Sen Domenici Blasts NIH doctors calling them “pigs” – The Hill Thu, 18 Mar 2004 The shameful revelations of insatiable greed among medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health has disgusted Sen. Pete Domenici, one of the strongest supporters of medical research. “I hate to say it, but the NIH is one of the…
RE: Phase I Drug trials used foster children in violation of 45 CFR 46.409 and 21 CFR 50.56
The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP) has reason to believe that federal regulations for the protection of children as research subjects have been seriously violated in federally funded HIV research.
We have learned that a series of Phase I and Phase II drug experiments were conducted on infants and children who were under the guardianship of the New York City Agency for Children’s Services (ACS), and living at Incarnation Children’s Center, a foster care facility under contract with ACS.
Debate: Ethics of Surgically Implanting Drug Device in psychiatric patients Wed, 5 Nov 2003 An AHRP Infomail (October 7, 2003) criticizing the ethics of University of Pennsylvania’s planned surgical “drug implant” experiment in psychiatric patients, prompted a debate between AHRP president, Vera Sharav, and bioethicist, Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Psychiatry…
Gene Therapy Experiment Called “Crazy” Tue, 19 Aug 2003 The New York Times reports about yet another example of the ‘Cowboy’ approach to medical research. Doctors who founded Neurologix, a private company that is paying for New York-Presbyterian Hospital to test the safety of a radical experimental approach to treat Parkinson’s disease, have inserted live…
Smallpox Vaccine Testing on Kids Blocked_LAT Wed, 9 Apr 2003 The Los Angeles Times reports that the federal government turned down the proposed clinical trial to test the controversial smallpox vaccine on 40 small children, aged 2 to 5 years old. The Alliance for Human Research Protection is proud to have played a role in…
Smallpox Researchers Seek Help from Millions of Computer Users Wed, 5 Feb 2003 The Defense Department and a group of academic institutions is announcing “a networked computer project intended to accelerate the search for a cure for smallpox.” The public is asked to share unused personal computer space with the researchers. This is good news!…
Recent public and professional debate about smallpox vaccine and its risks provides the framework for evaluating the ethical justification for conducting clinical trials on children. Dryvax is a particularly impure product made of live vaccinia virus harvested from the pustules of calves infected with (it is believed) cowpox. Although the vaccine, which is scratched on the skin, only causes mild infections in most people, in a small but significant number the infection caused serious adverse reactions similar to the complications of the disease they were designed to prevent: painful, disfiguring skin disorders, blindness, neurological impairments and death.
Public Comments Re: Smallpox Vaccine Trial on 2 to 5 Year Old Children The following comments supported the smallpox vaccine trial: I believe this is a necessary and very much needed trial. What if tomorrow smallpox was to become a problem? Since children are more susecptible to it, I am sure many would die. Thsi…
Smallpox Vaccine: Doctor Lists 18 Points You Should Consider October 10, 2002 In her column on Redflagsweekly.com–a website that raises and explores controversial issues in Health and Medical Science–Dr. Meryl Nass spells out 18 sobering reasons why the policy proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services–to vaccinate the American population en mass against…
October 9, 2002 Smallpox Vaccine plan: HHS Messengers Still Stumble_NYT_WP The Administration’s shift in its smallpox vaccination policy is meeting with criticism from medical experts who are unconvinced that it is wise or justified to put millions of people at serious risk in (what amounts to) a massive human experiment–without evidence to support the claim…
Dr. Meryl Nass
An estimated 500,000 first responders, lab and hospital workers will receive smallpox vaccine, the DHHS announced yesterday.
This is an interesting announcement, because to my knowledge there exist no FDA-licensed smallpox vaccines.
There are three vaccine candidates whose safety and efficacy are uncertain at this time.
The first vaccine made available was Wyeth’s Dryvax, which was pulled out of storage after approximately thirty years.
Coroner calls for withdrawal of Seroxat (PAXIL) March 13, 2002 Following the death of a 56 year old retired headmaster within two weeks of taking the antidepressant, Seroxat (PAXIL), a British coroner told a court “”I have grave concerns that this is a dangerous drug that should be withdrawn until at least detailed national studies…
