Sam Powell
Federal Panel Backs Approval of New Drug to Fight Heart Attacks
Kolata, Gina. "Federal Panel Backs Approval of New Drug to Fight Heart Attacks." The New York Times. The New York Times, 09 June 2015. Web. 09 June 2015.
The article "Federal Panel Recommends Approving New Cholesterol Drug," written by Gina Kolata, deals with a recent development in the medical world that could prevent many heart attacks from occurring in the future. An expert group recommended a drug to the Food and Drug Administration that could cure many of the problems with cholesterol that could lead to heart attacks. While the demand for these sorts of products could be quite high, Dr. Joshua W. Knowles, a Stanford cardiologist, called the medicines “a triumph of the modern genetic revolution.” If these possibilities are viable, then these products are definitely worth the demand and could provide revolutionary improvements to field of disease that has ur to be truly conquered. Furthermore, the members of society that have consumed these drugs have seen a significant drop in their cholesterol and have said that "they have never felt better." These indefinite opinions, while seeming to be solely positive, will not be proven into clinical trials in 2017, however. This risk, on the behalf of the expert pharmaceutical group to put their drug out their before being tested could end up being a disaster. A panel recently voted in favor of allowing doctors to use this drug, however, the naysayers say that the drug should not be approved until the clinical tests are finished. This strive to put an end to these withstanding heart problems with hopefully prove dividends for the health of our society and the development of medical research.
This drug could provide a gateway into happiness for many who continue struggle with cholesterol. Personally, as have gone through a great amount of pain concerning several family members and loved ones that I have lost through heart attacks. Although I realize that the past cannot be overturned, I would do anything to prevent citizens of our society from dying of these tragedies only leading to times of sorrow to transpire. Furthermore, I realize that if this was to happen to me, I would do anything in my power to be on the receiving end of these drugs to lengthen my own life span.
The author does a spectacular job incorporating vital writing techniques, while valuing the the true meaning to this drug. She uses quotations and reliable sources to decipher the details behind this drug and how it is going to affect medical patients in the future. Furthermore, she acknowledges all the negative effects and risks to this drug, and how using the simple protocol might be more successful. While all necessary components were included in this piece, I would have liked to see Kolata use a personal experience in which someone with these flaws used the drug and how it affected the person. This would have heightened the overall meaning of this article, however this was very well written.
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