October 4, 2007

FDA Internal Document: Use of Placebo-Controls in Life Threatening Diseases

Internal FDA Documents SCIENTIFIC ROUNDS Presented by the Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Drug Products January 24,

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FDA Internal Document: Use of Placebo-Controls in Life Threatening Diseases

March 17, 2007

US Organ Harvesting in “Not Yet Dead” patients

The Washington Post reports that “a new trend” in organic harvesting is underway within minutes of cardiac

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US Organ Harvesting in “Not Yet Dead” patients

February 2, 2007

FDA Proposals Fail to Ensure Independent Drug Safety Assessment

FDA officials continue to ignore the public outcry about the agency’s failure to intervene–even as evidence shows

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FDA Proposals Fail to Ensure Independent Drug Safety Assessment

January 23, 2007

Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV

Direct to consumer drug advertising is a U.S. phenomenon (with the exceptionof New Zealand drug ads are

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Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV

December 4, 2006

IRB Forum Not Inclined to Discuss the Most Serious Issue of All

I posted to the IRB Forum (a chatroom) the AHRP Infomail reporting about the Harvard study of

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IRB Forum Not Inclined to Discuss the Most Serious Issue of All

November 9, 2006

Psychiatrist Challenges Ethics of Yale Drug Experiment

Ethical research on the use of medicines must carefully consider whether human test subjects are being exposed

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Psychiatrist Challenges Ethics of Yale Drug Experiment

November 4, 2006

Potent Narcotic ‘Lollipop’ Becomes Best Seller_WSJ

A prescription drug’s success is measured by the size of the population in which it is used. 

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Potent Narcotic ‘Lollipop’ Becomes Best Seller_WSJ

November 4, 2006

Conflicts of Interest Hopkins Study: Researchers Don’t Want to Disclose $$

 Disgruntled NIH scientists who want to suspend conflict of interest rules that prevent them from legally getting

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Conflicts of Interest Hopkins Study: Researchers Don’t Want to Disclose $$

October 30, 2006

Medicine In Conflict:Financial Tentacles in Cardiology_Business Week

Such procedures "are uncomfortable, relatively expensive, and might be taking the focus away" from less invasive, equally

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Medicine In Conflict:Financial Tentacles in Cardiology_Business Week

October 26, 2006

Recent developments in gene transfer research: risk and ethics

Recent developments in gene transfer research: risk and ethics Mon, 10 Jan 2005 An analysis by Dr.

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Recent developments in gene transfer research: risk and ethics

October 26, 2006

NIMH to Screen Studies for Science and Human Risks – Science

Jan 22, 1999 SCIENCE Volume 283, Number 5401, 22 Jan 1999, pp. 464 – 465 BIOETHICS NIMH

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NIMH to Screen Studies for Science and Human Risks – Science

October 26, 2006

Human Pesticide Experiment: The Slippery Slope – Sunday Herald

September 9, 2002 Human Pesticide Experiment: The Slippery Slope – Sunday Herald Note: more info. available on

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Human Pesticide Experiment: The Slippery Slope – Sunday Herald

October 26, 2006

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

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

October 26, 2006

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From: “VERACARE” To: “Dr. Bart Campbell” Subject: RE: AHRP Response to criticism re: fatal ARDS lung experiment

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