July 16, 2006 Checklist for Camp: Bug Spray, Sunscreen, PillsHere, children jostle for their morning medications: Zoloft for depression, Abilify for bipolar disorder, Guanfacine for twitchy Read More Checklist for Camp: Bug Spray, Sunscreen, Pills
July 13, 2006 Associated Press: JAMA says it was misled by researchersIn February, 2006, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a widely publicized article authored Read More Associated Press: JAMA says it was misled by researchers
July 12, 2006 Three Essays: Ethics Medico-Industrial Complex As medicine has come under the pharmaceutical industry’s control, research report conceal the most serious hazards–simply to Read More Three Essays: Ethics Medico-Industrial Complex
July 11, 2006 Harvard / Stanford–Psychiatrists’ Financial Ties to Industry Whether their faculty positions are at Harvard or Stanford, one cannot discern a modicum of science to Read More Harvard / Stanford–Psychiatrists’ Financial Ties to Industry
July 9, 2006 Conflicts of Interest: Stanford UniversityPaul Jacobs, spent six months investigating financial ties between Stanford University’s 700 faculty members and the bio-tech-medical Read More Conflicts of Interest: Stanford University
July 7, 2006 Did regulators fail over SSRIs? BMJNoting that controversy over the safety of antidepressants (and COX 2 inhibitor drugs) has shaken public confidence, Read More Did regulators fail over SSRIs? BMJ
July 7, 2006 Can We Tame the Monster?BMJ editor, Dr. Fiona Godlee, commenting on the drug industry’s stranglehold on the scientific medical literature–which has Read More Can We Tame the Monster?
July 6, 2006 Tylenol Toxicity: Big Bucks in Long War on Aspirin_CounterpunchForbes reported about a study of acetaminophen (Tylenol) published in the journal, Hepatology (December 2005) noted that Read More Tylenol Toxicity: Big Bucks in Long War on Aspirin_Counterpunch
July 6, 2006 Russian Suicide Rate Falling__PetionOnline Stop TeenScreenThe article quotes a researcher from the (once dreaded) Serbsky Psychiatric Institute who, freed from the yoke Read More Russian Suicide Rate Falling__PetionOnline Stop TeenScreen
July 5, 2006 Tylenol Linked to Liver Woes-AP / CounterpunchThe Associated Press reports that high doses of Tylenol (acetaminiphen) the most popular over the counter painkiller Read More Tylenol Linked to Liver Woes-AP / Counterpunch
July 4, 2006 German Drug maker of disastrous TGN1412 files for insolvency_BBCThe British MHRA (equivalent to the U.S. FDA) reportedly acknowledged that Parexel, the U.S. firm that conducted Read More German Drug maker of disastrous TGN1412 files for insolvency_BBC
July 4, 2006 Israeli Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help depression in children_Amer J PsychiatryThe study, “Omega-3 Treatment of Childhood Depression: A Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study,” conducted at Ben Gurion University Read More Israeli Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help depression in children_Amer J Psychiatry
July 2, 2006 What Did Eli Lilly Know About Prozac Induced Violence & Suicidality?Below the law firm Baum Hedlund reproduces the time-line presented to the jury in the Forsyth v. Eli Read More What Did Eli Lilly Know About Prozac Induced Violence & Suicidality?
July 1, 2006 Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging–it’s Unconstitutional!The decision restores personal rights to patients in psychiatric facilities and opens the way for overturning fifty-two Read More Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging–it’s Unconstitutional!