May 31, 2011

CNN: Are Americans Overmedicated?

In an in-depth interview on CNN this morning, John Abramson, MD, board member of the Alliance for

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CNN: Are Americans Overmedicated?

May 26, 2011

Heart Valve Rings Slip Through FDA Loophole

A riveting, two-part investigative report by The Chicago Tribune, about the $100 billion a year, medical device

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Heart Valve Rings Slip Through FDA Loophole

May 20, 2011

18 US Veterans Commit Suicide daily

"There comes a time when the political branches have so completely and chronically failed to respect the

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18 US Veterans Commit Suicide daily

May 18, 2011

Petition to FDA: Withdraw Aricept 23mg Immediately

Aricept  (donepezil) 23 mg was approved July 23, 2010 on the basis of a single clinical trial

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Petition to FDA: Withdraw Aricept 23mg Immediately

May 17, 2011

Academic Freedom & the Corporate University

      THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Academic Freedom and the Corporate University March 3, 2011

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Academic Freedom & the Corporate University

May 15, 2011

Author of Ghostwritten Paxil Study Ran for Canadian Parliament

POGO calls out GSK Paxil Study 329 & the conflicted doctors behind this charade In my last

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Author of Ghostwritten Paxil Study Ran for Canadian Parliament

May 14, 2011

Pace Vaccine Court Study

MEDSCAPE Anti-Vaccine Proponents Claim Court Paid for Autism Cases Experts Say Erroneous Conclusion Due to False Definition

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Pace Vaccine Court Study

May 14, 2011

POGO to NIH: Stop Academic Ghostwriting Pollution

POGO reminds the director of the National Institutes of Health (posted below) that taxpayers provide the NIH

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POGO to NIH: Stop Academic Ghostwriting Pollution

May 13, 2011

Prominent Neurologist Deplores Use of Haldol

Following our recent Infomail about the Inspector General’s report about the pervasive (83%) unapproved use of neuroleptics

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Prominent Neurologist Deplores Use of Haldol

May 11, 2011

US Inspector General Report: Antipsychotic Drug Hazards

Antipsychotics are used primarily as chemical restraints to control behavior– not for any therapeutic, medically justifiable reason..

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US Inspector General Report: Antipsychotic Drug Hazards

May 10, 2011

Report Blasts Unethical HPV Vaccine Trial in India

The Tribune and The Deccan Herald report (below) that a report submitted by a high level committee

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Report Blasts Unethical HPV Vaccine Trial in India

May 10, 2011

Federal Court Compensated 83 Vaccine-Injured Autistic Children

For over 20 years, the federal government has vehemently denied a vaccine-autism link. But a new study,

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Federal Court Compensated 83 Vaccine-Injured Autistic Children

May 9, 2011

Canadian Judge OKs Forced Elder Confinement

Since our Infomail about  government- sanctioned elder abuse (April 8, 2011)  the medical condition and life circumstances

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Canadian Judge OKs Forced Elder Confinement