Can We Tame the Monster?
"Drug companies should not be allowed to evaluate their own products."
Tylenol Toxicity: Big Bucks in Long War on Aspirin_Counterpunch
Yesterday we forwarded an article about Tylenol-linked liver damage published by Associated Press. https://ahrp.org/cms/content/view/278/28/
Below two recent reports by Counterpunch.
Russian Suicide Rate Falling__PetionOnline Stop TeenScreen
Agence France Presse reports that suicide rates in Russia have decreased. Not surprisingly the highest suicide rate in Russia is in Siberia.
Tylenol Linked to Liver Woes-AP / Counterpunch
Overreliance on toxic drugs is killing healthy people. And the FDA has done next to nothing to prevent drug-induced harm.
German Drug maker of disastrous TGN1412 files for insolvency_BBC
BBC reports: "TeGenero, a German pharmaceutical company, said it could not continue in business.Because of the fallout from the UK trial, it was impossible to attract investment, TeGenero said."
Israeli Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help depression in children_Amer J Psychiatry
Reuters reports that a controlled double-blind trial testing Omega-3 Fatty acids in 28 depressed children (aged 6 to 12) found a positive treatment corrolation.
What Did Eli Lilly Know About Prozac Induced Violence & Suicidality?
For almost two decades Eli Lilly has denied that evidence exists demonstrating that its antidepressant Prozac induced violence and suicidality.
Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging–it’s Unconstitutional!
In a historic and precedent-setting decision, the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed that the forced administration of psychotropic drugs to patients is unconstitutional!!! : http://psychrights.org/States/Alaska/CaseOne/MyersOpinion.pdf
Journalism vs. Promotion: TeenScreen–A Study in Contrasts UPI report compared to Washington Post
Compare and contrast two recent news reports about TeenScreen: Lidia Wasowicz of United Press International provides readers with a sense of the controversy generated by psychiatry’s latest market expansion scheme.
NVIC Calls Merck & FDA “Not Completely Honest” Re: Pre-adolescent HPV Vaccine Safety
The FDA appears to have learned nothing from recent catastrophic disasters.
NEJM Vioxx Safety Correction / Consumers International Accuses Industry–Unscrupulous Marketing
Once again, the New England Journal of Medicine (July 13, 2006) has had to eat crow after it published false and misleading clinical trial findings.
Amer J Psychiatry Editor Blocks Scientific Debate
Medical journals are supposed to be vehicles for scientific give and take–not so, evidently, in journals of the American Psychiatric Association.