I hope you all believe in Santa Claus Wed, 15 Dec 2004 According to “a new study” PhaRma is wasting money on detailing… According to Washington & Columbia University – the docs aren’t paying attention – So how come the industry has the highest profit return – because they throw…
FDA Approves Lilly’s Cymbalta for Depression Despite Risk of Suicide Wed, 4 Aug 2004 In a display of arrogance and defiance–in the midst of federal investigations into the marketing of antidepressants–the FDA has approved Eli Lilly’s antidepression drug, Cymbalta (duloxetine). Lilly’s press release announced: “Cymbalta, a balanced and potent reuptake…
Drug safety Hearings-Sept-Congress/ FDA – Lilly Plans to Disclose Data Tue, 3 Aug 2004 A hearing about the possible connection between suicide and antidepressant drugs will be held on Aug 4, by the California Senate by Sen. Tom Torkalson, chairman of the Senate Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness…
Spitzer Expands drug Probe: Johnson & Johnson / New FDA analysis Confirms SSRI Risks to Kids – WSJ Thu, 5 Aug 2004 A front page article in The Wall Street Journal reports that a second FDA analysis of 25 clinical trials of SSRI antidepressants in children was conducted after a…
Time for a Drug Test Registry_Marcia Angell_Why NIH is Not Up to the Task Fri, 13 Aug 2004 The uncovering of concealed, unpublished evidence showing that children suffered harm in antidepressant drug trials, has led to a rude public awakening. Selective reporting of clinical trial data has become “standard practice”…
Two-thirds foster care children in Mass on psych drugs_Globe Psychiatry: Soviet Experience–American Fallacy Wed, 11 Aug 2004 The Boston Globe reports that 2/3 of children in state care in Massachusetts are being “treated” for mental illness with psychotropic drugs. Marie Parente, a legislator, and parents call for disclosure of “how…
US Research Community May Take Lessons in Medical Ethics from Cambodian Prostitutes Thu, 12 Aug 2004 The US medical research community may have to take lessons in medical ethics from Cambodian prostitutes. A clinical trial to test a drug used to treat HIV, Viread, for the prevention of AIDS, was…
Advisory Committee tells FDA: strengthen warnings on SSRI drug labels now Wed, 4 Feb 2004 On February 2, more than 60 families and children from all across America testified at a public FDA advisory committee hearing describing (in 2 minutes) how their children suffered drug-induced harm after being prescribed an…
Member of UK Parliament Accuses Drugs Giant of ‘Voodoo Medicine’ – Scotsman Wed, 25 Feb 2004 Paul Flynn, Member of UK Parliament raised the antidepressant drug scandal in Parliament, focusing on the British drug manufacturer giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). “The Seroxat [Paxil] scandal is one of gigantic proportions that affects millions…
Nat’l Academy Sciences Supports human toxic pesticide experiments Thu, 19 Feb 2004 The integrity of science and the preservation of civilized medicine are being systematically undermined. The New York Times reported that “more than 60 influential scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, issued a statement asserting that the Bush administration had…
Prescription for Suicide? TIME MAGAZINE Fri, 6 Feb 2004 TIME magazine asks whether antidepressants are a Prescription for Suicide. Shannon Baker, whose 12 year old daughter, Kara Jaye-Anne Otter, committed suicide when she had been on the antidepressant Paxil for seven months, recalls: “I was told the worst side effects…
Cong Committee Chair Requests antidepressant drug FACTS Thu, 5 Feb 2004 The Alliance for Human Research Protection applauds Congressman James Greenwood, Chaiman of the investigative panel of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, who in two sentences got to the heart of the problem currently undermining the public’s health–most…
