"the first-ever randomized, placebo-controlled trial for the alleviation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)" reports: "we found that it really offered patients no benefits of any symptoms." [1] Continue reading →
Clinical Trials
UK Chanel 4 Investigates: The Drug Trial That Went Wrong_Critique NEJM Editorial
“The Drug Trial That Went Wrong” is an investigative report by Chanel 4 (UK) about the circumstances surrounding the near fatal drug trial testing the safety of TGN1412, a monoclonal antibody drug, conducted in March 2006 at London’s Northwick Park Hospital. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/5377226.stm It airs momorrow. Continue reading →
PBS: “Bitter Pill” Based on Bloomberg Pharma’s Shameful Secret Report Airs on Friday 9/8
AIR: America’s Investigative Reports, is a new Public Broadcasting System (PBS) series whose first report, "A Bitter Pill," airs Friday, Sept. 8.
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On the Toxicity of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer-the Need for Vigilance
A study published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that advanced chemotherapy put patients at far greater
risks of harm than adverse effect reports from clinical trial data reveal.
Did regulators fail over SSRIs? BMJ
Dr. David Healy, a formidable critic of the iron grip pharmaceutical corporations wield on the practice of psychiatry as well as on psychiatry’s deficient journal reports, directs his criticism at drug regulators in an article in the current British Medical Journal (BMJ). Continue reading →
Israeli Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help depression in children_Amer J Psychiatry
Reuters reports that a controlled double-blind trial testing Omega-3 Fatty acids in 28 depressed children (aged 6 to 12) found a positive treatment corrolation.
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Controlled Trial: Antidepressants Useless to Treat Anorexia–Risk: 1 of 49 Attempted Suicide
A team of researchers from Columbia University and the University of Toronto, headed by Dr. Timothy Walsh (New York) tested the effect of antidepressants in the treatment of anorexia in a placebo controlled randomized trial. Continue reading →
Company Knew of the Catastrophic Risk–so did the British Medicines Authority
"Risks of anaphylaxis applies to all studies at PAREXEL, with drugs at every stage of development, and the staff are well trained in anticipation of this (unlikely) possibility.
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British Rethinking Rules After Ill-Fated Drug Trial_NYT
A front page report in The New York Times provides additonal information about the catastrophic TGN1412 medical experiment in which 6 previously healthy volunteers were intravenously injected with monoclonal antibody in a highly risky procedure.
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MHRA Releases Selective Documents–Where is Informed Consent Document?
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released an interim report about the near fatal clinical trial of the monoclonal antibody, TGN1412, stating:
Disasterous Drug Trial_FDA New Rules Ensure More Disasters to Follow
Unless Congress acts to overrule the FDA, research disasters such as occurred in London, when six healthy men were exposed to an experimental substance that brought them close to death, are likely to occur with increased frequency. Continue reading →
Guinea Pig Gang: Meet U.S. Students Who Rent Their Bodies for Cash
A series of news reports may be a rude awakening to the fact that there are hidden, potentially lethal hazards of participating in clinical trials—and those hazards are concealed from the human guinea pigs who are enticed with promise of easy money. Continue reading →