Antidepressant drug induced Suicides: Evidence of “Iceberg effect” Revealed Thu, 10 Jun 2004 Canada West reports today: “At least five teenagers in Canada have died, four of suicide, while being treated with the most widely prescribed antidepressants in Canada and at least 100 other children as young as 18 months…
How Health Care in America Became Big Business–And Bad Medicine – OpEd NYT Zoloft NYT Ad Fails to Disclose Suicide risk Mon, 25 Oct 2004 An Op-Ed in Sunday’ New York Times by Time magazine editors, Donald Barlett and James Steele, is a MUST READ assessment of what ails America’s…
July 14, 2002 Corporate Influence on Medicine, Healthcare Budgets, Investors FYI Because medicine’s pronouncements are so widely propagated and affect so many people’s lives, corporate influence and manipulation of the truth is more devastating than mere corporate accounting malfeasance. Recent revelations demonstrate how corporate influence and greed – rather than…
Feds Launch Probe of VA Hiring Practices_Albany Hired Researcher Despite Revoked License Thu, 20 Feb 2003 BNA is continuing its investigative report about the criminal investigation of the Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany. The investigation has uncovered multiple crimes and systemic violations that have put patients’ lives at risk. Stratton…
Medscape Cites AHRP Concerns Re: New Law Mandates More Testing of Drugs in Children Wed, 17 Dec 2003 Medscape Medical News reports about passage of the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) which replaces FDA’s Pediatric Rule. The Pediatric Rule was struck down by a Federal court in Oct. 2002 because…
Antidepressant drugs Used as Placebos! Fri, 10 Oct 2003 Increased use of antidepressant drugs during the 1990s, has increased national spending on antidepressant drugs by a walloping 600%! Dr. Jay Pomerantz of Harvard writes, “inappropriate use of antidepressant drugs may lead to a deterioration of clinical course with no clear…
Lilly's aggressive marketing of Xigris does indeed epitomize the worst ofthis industry's mission.
The risks of the drugs far outweigh their benefits, said Vera Sharav, president of the Alliance for Human Research Protection, a New York-based consumer advocacy group.
Below the New York Times provides a summary of Crawford's selective disclosure and concealment of his financial holdings while he was
Commissioner, noting Crawford's ignoble tenure:
FDA's Dr. Steven Galson, like his predecessor who now occupies a position in the Commissioner's office, demonstrates disconnectedness from reality, much like Nero who fiddled while Rome burned…
"The drugs most commonly used to soothe agitation and aggression in people with Alzheimer’s disease are no more effective than placebos for most patients, and put them at risk of serious side effects, including confusion, sleepiness and Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms, researchers are reporting
today."
According to a investigative report issued by the Israeli Health Ministry, the doctors "conducted illegal and unethical testing on thousands of elderly patients for years.
