February 27, 2007

AACAP President Disingenuous RE: Psychiatric Drugs that Killed 4-year old

Public outrage about the fatal poisoning of four-year old Rebecca Riley, who, since the age of 28

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AACAP President Disingenuous RE: Psychiatric Drugs that Killed 4-year old

February 26, 2007

Counter-Detailing Anti-drug Reps Coming to Educate Doctors

There is a misperception that because a drug is an FDA-approved prescription medicine, it's safe and effective.

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Counter-Detailing Anti-drug Reps Coming to Educate Doctors

February 26, 2007

Serotonin Syndrome: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal

Today's column, "A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal," by Jane Brody in The New York

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Serotonin Syndrome: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal

February 25, 2007

Activists Take on Eli Lilly Over Off-Label Marketing & Harm Caused by Zyprexa

Evelyn Pringle reports (below) that the group is also supporting Jim Gottstein in his battle with Eli

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Activists Take on Eli Lilly Over Off-Label Marketing & Harm Caused by Zyprexa

February 23, 2007

On Psychological Positivism

He points out how this mechanistic approach to human beings “significantly limits what a person can do

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On Psychological Positivism

February 22, 2007

Ex-FDA Chief Said Agency has Diminished Credibility on Drug Safety

Dr. David Kessler, considered a strong FDA leader, spoke out about FDA’s current performance at a panel

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Ex-FDA Chief Said Agency has Diminished Credibility on Drug Safety

February 22, 2007

APC-Xigris Increasing Evidence of Bleeding

This shift has severed the expectation that the physician’s judgment would be made on the basis of

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APC-Xigris Increasing Evidence of Bleeding

February 21, 2007

FDA Requires Added Warnings on ADHD drugs_Sweden’s “Gillberg Affair”

Ten months after the FDA directed ADHD Drug Manufacturers to revise 15 product labeling for doctors to

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FDA Requires Added Warnings on ADHD drugs_Sweden’s “Gillberg Affair”

February 20, 2007

“Real Men, Real Depression” Marketing Masquerading as Medical News_Newsweek

Newsweek’s featured article: “Men and Depression: New Treatments” (February 26, 2007) s is an infomercial masquerading as

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“Real Men, Real Depression” Marketing Masquerading as Medical News_Newsweek

February 20, 2007

4-year old Rebecca Riley,a Casualty of Psychiatric “Treatment”_BostonGlobe_NYT

Boston residents are jolted by news reports detailing the drug-induced death of 4 year old Rebecca Riley

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4-year old Rebecca Riley,a Casualty of Psychiatric “Treatment”_BostonGlobe_NYT

February 20, 2007

Merck Suspends Campaign to Make Gardasil Vaccination Mandatory

The Wall Street Journal reports: "Merck said it would stop lobbying states to pass laws requiring that

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Merck Suspends Campaign to Make Gardasil Vaccination Mandatory

February 19, 2007

Real Men, Real Depression—-Marketing Masquerading as Medical News_Newsweek

“Real Men, Real Depression campaign <http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?ID=1> ”–in Newsweek: “Men and Depression: New Treatments” (February 26, 2007). This

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Real Men, Real Depression—-Marketing Masquerading as Medical News_Newsweek

February 17, 2007

Chinese Businessman Gets Death for Bogus Ant-Breeding Scheme

FoxNews / Associated Press report that a Chinese business man was sentenced to death for swindling $385

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Chinese Businessman Gets Death for Bogus Ant-Breeding Scheme

February 17, 2007

Doctors & Drug Makers_World Health Organization & Drug Makers

An article in The New York Times, Doctors and Drug Makers: A Move to EndCozy Ties By

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Doctors & Drug Makers_World Health Organization & Drug Makers