, only minuscule portions of them are breakthrough drugs, and more often than not, you are literally playing Russian roulette with your health when agreeing to take these experimental drugs.
Drug corporations are not in business to look out for your health. They are in business to make money, and to maximize profit to their shareholders. The loss of human life is essentially nothing more than collateral damage, and they can afford to be sued -- lawsuits are simply not enough of a deterrent.
You need to remember that your health belongs to YOU. No one else is responsible for it. And drugs are rarely anything but a short-term Band-Aid for your health problems.
My advice to you, as always, is to strive to better understand the underlying issues of your medical condition. This Web site contains literally tens of thousands of pages of free information to guide you along your way.
Safer Alternatives to Arthritis Drugs
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which your body starts destroying itself, in some cases resulting in chronic destruction and deformity of the joints.
The treatment protocol I use for rheumatoid arthritis has helped thousands of my patients to get relief from arthritis, without the use of dangerous drugs. It includes:
The link below, Your Comprehensive Guide to Treating and Overcoming Rheumatoid Arthritis, is a fantastic resource that I hope you will use and return to again and again, as it is loaded with links to information about arthritis -- from diagnosis to success stories, and everything in between.
My vision is to transform the current state of health care into a gentler, safer one, focused on treating and preventing the underlying causes of disease -- one that is not fixated on magical potions, but on basic health principles.
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