IS ANYONE OUT THERE LISTENING?

With the days' old news of the latest drug trial disaster dogging the heels of the pharmaceutical industry, it seems bizarre to still be hearing calls for animal research to be further increased. It is only one of countless examples of drugs that have tested safely on animals only to cause serious side effects or death in humans, and is the latest controversy to be associated with anti-inflammatory medication, following the withdrawal of Vioxx, one of a group of Cox-2 inhibitor drugs. Vioxx was voluntarily removed from sale by its manufacturer last year following evidence sugg