January 30, 2011 FDA Panel Recommends ECT Safety TestingA divided FDA panel recommended that Electroshock machines should remain in Class III–FDA’s highest risk category for Read More FDA Panel Recommends ECT Safety Testing
January 28, 2011 FDA ECT Summary Report Blind SpotsAt the end of today’s hearings, an FDA advisory panel will issue recommendations about whether manufacturers of Read More FDA ECT Summary Report Blind Spots
January 27, 2011 WSJ Sues to Gain Access to Medicare DatabaseA series of articles in The Wall Street Journal (links below) documented soaring Medicare costs and how Read More WSJ Sues to Gain Access to Medicare Database
January 27, 2011 Bayer Settles Multi-Million With Hemophiliacs Over HIV Tainted BloodThe Coalition Against Bayer pharmaceuticals (CBG) announces that Bayer and Baxter settled a mulit-million dollar compensation suit Read More Bayer Settles Multi-Million With Hemophiliacs Over HIV Tainted Blood
January 24, 2011 FDA to Review Safety of Electroshock DevicesThe classification of Electroshock machines will be the focus of an FDA advisory committee hearing this Thursday Read More FDA to Review Safety of Electroshock Devices
January 21, 2011 FDA to Approve PET Scan for Alzheimer’s?On January 19, 2011, the FDA expressed concerns about an Alzheimer’s brain imaging PET scan that is Read More FDA to Approve PET Scan for Alzheimer’s?
January 21, 2011 FDA Vaccine Safety Notice: Post-Vaccine Seizures in InfantsPublic concerns about vaccine safety are well-founded in reality. The FDA has just issued a Flu Vaccine Read More FDA Vaccine Safety Notice: Post-Vaccine Seizures in Infants
January 20, 2011 Elias Tembenis, Another Vaccine-Injury CaseCBS News reports (below) about "yet another vaccine injury case you probably won’t hear much about… the Read More Elias Tembenis, Another Vaccine-Injury Case
January 20, 2011 PA Abortion Doctor Accused of Murder: 7 Babies Killed With ScissorsThe Associated Press reports about a grand jury report "filled with ghastly, stomach-turning detail, about a gruesome Read More PA Abortion Doctor Accused of Murder: 7 Babies Killed With Scissors
January 19, 2011 Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical ScienceIs there something wrong with the scientific method in medical research? In 2005, Dr Ioannidis, a prominent, Read More Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
January 19, 2011 Stop Retaliating Against WhistleblowersAHRP has received an appeal for help to prevent the firing of courageous, honest FDA scientists who Read More Stop Retaliating Against Whistleblowers
January 14, 2011 The Truth Wears OffThe excerpts from The New Yorker (below) may be read as a companion piece to the Atlantic Read More The Truth Wears Off
January 10, 2011 Obama Administration Duplicity: Drug Firms Shielded from Lawsuits Over Inflated PricingThe New York Times reports (below) that the Obama administration has told the Supreme Court that hospitals Read More Obama Administration Duplicity: Drug Firms Shielded from Lawsuits Over Inflated Pricing
January 5, 2011 Astellas Pharma Sues Prescrire, a Medical JournalLe Figaro reports (below French with English translation by Professor David Cohen*) that Astellas Pharma, the Japanese Read More Astellas Pharma Sues Prescrire, a Medical Journal