Comments on: Is the pressure getting to Steven Nissen? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/is-pressure-getting-to-steven-nissen.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/is-pressure-getting-to-steven-nissen.html#comment-75653 Anonymous Thu, 31 May 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/is-the-pressure-getting-to-steven-nissen.html#comment-75653 Seems to me both Arbesfeld and Nissen have political and financial axes to grind, and neither of them primarily concerned about patients' health and safety. <br/><br/>It's bad enough now, but we'd have this sort of thing in double spades with a more socialized medical care. Seems to me both Arbesfeld and Nissen have political and financial axes to grind, and neither of them primarily concerned about patients’ health and safety.

It’s bad enough now, but we’d have this sort of thing in double spades with a more socialized medical care.

]]> By: Elliotthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/is-pressure-getting-to-steven-nissen.html#comment-75649 Elliott Thu, 31 May 2007 16:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/is-the-pressure-getting-to-steven-nissen.html#comment-75649 Kevin, you are just one big BS spinner. What Dr. Nissen is upset about is that a high official of the FDA sent out an email questioning his motives. That email seemed libleous to me. This is a former spokesperson for a drug company using the status their government position confers upon them to sully the reputation of Dr. Nissen. Now some of the analysis of the analysis I have read certainly suggests that the hype may be overdone, but I do not believe that Dr. Nissen is responsible for that (except insofar as he was absolutely right about Vioxx). The FDA has disavowed their own spokesman's words. This has nothing to do with an anonymous blogger; it has everything to do with a very un-anonymous Douglas Arbesfeld who is slandering/libelling Dr. Nissen. Kevin, you are just one big BS spinner. What Dr. Nissen is upset about is that a high official of the FDA sent out an email questioning his motives. That email seemed libleous to me. This is a former spokesperson for a drug company using the status their government position confers upon them to sully the reputation of Dr. Nissen. Now some of the analysis of the analysis I have read certainly suggests that the hype may be overdone, but I do not believe that Dr. Nissen is responsible for that (except insofar as he was absolutely right about Vioxx). The FDA has disavowed their own spokesman’s words. This has nothing to do with an anonymous blogger; it has everything to do with a very un-anonymous Douglas Arbesfeld who is slandering/libelling Dr. Nissen.

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