NIH Panel Recommendations Fail to Resolve Conflicts of Interest Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 Following the disclosure by the Los Angeles Times (December 2003) that “NIH officials now allow more than 94% of the agency’s top-paid employees to keep their consulting income confidential,” Congress demanded full disclosure and an overhaul…
US Preventive Services Task Force: No evidence that screening for suicide reduces suicide Fri, 21 May 2004 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its findings and recommendation against screening for suicide. The USPSTF findings corroborate those of the Canadian PSTF. “USPSTF found no evidence that screening for suicide…
Pfizer Admits Guilt in Promotion of Neurontin–Agrees to Pay $430 Million Sun, 16 May 2004 A lawsuit initiated by Dr. David Franklin, a whistleblower, has been settled: Pfizer pleaded guilty to criminal fraud in the promotion of Neurontin, and agreed to pay $430 million. This case is but an example…
Government sanctioned Assault on Children and Pregnant Women Fri, 23 Jul 2004 President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health has set off aggressive “screening for mental illness” initiatives that are nothing short of an assault on personal dignity and legal rights. The target population of forced mental health “screening,”…
Concealed Drug Trial Results Mislead Doctors & Put Children’s Lives at Risk – NYT Thu, 22 Jul 2004 The inordinate influence that drug companies wield on government healthcare regulatory policies–through campaign contributions to elected officials and lucrative job offers to public officials–has seriously compromised children’s safety in numerous ways. An…
Mosholder Suppressed Report Posted/ Bush Moves to Block Medical Suits – NYT Mon, 26 Jul 2004 The New York Times reports that the Bush administration is actively blocking individual citizens who have been seriously harmed from drug-related hazards from suing drug manufacturers. The administration argues that “if a local judge…
Cong Hinchey PRESS CONFERENCE Re: Drug Co. Influence on FDA Sat, 10 Jul 2004 New York Congressman Maurice Hinchey (House Appropriations Committee) is holding a press conference on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 10:30 AM to address issues of concern about undue influence by drug manufacturers on FDA policy and…
http://www.illinoisleader.com/opinion/opinionview.asp?c=17908 GUEST OPINION: Maybe legislators should be mentally evaluated, too Friday, July 23, 2004 – by Karen Hayes, associate director of Concerned Women for America-Illinois If Illinois’ Children’s Mental Health Partnership Preliminary Plan goes into effect as planned next year, standardized academic tests will include mental health evaluation. [On Friday,…
Bill Moyers: the Real Show…Congressional hearing was abruptly cancelled Tue, 27 Jul 2004 Congressman Greenwoods’ retirement statement indicates that he had negotiated his contract with Biotechnology Industry Org–a company that represents the very industry he was in the middle of investigating–on Tuesday. http://www.house.gov/greenwood/press_releases/2004/pr040722.html Tuesday was the precise day that Greenwood…
Paxil for Children: Safety, Efficacy Aren’t Established – Letter WSJ Fri, 9 Jul 2004 Dr. Arnold Relman, Professor Emeritus, Medicine and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, responds to a June 21 editorial in The Wall Street Journal. The editorial attacked…
Corruption of Cong by Pharma: Greenwood offered job / drops Pharma hearing Tue, 20 Jul 2004 Related link: Cong Greenwood’s version Big Pharma buys a congressman and derails a public hearing focusing on pharmaceutical company concealment of evidence showing antidepressants increase risks of harm and show no benefit for children…
Cong Greenwood’s version Wed, 21 Jul 2004 Congressman James Greenwood called at 4:05 to inform AHRP of the following: He has resigned from the chairmanship of the House subcommittee on oversight and investigations today. He was offered the job with Biotechnology Industry Organization on Friday. He objected to being accused…
