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AHRP Speaks Out AHRP Press Briefing 9/14/04: Antidepressants & suicide-related risks for children Open Letter to NIMH re Prozac & Concealed Suicide Attempts Open Letter to Officials at NIMH AHRP Briefing 2/2/04: Scientists present suicide evidence Conflicts of Interest policy – New York Times Phase I Drug Trials Used Foster…

AHRP Initiatives

AHRP Initiatives   Campaign for the Protection of Vulnerable Individuals September 13, 2002: National Disability Rights Activists Oppose Cal. AB2328 September 5, 2002: Do the Ends Justify the Means in Human Research? September 4, 2002: AHRP Replies to OHRP Response re Surrogate Consent (ARDS Study). August 28, 2002: OHRP Response…

AHRP in the News

Alliance for Human Research Protection in the Press Feb 17, 2005: FDA Critics Slam Plan for Safety Reform – Nature “This is smoke and mirrors and musical chairs,” says Vera Sharav, president of the New York-based Alliance for Human Research Protection. “They will be using the very same officials that…

Yale Complaint

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION* (AHRP) April 10, 2000 Gary Ellis, Ph.D, Director Michael A. Carome, M.D. Chief Compliance Oversight Branch Division of Human Subject Protections Office of Protection from Research Risks Rockville, MD 20892-7507 Re: High Risk Experiment With Children Who Have No Medical Diagnosis Dear Dr. Ellis &…

Almost 1/2 of faculty on IRBs have ties to industry – Harvard Partners

Almost 1/2 of faculty on IRBs have ties to industry – Harvard Partners Fri, 15 Aug 2003 A survey by faculty at the Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School found that “Consulting relationships with industry are common among faculty IRB members….Our previous research with…

Who is a Human Subject?

Who is a Human Subject? Who has the Right to Informed Consent? March 11, 2002 "The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential." [Nuremberg Code, 1947] "Human subject means a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or…

Article

China Daily update: Harvard genetic research in rural China Wed, 1 Oct 2003 “It’s the responsibility of the dean of the School of Public Health and, ultimately, it’s my responsibility as president of [Harvard] university to see to it that where wrong can be put right it is and, more…

AHRP Comments – Precursors to Diabetes in Japanese American Youth

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP) August 21, 2002 Comments Re: DHHS Notice of Proposed Recommendation Regarding Support of Research Protocol: "Precursors to Diabetes in Japanese American Youth" Grant Number I R01 DK59234-01 The proposed experiment would involve 450 children healthy children, aged 8-10 years old, 300 of Japanese ancestry…

DHHS Reverses its Legal Position Petitioning FOR Whistleblower Protection for Dr. Fishbein

DHHS Reverses its Legal Position Petitioning FOR Federal Whistleblower Protection for Dr. Fishbein Thu, 3 Feb 2005 The Washington Post reports: “Department of Health and Human Services filed a legal petition this week in support of an employee the department is trying to fire. HHS told the Merit Systems Protection…