Fight Was All About Scientific Integrity_Jonathan Fishbein
“Science has become so severely politicized that one has to be skeptical of nearly every research result that is reported.”
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About the Alliance for Human Research Protection
about us AHRP Our Mission The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP) is a national network of lay people and professionals who are committed to upholding the humanitarian values and ethical standards of medicine enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath: “First, do no harm”; the Nuremberg Code (1947): “The Voluntary informed consent of the human subject…
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Medical Costs: "It’s a broken system. And at some point, it will fall apart" – COI – NYT
Medical Costs: “It’s a broken system. And at some point, it will fall apart" – Conflicts of Interest – NYT Thu, 22 Sep 2005 Medical device manufacturers have taken a leaf from pharmaceutical companies–they too bribe doctors to use their products. The New York Times repors about one such case involving artificial knee cap replacement…
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EPA Exceptions to proposed Rules Allow Pesticides experiments on Children – Baltimore Sun
EPA Exceptions to proposed Rules Allow Pesticides experiments on Children – Baltimore Sun Thu, 15 Sep 2005 “For the first time in our nation’s history, the EPA has proposed a program to allow for the systematic and everyday experimentation of pesticides on humans,” said Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a leading critic of the testing policies. “Moreover,…
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New Diabetes Drug Increases Mortality / Morbidity – FDA "approvable" letter Challenged
New Diabetes Drug Increases Mortality / Morbidity – FDA “approvable” letter Challenged Fri, 21 Oct 2005 Today’s newspaper reports about a lethal new diabetes drug that the FDA was poised to approve makes abundantly clear that The New York Times got it wrong when it gave the FDA high marks on safety. [1] Rather than…
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College Students Abuse of psychostimulants–Adderall / concerta / Ritalin
College Students Abuse of psychostimulants–Adderall / concerta / Ritalin Fri, 5 Aug 2005 The abuse of Ritalin and other prescribed amphetamine-like psychostimulant drugs by college students is spiralling as students have grown accustomed to rely on pills as a crutch for coping with pressure. Andrew Jacobs of the New York Times, notes that: “Much like…
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Applause to Editor of Amer J of Hypertension Who Said NO to financially compromised Society
Applause to Editor of Amer J of Hypertension Who Said NO to financially compromised Society Fri, 29 Jul 2005 The Wall Street Journal reports: “In a dispute reflecting heightened concerns about the control and credibility of medical information, the American Society of Hypertension said it is severing its 16-year relationship with the American Journal of…
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Mechanical ventilation in ARDS: One size does not fit all – Editorial AJCCM
Fri, 20 May 2005 ARMA was a government-sponsored, $41 million experiment involving 861 critically ill patients with severe lung injury–i.e., acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has been at the center of continuing debate prompted by revelations that researchers at 14 of the nation’s major medical research institutions comprising the ARDS Network,* violated fundamental medical…
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Vioxx Fallout: Merck Officials Intervened–NYT / FDA Officials Intervened–Mother Jones
Vioxx Fallout: Merck Officials Intervened–NYT / FDA Officials Intervened–Mother Jones Mon, 25 Apr 2005 Mother Jones and The New York Times focus on the Vioxx fall out–a case that encapsulates the corrupt practices in drug research. Merck and FDA officials intervened to conceal the lethal cardiac effect of Vioxx. Mother Jones focuses on the plight…
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EPA Nominee Challenged in Senate Over Children’s Pesticide Experiment
EPA Nominee Challenged in Senate Over Children’s Pesticide Experiment Thu, 07 Apr 2005 AHRP applauds Senator Barbara Boxer for pledging to hold up the confirmation of Stephen Johnson, the President’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, until he pulls the plug on “the appalling, unethical, and immoral” children’s pesticide experiment which the EPA suspended…
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Senator Says FDA Asked Canada NOT to Suspend Adderall, Drug used for ADHD – NYT
Senator Says FDA Asked Canada NOT to Suspend Adderall, Drug used for ADHD – NYT Fri, 11 Feb 2005 The New York Times reports that not only has the FDA failed to act to protect children and adults from a drug that has been linked to about 20 sudden deaths, but the FDA attempted to…
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Cong. Hinchey calls for ouster of FDA Counsel – Sen. Bingaman & Reed tell FDA: disclose all trial info
Cong. Hinchey calls for ouster of FDA Counsel Sen. Bingaman & Reed tell FDA: disclose all trial info Thu, 15 Jul 2004 Wish I’d said that: “Having Daniel Troy as chief legal counsel of the FDA, is like placing John Gotti in charge of the Justice Department.” (Tom Woodward, whose 17 year old daughter committed…