The New York Times reports that Federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena seeking information and all documents including transcripts of their testimony produced in litigation relating to three prominent Harvard researchers… Continue reading →
Investigations
Grassley to Harvard & Mass General: Biederman Protocol Breach
The most shocking disclosure: a Biederman study testing the use of powerful antipsychotics in PRESCHOOL CHILDREN "was beset by breaches of research protocol." Continue reading →
Biederman J & J Risperdal Documents
An early e-mail (dated 1999) states: "Dr. Biederman is not someone to jerk around. He is a very proud national figure in child psych and has a very short fuse."
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Pharma Giants Under Investigation by UK Serious Fraud Office
The Guardian reports that the Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of major UK-based firms paid bribes to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Continue reading →
Prominent USC Geneticist Sentenced to 14 Years for Molesting Girl_AP
In sentencing William French Anderson, the judge said: "Because of intellectual arrogance, he persisted and he got away with as much as he could."
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Cong. Hearings Loom: Pfizer, Halliburton
“No general counsel or CEO wants to have to explain to his board why the company's name is appearing on the front page of a news article in a scandal…"
OHRP Letter to ARDSNetwork re: Investigation of Acute Respiratory DistressSyndrome
OHRP Investigation of experimental treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. ARDSNet studies: ARMA, FACCT, and ALVEOLI Table of Contents to Fax from OHRP page 1 Oct. 7, 2002 OHRP letter to: Ronald S. Newvbower, Ph.D(Mass. General Hospital), Lee E. Limbird, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt . . . Continue reading →
Japan Links 81 Deaths to new Lung Cancer Drug
Japan Links 81 Deaths to new Lung Cancer Drug Thu, 5 Dec 2002 Now a days, the fate of a drug depends not so much on its efficacy and safety, but rather on the financial needs of the manufacturer and the company’s . . . Continue reading →
FDA Is Flexing Less Muscle where Safety is the Issue – Wash Post
FDA Is Flexing Less Muscle where Safety is the Issue – Wash Post Thu, 18 Nov 2004 The Washington Post examines FDA’s record of surveillance and the evidence is clear: since 1992 when Congress required drug companies to pay users fees to . . . Continue reading →
NIH Under Fire: Longtime Favorite of Congress – Wash Post / WSJ
NIH Under Fire: Longtime Favorite of Congress – Wash Post / WSJ Sun, 27 Jun 2004 Under fire from Congress with evidence of NIH staff engaging in secret outside contracts and consultancies, NIH Director, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, turned a corner. He acknowledged . . . Continue reading →
Four Top Doctors Arrested for illegal medical experiments_Israel
According to a investigative report issued by the Israeli Health Ministry, the doctors "conducted illegal and unethical testing on thousands of elderly patients for years.
Psychiatrist criminally indicted: Promoting off-label use of drug for depression!
The New York Times reports that a Maryland psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Gleason, was handcuffed and arrested in March and charged with criminal promotion of a drug "for purposes other than those approved by the federal government."
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