Family of Woman Killed by AIDS Drug Test Sues Doctors, Manufacturer Thu, 30 Dec 2004 The case of Joyce Anne Hafford’s death sheds light on collusion to conceal evidence of harm caused by experimental drugs. USA Today reports: “Family members said they did not learn the National Institutes of Health…
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…
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…
NIH Rule change Re: Whistle blowers – Comments due before June 15 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 Dear friends and colleagues, A request for comment about NIH proposed new research misconduct rule See Fed Register: http://ori.dhhs.gov/multimedia/acrobat/42CFRParts50and93.pdf The new rule, I believe is meant to protect research institutions from the effective sting…
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…
Cong hearing on July 20 is postponed Sun, 18 Jul 2004 We have just received word from the attorney in charge of the hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday, July 20th that it will not take place on July 20th: “due to a personal matter that Mr. Greenwood was…
Cash Interests Taint Drug Advice – NATURE / Death a Risk of Antipsychotics – AP Sun, 23 Oct 2005 An investigation by the journal, NATURE (the largest of its kind) reveals that not only do conflicts of interest taint the conduct and outcome of clinical trials, the authors who formulate…
Is Tamiflu worth it? Thu, 27 Oct 2005 Many knowledgable experts in pharmacology have expressed dismay over the hysteria mounting for Tamiflu, a drug that has shown to be only marginally effective at best in reducing ther number of days one experinces flu symptoms. In elderly patients who are at…
NIH: Public Servant or Private Marketer? NIH Seeks Outside Inquiry of Alzheimer’s researcher conflicts of interest – LAT Mon, 31 Jan 2005 A year after the Los Angeles Times published its first an in-depth investigative report documenting in detail evidence of major conflicts of interest by top scientists at the…
FDA Official Calls Newsletter Unethical – WP / Senate Considers Safety Reform at FDA – LAT Fri, 4 Mar 2005 The Washington Post reports about yet another instance of a high FDA official who misspoke. Dr. Sandra Kweder, Deputy Director of FDA’s Office of New Drugs, sent a letter, “written…
Minn. Shooter Described As Deeply Disturbed-He took Prozac – Wash Post Thu, 24 Mar 2005 The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post confirm the suspicion that like the other adolescents who went on a school shooting rampage, Jeff Weise was taking an SSRI antidepressant. The Post identifies the drug as…
Merck Baby Vaccines Not Pure – LAT/ FDA Advisory-Crestor / Zyprexa Lawsuit charges Lilly concealed Diabetes risk Fri, 11 Mar 2005 The FDA’s failure to carry out its watchdog responsibility to protect the public from unsafe drugs, has encouraged the pharmaceutical industry to conceal the risks and deceive the public….
