Grassley to Harvard & Mass General: Biederman Protocol Breach
The most shocking disclosure: a Biederman study testing the use of powerful antipsychotics in PRESCHOOL CHILDREN "was beset by breaches of research protocol."
Two Cases of Massive Fraud–Anesthesiology–Psychiatry
Two major cases of medical fraud have undermined patient safety and the integrity of the medico-scientific literature: But how each specialty responded is a study in contrast.
Obama’s Health Plan Could be Hijacked by Industry Which Sees Good Business
The Washington Post suggests, the chance for success in overhauling US healthcare depends on President Obama's ability to keep the major–discordant–players on board.
Grassley Probes COI at American Psychiatric Association
Sen. Grassley is peeling away psychiatry’s layers of deception about the efficacy and safety of its treatments: "I have come to understand that money from the pharmaceutical industry can shape the practices of nonprofit organizations that purport to be independent in their viewpoints and actions."
Letter of Complaint to FDA Commissioner, 2007
Complaint about a surge of FDA administrative approvals for expanded use of highly toxic antipsychotic drugs for children. Approvals were determined by Dr. Thomas Laughren after secret deliberations–without disclosure of scientific data, without an advisory panel or open public discussion.
Reminder BBC Panorama-Secrets of the Drug Trial
The first in the BBC-Panorama series elicited more than 65,000 emails and phone calls.The fourth report aired tonight, focuses on study #329, the largest of the Paxil pediatric trials. BBC will show evidence of how the published report of this trial was manipulated to deceive physicians about the safety and…
Reputations for Sale ? BMJ-BBC-Panorama-Seroxat/ Paxil
BBC-Panorama–third in a series: The Secrets of Seroxat. "In the interests of patients and professional integrity" is to show those who have sold their reputations "intolerance and exposure."
Eli Lilly Lies About Zyprexa_NYT Editorial Calls for CongressionalHearings
The question is: will Eli Lilly succeed, once again, to divert public attention from the revelations contained in its internal documents about the company's illegal marketing practices and its failure to warn about lethal risks posed by its product?
NIH Secrets Government Funded Data Concealment_Lenzer-New Republic
An eye opening article by Jeanne Lenzer, “NIH Secrets,” in The New Republic (below), should make the new Congress sit up and take notice!
Scientific Fraud: Eric Poehlman / Richard Borison
Medical researchers who commit fraud and research misconduct are caught only when a person of conscience steps up to the plate and blows the whistle. There are no systemic, independent checks and balances to prevent research fraud or abuse of patients.
Part II– Mental Health Screening: A Form of Child Abuse–Mother Jones
Part II– Mental Health Screening: A Form of Child Abuse–Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/05/medicating_aliah.html enter subscriber code MJZL6Y Tue, 19 Apr 2005 This is a continuation of the earlier Infomail Re: Mental Health Screening expose by Rob Waters in Mother Jones – A detailed description of (what some would call) collusion by…
Despite Vow, Drug Makers Still Wtihhold Data – NYT letters
Despite Vow, Drug Makers Still Wtihhold Data – NYT letters Thu, 9 Jun 2005 An important article by Alex Berenson in The New York Times, “Despite Vow, Drug Makers Still Withhold Data,” corroborated the untrustworthiness of drug manufacturers. Their public pronouncements and promises to fully disclose their clinical trial data-including…