August 30, 2006 Schering-Plough Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy Fined $435 Million for Promoting Off-Label UseThe Associated Press reports that Schering-Plough is the latest drug company to plead guilty to conspiracy and Read More Schering-Plough Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy Fined $435 Million for Promoting Off-Label Use
August 29, 2006 THE SCIENTIST–Former Head of UK Psychopharmacology says Money Didn’t Sway Dr. NemeroffThe Scientist quotes Clare Stanford, past president of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and an editor at Read More THE SCIENTIST–Former Head of UK Psychopharmacology says Money Didn’t Sway Dr. Nemeroff
August 28, 2006 FDA poised to change the health & wellbeing of all AmericansCongress has shown utter ignorance about the health care issues of greatest concern over which the FDA Read More FDA poised to change the health & wellbeing of all Americans
August 27, 2006 On the Toxicity of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer-the Need for Vigilance"Researchers mined insurance claims for 3,526 women who had intravenouschemotherapy for breast cancer and tallied problems serious Read More On the Toxicity of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer-the Need for Vigilance
August 27, 2006 ACNP Journal Editor Quits Amid Exposure of Conflicts of InterestThe resignation comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that the authors of research review article in Read More ACNP Journal Editor Quits Amid Exposure of Conflicts of Interest
August 25, 2006 Marketing Suicide by Misapplying Population Trends_No Competing Interests?Neither aggregate suicide rates nor the individuals who commit suicide, are predictable, and no intervention has ever Read More Marketing Suicide by Misapplying Population Trends_No Competing Interests?
August 23, 2006 More Drugs Slapped with Lawsuits_Science Misconduct BlogLawsuits against pharmaceutical companies totaled 17, 027 last year, more than all other industries with significant liability suits Read More More Drugs Slapped with Lawsuits_Science Misconduct Blog
August 23, 2006 NYT Editorial: Safe Drug Testing in Prisons?What sets human research subjects apart from animals is the universalprohibition enshrined in the Nuremberg Code: "The Read More NYT Editorial: Safe Drug Testing in Prisons?
August 22, 2006 FDA Strengthens Warnings on ADHD psychostimulant Drug Risks_NYTThese drugs serve as gateways to incrementally more toxic psychotropic drugs and are prescribed for at least Read More FDA Strengthens Warnings on ADHD psychostimulant Drug Risks_NYT
August 18, 2006 Texas Comptroller orders 5 doctors: return Medicaid psych drug money_The Houston Chronicle reports that Texas comptroller, Carole Keeton Strayorn is using the purse strings to rein Read More Texas Comptroller orders 5 doctors: return Medicaid psych drug money_
August 18, 2006 Merck loses Two Vioxx liability cases in one dayA federal jury in New Orleans found that the giant drug manufacturer Merck failed to warn doctors Read More Merck loses Two Vioxx liability cases in one day
August 17, 2006 Scarborough Revisits Bayer Marketing AIDS-infected blood clotting substanceThe subject was corporate crime: Bayer pharmaceutical company documents (from its Cutter Biological unit) that had been Read More Scarborough Revisits Bayer Marketing AIDS-infected blood clotting substance
August 17, 2006 Study: Antipsychotics Not Effective for Childhood SchizophreniaA meta-analysis of first generation neuroleptics / antipsychotics (FGAs–e.g., Haldol, thorazine) vs. Second generation so-called ‘atypical antipsychotics’ Read More Study: Antipsychotics Not Effective for Childhood Schizophrenia
August 16, 2006 Lift Veil on Research FundingIndeed, leading researchers from powerful and prestigious academic institutions routinely fail to disclose conflicts of interest to Read More Lift Veil on Research Funding