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…
Ethical Violations / Investigations Today Congressional Investigations Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) Letters of Determination: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/detrm_letrs/lindex.htm Office of Protection from Research Risks* (OPRR) List of Compliance Oversight Investigations Resulting in Restrictions or Actions to federally licensed Institutions between 1990 – 2000. *Reorganized in 2000 as OHRP Mar 30: AHRP…
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…
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…
Risks: Drugs / Vaccines / Trials / Treatment Evidence of antidepressant harm Oct 14, 2005: Andrew Finkelstein Letter to Dr. Russell Katz, Director, Neuropharmacological Drug Products, FDA about FDA’s Failure to Warn about Neurontin-Suicides Aug 29: FDA Response to Utah Court Must Be Truthful Re: Zoloft / SSRI Suicidal Risks…
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…
Judge Rules On Anthrax Vaccine Sun, 10 Apr 2005 In the latest ruling by a U.S. Federal court, judge, Emmet Sullivan, ruled that under the new Bioshield law, in an emergency the Pentagon is authorized to give experimental drugs and vaccines to service personnel. However, the judge ruled, the Defense…
A Serious Drug Problem – The Medicare Prescription Bill of 2003 – Krugman Fri, 6 May 2005 New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman, hits the nail on the head when he points out who the beneficiaries of the Medicare law really are: Why it’s Big Pharma and those this industry…
US transferred virulent anthrax to Iraq; Saddam used it for weapons – London Times Sun, 14 Aug 2005 The author of this Infomail is Meryl Nass, MD, a recognized expert on biological warfare and who had first uncovered the use of anthrax as a biological weapon in Rhodiesia. Dr. Nass is…
UK: Drugs firms ‘creating ills for every pill / US ‘Bioshield’ Drug-Patent Plan Draws Fire Mon, 04 Apr 2005 Following the public revelations about the concealed safety hazards of antidepressant drugs whose risks of violence, drug dependency, and suicide, were hidden from physicians and the public, a committee of Parliament…
Anthrax shots may be required in military – Assoc Press Thu, 1 Dec 2005 After a US District Judge suspended the forced anthrax vaccine program in the military, the Bush Administration is attempting to reinstate mandatory anthrax vaccine inoculations for military personnel. The less evidence, it seems, that there is to demonstrate…
Walter Reed Seeking Volunteers to Test Anthrax Vaccine_WP Tue, 25 Mar 2003 A clinical trial to test the anthrax vaccine is being conducted at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The investigators are seeking civilian volunteers who are being solicited in the Washington area through newspaper advertisements. The Alliance for…
