April 30, 2009

Senator Grassley Might Leave Finance Committee: A Break For Pharma?

The Hill , a newspaper covering congressional news, reports: "Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) is considering leaving his

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Senator Grassley Might Leave Finance Committee: A Break For Pharma?

April 29, 2009

Institute of Medicine Calls for Doctors to Stop Taking Gifts From Drug Makers

If enacted, the IOM recommendations will essentially sever the financial ties that bind American medicine–its practitioners, researchers,

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Institute of Medicine Calls for Doctors to Stop Taking Gifts From Drug Makers

April 21, 2009

Does the FDA have the authority to trump the Declaration of Helsinki?

An editorial by Dr. Michael Goodyear, of Dalhousie University (Canada), and a board member of The Alliance

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Does the FDA have the authority to trump the Declaration of Helsinki?

April 20, 2009

AHRP Letter to Harvard Re: Dr. Biederman’s Research

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION A catalyst for public debate 142 West End Avenue Suite 28P New

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AHRP Letter to Harvard Re: Dr. Biederman’s Research

April 20, 2009

NEJM Study Confirms Exposure to Depakote Lowers Children’s IQ

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine, comparing the intelligence quotient (IQ) levels of children

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NEJM Study Confirms Exposure to Depakote Lowers Children’s IQ

April 18, 2009

Culling the $$$ Evidence: National Alliance for Mental Illness

Upon receipt of a letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley, requesting disclosure of NAMI drug industry funding sources,

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Culling the $$$ Evidence: National Alliance for Mental Illness

April 17, 2009

Is the FDA Bipolar or Complicit in Legitimizing IIlegal Marketing?

NEWS BLAZE April 16,2009 By Martha Rosenberg Op-Ed Contributor Is the FDA Bipolar? In February the Justice

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Is the FDA Bipolar or Complicit in Legitimizing IIlegal Marketing?

April 17, 2009

Cong. Sting: Medical Research Fraud / Corruption /Forged Consents

Background: Medical research is fast becoming a disreputable business: a haven for promoters who think nothing of

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Cong. Sting: Medical Research Fraud / Corruption /Forged Consents

April 14, 2009

Placebo Beat Both Zyprexa & Eli Lilly’s Experimental Drug

Reuters reported that the results of an Eli Lilly controlled clinical trial comparing the company’s experimental antipsychotic

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Placebo Beat Both Zyprexa & Eli Lilly’s Experimental Drug

April 13, 2009

Pfizer Settles Nigerian children Deaths– $75 Million

A thirteen year battle that has been waged by two lawyers–one, Nigerian, Etigwe Uwo, another a Connecticut

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Pfizer Settles Nigerian children Deaths– $75 Million

April 13, 2009

“Doctors of Deception” Electroshock machines to Undergo safety & efficacy tests

Electroshock machines were "grandfathered" into the system when the FDA assumed jurisdiction over medical devices in 1976.

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“Doctors of Deception” Electroshock machines to Undergo safety & efficacy tests

April 11, 2009

Harvard-Partners Hospitals Curtail Industry-Doctor $$ Perks

Harvard-Partners Healthcare, which includes Mass. General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals, announced the adoption of measures curtailing

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Harvard-Partners Hospitals Curtail Industry-Doctor $$ Perks

April 8, 2009

FDA-AstraZeneca Hearing

 

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FDA-AstraZeneca Hearing

April 5, 2009

Letter to NAMI

April 6, 2009       Michael J. Fitzpatrick Anand Pandya, M.D. Executive Director President National Alliance

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Letter to NAMI