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.
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…
GAO Found CDC Supervision of Bioagents Weak Wed, 4 Dec 2002 The Scientist reports that on Nov. 22, the General Accounting Office (GAO) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services reporting that its auditors spotted “significant management weaknesses” in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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:…
Soldier vaccinated with anthrax / smallpox died shortly from pneumonia: Army coverup- UPI Sat, 9 Aug 2003 It would appear that suppressing negative results – in this case, probably death from pneumonia that followed inoculation with two experimental vaccines – anthrax and smallpox – is the norm and practice both…
Drug Tested in Gulf War Is Approved for Troops_NYT Thu, 6 Feb 2003 The New York Times reports that FDA has approved the drug, pyridostigmine bromide for use by the military. The drug had been used experimentally during the Gulf War in 1991. It has been the center of controversy…
Schizophrenia Drug Implants May Qualify as Medical Torture Sun, 17 Nov 2002 In some patients, antipsychotic drugs induce excruciating, intolerable side-effects. In some people these drugs’ toxic action has caused severe liver, heart, and kidney damage, as well as dangerously high blood pressure– some patients have died as a result…
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…
Anthrax Vaccine Lawsuit Filed by Military Servicemen against Pentagon Tue, 18 Mar 2003 Since 1998, nearly 500 active-duty service-members have refused the vaccine, and more than 100 have been court-martialed. Additionally, approximately 500-1000 pilots and flight crew members have quit, resigned or transferred from the Air National Guard or Reserves…
Senator Jeff Bingaman resolution: Review military vaccine program Thu, 4 Dec 2003 After months of denial, on Nov. 19, the Pentagon acknowledged that multiple vaccines may have caused the death of Army nurse Rachael Lacy, who died in April after receiving shots for anthrax, smallpox and three other diseases. Critics…
2 to 5 year old children targeted for Smallpox Vaccine trial_DHHS Sat, 2 Nov 2002 An announcement in the Federal Register, Oct 31, 2002, by the Office of Public Health and Science and Food and Drug Administration calls for public review and comment about proposals to the Secretary of Health…
