December 12, 2012

California Bidding War: Psychiatrist Paid $822,000_Bloomberg

Bloomberg News conducted a data review of payroll records for 1.4 million public employees of the 12

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California Bidding War: Psychiatrist Paid $822,000_Bloomberg

September 1, 2011

Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

  A year after professor Susan M. Reverby, a historian at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, uncovered a

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Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

August 1, 2011

Useless Studies, Real Harm

Commercially-driven biomedical research–in particular, research involving prescription drugs, vaccines, and medical devices—has corrupted the entire field of

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Useless Studies, Real Harm

April 7, 2011

SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Breast Cancer

 “Reviewing the evidence is a critical public health issue in light of the increasing prevalence of antidepressant

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SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Breast Cancer

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

March 18, 2010

Obama Threatens Veto / CIA Experiment Spiked French Bread with LSD

Two disturbing news reports below: 1.UK Daily Telegraph reports about a covert CIA experiment on French civilians

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Obama Threatens Veto / CIA Experiment Spiked French Bread with LSD

January 29, 2010

Criminal Drug Marketing Remains an Issue

In December, 2009, Bloomberg News published an investigative report by David Evans reported, "Big Pharma’s Crime Spree"

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Criminal Drug Marketing Remains an Issue

September 8, 2009

Is the Pfizer settlement with the US DOJ Punishment or a Gift?

Most of the media has focused on the $2.3 billion Department of Justice settlement with Pfizer for

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Is the Pfizer settlement with the US DOJ Punishment or a Gift?

July 29, 2009

Pfizer-Neurontin Trial Testimony:”snake-oil list”

In 2004, Pfizer settled an illegal Neurontin marketing case with the U.S. Justice Department for $430 million. 

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Pfizer-Neurontin Trial Testimony:”snake-oil list”

May 1, 2009

FDA-US Justice Dept. Withdraw Amicus Brief in Colacicco v. Apotex Inc,

Following the Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v Levine, denying Wyeth’s argument that FDA approval preempts state

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FDA-US Justice Dept. Withdraw Amicus Brief in Colacicco v. Apotex Inc,

April 18, 2009

Culling the $$$ Evidence: National Alliance for Mental Illness

Upon receipt of a letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley, requesting disclosure of NAMI drug industry funding sources,

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Culling the $$$ Evidence: National Alliance for Mental Illness

February 27, 2009

AstraZeneca: “Smoke-and-Mirror Job”

The lid of another pharmaceutical company’s Pandora Box has been lifted: Lawyers agreed to unseal most AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca: “Smoke-and-Mirror Job”

February 25, 2009

Seroquel Litigation Documents–Sexual Exploitation

The battle over Seroquel documents in Orlando, Fla. continues to rage. Much like the battle over Eli

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Seroquel Litigation Documents–Sexual Exploitation