Universities Misappropriate Federal Grants – Cornell Doctor Blows Whistle Alleging Phantom Studies – WSJ

Universities Misappropriate Federal Grants – Cornell Doctor Blows Whistle Alleging Phantom Studies – WSJ Wed Aug 17, 2005 Scott Fitzgerald’s opener to The Great Gatsby, “the rich are different from you and me…” is most aptly applied today to an elite corps of rich academic scientists. Academia once symbolized a…

Dr. David Healy Addresses Credibility Crisis-at Columbia University Oct. 20

Additional information as of late Wed Oct 19: Although I was assured that attendance for a presentation by Dr. David Healy (at Columbia University School of Public Health on Oct. 20 at 12:30) would be open to the public, a problem seems to have emerged after an AHRP Infomail about…

Doctors On the Take-Engaging in Vairous Dubious Activities for Cash / Stock Options

Doctors On the Take-Engaging in Vairous Dubious Activities for Cash / Stock Options Tue, 16 Aug 2005 A series of current articles in The Wall Street Journal, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and the New York Times describe the many questionable non-medical income-producing activities that America¹s physicians…

Researcher Who Challenged ADHD industry cleared of misconduct charges

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…

Twin Pharma Give-A-Ways: Biodefense Vaccine /Drug Development Act–S. 1873_ $7 bill Bird Flu Plan

Twin Pharma Give-A-Ways: Biodefense Vaccine /Drug Development Act–S. 1873_ $7 bill Bird Flu Plan Wed, 2 Nov 2005 If the Administration were serious about preparing for an avian flu pandemic–or for ANY health disaster for that matter–the money would be spent on developing reliable infrastructures at the state and local…

Efforts to Expand Emergency Exception from Informed Consent

Efforts to Expand Emergency Exception from Informed Consent Thu, 6 Oct 2005 The following announcement posted to the IRB Forum by Dr. Robert Nelson, a KOL (key opinion leader) within the close-knit IRB community– who serve as gatekeepers of human research –demosntrates that the culture of secrecy is entrenched in…

Big Pharma’s Shameful Secret / Clinical Trials Stopped Early for perceived benefit later turned out false

<p> Big Pharma’s Shameful Secret – Bloomberg News <br> Most Clinical Trials Stopped Early for “perceived” benefit later turned out false – JAMA </p> <p> Thu, 3 Nov 2005 </p> <p> A six part Special Report by Bloomberg News reveals that “Every year, drug companies spend $14 billion to test…

Beware of Avian Flu Hoax – Senate HELP Committee OK’s bill to Shield Drug / Vaccine Mfg

Beware of Avian Flu Hoax – Senate HELP Committee OK’s bill to Shield Drug / Vaccine Mfg Tue, 25 Oct 2005 Serious questions are being raised by physicians and knowledgable critics about the government’s bullying tactics to promote the vaccine business. The scare tactics used to promote mass vaccination against…

Practice Guidelines: Can We Trustthe Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine?

Practice Guidelines: Can We Trustthe Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine? Sun, 25 Sep 2005 “Research and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Can We Trust the Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine?” is an article by Dr. John Abramson* (Harvard) and Dr. Barbara Starfeld (Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins), published in the Journal of the American Board…