March 25, 2007

“It’s a Chemical Sledgehammer” Children in Foster Care

The Associated Press report (below) provides but a glimpse into a world of wantonly prescribed psychotropic drugs

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“It’s a Chemical Sledgehammer” Children in Foster Care

March 21, 2007

Non-profit Fronts for Drug Industry_Boston Globe

The Boston Globe reports that "little attention has been paid to smaller nonprofits, especially patient groups that

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Non-profit Fronts for Drug Industry_Boston Globe

March 21, 2007

Medical Prostitution: Doctors On the Take–Minnesota an example, NYT

The information thus obtained is the focus of a front page report in The NewYork Times. The

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Medical Prostitution: Doctors On the Take–Minnesota an example, NYT

March 20, 2007

The Damaging Impact of PDUFA and Why It Should be Repealed

The prescription drug user fee act (PDUFA, 1992), which is up for renewalthis year, linked the Food

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The Damaging Impact of PDUFA and Why It Should be Repealed

March 20, 2007

The Secret Eli Lilly Zyprexa Documents–A Case For CivilDisobedience

FindLaw columnist, Julie Hilden, a First Amendment lawyer, brings a freshperspective to the controversy surrounding the sealed

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The Secret Eli Lilly Zyprexa Documents–A Case For CivilDisobedience

March 17, 2007

US Organ Harvesting in “Not Yet Dead” patients

The Washington Post reports that “a new trend” in organic harvesting is underway within minutes of cardiac

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US Organ Harvesting in “Not Yet Dead” patients

March 15, 2007

Pharma Giants Under Investigation by UK Serious Fraud Office

The firms under investigation include the drug giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and the international

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Pharma Giants Under Investigation by UK Serious Fraud Office

March 13, 2007

Daubert Explicated: Putting Science in the Dock_The Nation

"Putting Science in the Dock" by Barry Yeoman is a most informative, clearly written article explaining how

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Daubert Explicated: Putting Science in the Dock_The Nation

March 13, 2007

HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing

AHRP's stated rationale for objecting to a policy mandating Merck's HPV vaccine in 11 year old girls 

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HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing

March 10, 2007

U of Toronto Endowment: Alternative Care Research by Mental Patients

An uplifting article in The Toronto Star describes how a self-empowerment movement is taking shape among the

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U of Toronto Endowment: Alternative Care Research by Mental Patients

March 6, 2007

The Case Against Mandatory HPV Vaccinations

Among the promoters of mandatory vaccination, The New York Times argues on the basis of preconceived prejudices–exactly

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The Case Against Mandatory HPV Vaccinations

March 6, 2007

Russian Prosecutors Probe GSK: Illegal Vaccine Experiments on Children

A report by The Associated Press indicates that GlaxoSmithKline is under criminal investigation by Russia’s Prosecutor General

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Russian Prosecutors Probe GSK: Illegal Vaccine Experiments on Children

March 5, 2007

Minnesota Dean Medical School on Pepsi Board

A report in the local Pioneer Press reveals that the Dean of the Medical School of the

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Minnesota Dean Medical School on Pepsi Board

March 5, 2007

FDA Abandons DrugWatch-Reduces Safety Info to * Asterisk

The FDA has just released its “Guidance on Drug Safety Information” abandoning its own proposed ‘DrugWatch Site

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FDA Abandons DrugWatch-Reduces Safety Info to * Asterisk