June 29, 2006

Though proponents claim that screening prevents suicide, no evidence supports such claims: “No major studies conclusively show

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Journalism vs. Promotion: TeenScreen–A Study in Contrasts UPI report compared to Washington Post

June 29, 2006

The disasters are due to the agency’s approval of unsafe drugs–such as Merck’santi-inflammatory drug, Vioxx. The FDA

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NVIC Calls Merck & FDA “Not Completely Honest” Re: Pre-adolescent HPV Vaccine Safety

June 27, 2006

The published correction issued by the NEJM to Merck’s critical study of of its painkiller Vioxx, contradicts

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NEJM Vioxx Safety Correction / Consumers International Accuses Industry–Unscrupulous Marketing

June 15, 2006

The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) has not published a single letter to the editor regarding a

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Amer J Psychiatry Editor Blocks Scientific Debate

June 14, 2006

Their findings overturn the legitimacy of prescribing these drugs for eating disorders: the drugs don’t work when

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Controlled Trial: Antidepressants Useless to Treat Anorexia–Risk: 1 of 49 Attempted Suicide

June 14, 2006

The House Energy and Commerce investigative report is an indictment of the NIH and its lack of

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Chief NIH Geriatric Psychiatrist Takes the Fifth Refusing toTestify about Tissues Sent to Pfizer

June 12, 2006

The truth, however, is inescapable-the cover-up no longer sustainable asthousands of patients with drug-induced diabetes come out

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Drug-induced Diabetes “One More Burden for the Mentally Ill”

June 10, 2006

An article by Gardiner Harris of The New York Times (below) reported that a recent review by

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Antibiotic Ketek Trial in Children

June 7, 2006

In their provocative essay, Dr. Joanna Moncrieff of University College London and Professor David Cohen* of Florida

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“Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?”

June 6, 2006

The New York Times reports that an analysis of a national survey of doctorsprescribing practice by Columbia

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Columbia U Study: Five-fold Increase Rx of Antipsychotics for children

June 6, 2006

Blissfully unaware that she’s been fed junk science, Boston Globe reporter, Carrey Goldberg transcribes rubbish dictated by

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder-a parody

June 4, 2006

A proposal passed the Massachusetts Senate requiring drug company salesrepresentatives to be licensed. The Boston Globe reports

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State Licensing drug reps could regulate sales policies

June 4, 2006

FDA "bioethicist" Dr. Sara Bodkind, told the President’s Council on Bioethics ( December 2005) that under the

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FDA sanctioned Exploitation: Viagra Tested in Children

June 3, 2006

This follows an investigation by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). According to EWG press release (below), the

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Real-Life Epilogue To “Erin Brockovich”: Medical Journal Retracts Fraudulent Chromium/Cancer Study