January 4, 2013

Can Medical Research be Trusted?

Commercially corrupted medicine is the leading cause of death in the US—and it is bankrupting the US

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Can Medical Research be Trusted?

October 7, 2012

America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

IV. What Do We Get for All That Money? According to the Kaiser Foundation:[1] The number of

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America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

September 15, 2012

US Healthcare Third Leading Cause of Death_Barbara Starfield, MD

Is US Healthcare Really the best in the World? Starfield_JAMA_2000  The findings by Barbara Starfield, MD, of

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US Healthcare Third Leading Cause of Death_Barbara Starfield, MD

August 20, 2012

Rx Drugs Recalled for Safety Issues from US market

FDA Drug Recall Due to Safety Issues  1980 – 2011   Drug Name:                                                                Approved                               Withdrawn   Methaqualone

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Rx Drugs Recalled for Safety Issues from US market

June 22, 2012

Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

FYI Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the US. In any given month,

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Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

June 5, 2012

J & J Suspends Prostate Cancer Drug Trial–Why?

A dust storm is being kicked up following the announcement at the annual meeting of the American

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J & J Suspends Prostate Cancer Drug Trial–Why?

April 12, 2012

Nobody Should Volunteer for Clinical Trials As Long As Research Data Is Secret

In their compelling Op Ed article in The New York Times, Drug Data Shouldn’t Be Secret, (below)

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Nobody Should Volunteer for Clinical Trials As Long As Research Data Is Secret

January 19, 2011

Stop Retaliating Against Whistleblowers

AHRP has received an appeal for help to prevent the firing of courageous, honest FDA scientists who

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Stop Retaliating Against Whistleblowers

December 17, 2010

Deadly Medicine: Foreign Clinical Trials_Vanity Fair

A disturbing report by the Inspector General of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, "Challenges

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Deadly Medicine: Foreign Clinical Trials_Vanity Fair

October 14, 2010

FDA: This Agency Can Be Dangerous_Marcia Angell

The FDA is currently not structured to ensure that drugs are safe or clinically valuable–as is its

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FDA: This Agency Can Be Dangerous_Marcia Angell

September 23, 2010

Former Sen Finance Committee Investigator Speaks Out

"…what they’ve been doing for years is buying off doctors to sell their products and a doctor’s

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Former Sen Finance Committee Investigator Speaks Out

August 30, 2010

Research Integrity: Don’t Mess With the DSMB

An editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine, by its editor Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D., and

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Research Integrity: Don’t Mess With the DSMB

August 23, 2010

Making a Killing–Marketing Exercises by Dr. Carl Elliott

Kudos to Carl Elliott, MD, PhD,  whose powerful article, “Making a Killing,” published in Mother Jones, is

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Making a Killing–Marketing Exercises by Dr. Carl Elliott

July 26, 2010

Ana Cantu was a Human Guinea Pig in a Drug Trial for $4,800

Below, a testimonial by Ana Cantu who was one of the healthy volunteers –"a human guinea pig"

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Ana Cantu was a Human Guinea Pig in a Drug Trial for $4,800