Below is an image of an Eli Lilly letter which informs doctors in the UK that Prozac is no longer authorized for use in (so-called) premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). For a larger view, please click on the image.
Hemophiliacs File Suit Against Bayer for selling Tainted Blood product Tue, 3 Jun 2003 The Los Angeles Times reports that two weeks after The New York Times reported that Bayer documents reveal that the company sold tainted blood-clotting medicine for hemophiliacs that carried a high risk of transmitting AIDS to…
Will NIH Ban on Consulting Deals with Drug Firms Set an Ethical Example? LAT / NYT Wed, 2 Feb 2005 The Los Angeles Times, whose investigative reports about conflicts of interest at the National Institutes of Health, shook the foundations of NIH by prying open the vaults that contained secret…
April 26, 1998 The New York Post POLS TO SEEK TIGHTER KID DRUG-TEST REGS By DOUGLAS MONTERO Pg. 028 Two city congressmen are calling for tighter controls over controversial drug experiments on kids conducted at several New York institutions – and around the country. The Post has learned that Cornell…
Researcher Who Challenged ADHD industry cleared of misconduct charges Sun, 16 Oct 2005 If you thought that academia could not prey to McCarthyite bullying tactics–or could not possibly fall prey to anything like the Salem witch hunts—think again. Dr. Gretchen LeFever, a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the department…
Iowa seeks dismissal of lawsuit: Monster Experiment induced stuttering Fri, 11 Jul 2003 CNN reports that the State of Iowa seeks a lawsuit dismissed against the University of Iowa, claiming immunity. The suit was filed on behalf of three surviving people who had been victimized as children in a cruel…
Director of NIH Agrees To Loosen Ethics Rules Fri, 26 Aug 2005 “All animals are equal…but some animals are more equal than others….” The rules on conflict of interest for scientists at the National Institutes of Health have once again been changed to accommodate public servants with an overpowering sense…
