January 22, 2006 FDA warns diet drugs contain Prozac and LibriumConsumers are advised not to use the products: "The drugs may be habit forming, and can cause Read More FDA warns diet drugs contain Prozac and Librium
January 21, 2006 FDA is Selling the Brooklyn BridgeThe rationale given by FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, Scott Gottlieb, for FDA’s proposed Read More FDA is Selling the Brooklyn Bridge
January 21, 2006 Prescription for Disaster–Shift to Medicare leaves Patients Stranded"Medicare’s free-standing prescription drug plans are not responsible for the costs of hospital care or doctors’ services. Read More Prescription for Disaster–Shift to Medicare leaves Patients Stranded
January 21, 2006 Sec Defense Rumsfeld Tamiflu HoldingsSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who served as Gilead’s chairman in 1997 when he joined the Bush Read More Sec Defense Rumsfeld Tamiflu Holdings
January 19, 2006 “this was a drug bill written by and for lobbyists”Times columnist, Paul Krugman, assesses the “catastrophic” effect of the Medicare Prescription Act—which was falsely marketed as Read More “this was a drug bill written by and for lobbyists”
January 15, 2006 Big Pharma: The Fool’s Gold that Heals_New BookBelow is an edited extract from the forthcoming book, Big Pharma, by Jacky Law, to be published Read More Big Pharma: The Fool’s Gold that Heals_New Book
January 15, 2006 FDA Plan Would Aid Drug Makers in Liability SuitsConsumers beware! The Wall Street Journal reports that the agency’s plan for revamping drug labeling rules would Read More FDA Plan Would Aid Drug Makers in Liability Suits
January 14, 2006 STOP the Mental Health-Child Psychiatry Industry From Diverting Public FundsThe e-mail below emanates from the Columbia University child psychiatry department in colaboration with the Amerian Academy Read More STOP the Mental Health-Child Psychiatry Industry From Diverting Public Funds
January 14, 2006 S. Finance Committee Investigates Drug Makers Over Medical Education Grants_NYTSuch payments are, in fact, kick backs for these groups’ promotional services encouraging doctors to prescribe drugs Read More S. Finance Committee Investigates Drug Makers Over Medical Education Grants_NYT
January 14, 2006 FDA Weakens Rules on Testing New Drugs_LA TimesThe FDA has embarked on another ill-conceived road in an effort to bail out the pharmaceutical industry Read More FDA Weakens Rules on Testing New Drugs_LA Times
January 14, 2006 Psych drug Rx for teens surge 250% over seven years_BrandeisThe rates of doctor visits that resulted in a psychotropic drug prescrtion increased from 3.4% in 1994-1995 Read More Psych drug Rx for teens surge 250% over seven years_Brandeis
January 14, 2006 Cloning Scam: Dr. Gerald Schatten’s Hand in Bogus Paper Detailed“Whoever holds the patent for creating embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos could earn a fortune Read More Cloning Scam: Dr. Gerald Schatten’s Hand in Bogus Paper Detailed
January 13, 2006 FDA rules aim to speed drug tests and trim costs http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2006/01/13/fda_rules_aim_to_speed_drug_tests_and_trim_costs/ FDA rules aim to speed drug tests and trim costsChanges will boost scientists at colleges Read More FDA rules aim to speed drug tests and trim costs
January 12, 2006 ACNP Task Force Ties to PharmaJoseph John Mann, M.D. — Task Force Co-Chair The Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience in Psychiatry Read More ACNP Task Force Ties to Pharma