Overshadowing all other health related news, a front page report in The Washington Post and the just released Breckenridge report evaluating FDA's abysmal performance on drug safety, http://ahrp.blogspot.com/2007/03/latest-report-blasts-fda-bungling-drug.html require Congressional action.
American preteen girls have been designated to pay the price by exposing their bodies to risks of harm.
To view AHRP news and infomails from 2006, please visit our new site. Infomails Subscribe to AHRP’s infomails At FDA, Graham is still the whistle-blower Loss of Trust: Big Drug Makers See Sales Decline With Their Image War hero’s death in clinical trial follows years of FDA neglect European perspective:…
Incentives to Pharma Companies but Health Care Leaders Voice Doubts on Smallpox Inoculations Thu, 30 Jan 2003 The New York Times reports (below) that serious doubts about the president’s smallpox vaccination plan emerged at a Senate hearing Wednesday. The Washington Post reports (below) that "The hearing illustrated the growing tensions…
Is Tamiflu worth it? Thu, 27 Oct 2005 Many knowledgable experts in pharmacology have expressed dismay over the hysteria mounting for Tamiflu, a drug that has shown to be only marginally effective at best in reducing ther number of days one experinces flu symptoms. In elderly patients who are at…
New Fears Re: Smallpox Vaccine Thu, 8 May 2003 The smallpox vaccine may be even more dangerous than anyone thought. Severe adverse effects are mounting. Four civilian deaths are being investigated. The sudden death of David Bloom, NBC’s correspondent in Iraq, who died of a blood clot, is now being…
AHRP Speaks Out AHRP Press Briefing 9/14/04: Antidepressants & suicide-related risks for children Open Letter to NIMH re Prozac & Concealed Suicide Attempts Open Letter to Officials at NIMH AHRP Briefing 2/2/04: Scientists present suicide evidence Conflicts of Interest policy – New York Times Phase I Drug Trials Used Foster…
Military proposes serious relaxation of IND regulations Tue, 28 Jan 2003 We are rapidly approaching The Brave New World. FDA bureaucrats are attempting to institutionalize a double standard in human experimentaion by resorting to a strategy of doublespeak. A Department of Defense memo states: “DoD should continue to conduct trials…
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…
September 28, 2002 Smallpox Vaccine to be tested in children – why hasn’t CDC released their vaccine data? FYI WHOSE CHILDREN ARE BEING USED TO TEST THE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL,SMALLPOX VACCINE? According to Newsday (below), the tests will be conducted at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, marking…
Repeal of Thimerosal Rider under Omnibus Approriations Bill Thu, 20 Feb 2003 Congress has acted! On Valentine’s Day, Congress passed the Omnibus Appropriation Act, repealing the thimerosal protection rider that had been slipped into Homeland Security Act. Vaccine manufacturers are no longer protected from liability. Parents may exercise their right…
Submitted Testimony of Meryl Nass, MD Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 (207) 288-5082 ext. 220 Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Hearing: Biodefense: Next Steps Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 10 am SD-430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony…
