August 30, 2006

Schering-Plough Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy Fined $435 Million for Promoting Off-Label Use

The Associated Press reports that Schering-Plough is the latest drug company to plead guilty to conspiracy and

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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. Nemeroff

The Scientist quotes Clare Stanford, past president of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and an editor at

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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 Americans

Congress has shown utter ignorance about the health care issues of greatest concern over which the FDA

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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

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On the Toxicity of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer-the Need for Vigilance

August 27, 2006

ACNP Journal Editor Quits Amid Exposure of Conflicts of Interest

The resignation comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that the authors of research review article in

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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

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Marketing Suicide by Misapplying Population Trends_No Competing Interests?

August 23, 2006

More Drugs Slapped with Lawsuits_Science Misconduct Blog

Lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies totaled 17, 027 last year,  more than all other industries with significant liability suits

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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

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NYT Editorial: Safe Drug Testing in Prisons?

August 22, 2006

FDA Strengthens Warnings on ADHD psychostimulant Drug Risks_NYT

These drugs serve as gateways to incrementally more toxic psychotropic drugs and are prescribed for at least

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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

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Texas Comptroller orders 5 doctors: return Medicaid psych drug money_

August 18, 2006

Merck loses Two Vioxx liability cases in one day

A federal jury in New Orleans found  that the giant drug manufacturer Merck failed to warn doctors

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Merck loses Two Vioxx liability cases in one day

August 17, 2006

Scarborough Revisits Bayer Marketing AIDS-infected blood clotting substance

The subject was corporate crime: Bayer pharmaceutical company documents (from its Cutter Biological unit) that had been

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Scarborough Revisits Bayer Marketing AIDS-infected blood clotting substance

August 17, 2006

Study: Antipsychotics Not Effective for Childhood Schizophrenia

A meta-analysis of first generation neuroleptics / antipsychotics (FGAs–e.g., Haldol, thorazine) vs. Second generation so-called ‘atypical antipsychotics’

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Study: Antipsychotics Not Effective for Childhood Schizophrenia

August 16, 2006

Lift Veil on Research Funding

Indeed, leading researchers from powerful and prestigious academic institutions routinely fail to disclose conflicts of interest to

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Lift Veil on Research Funding