October 26, 2006 Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & GambleScientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble Sun, 11 Dec Read More Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble
October 26, 2006 TIME inquiry finds top officials at vital gov agencies lack credentials for the jobTIME inquiry finds top officials at vital gov agencies lack credentials for the job Date: Wed, 28 Read More TIME inquiry finds top officials at vital gov agencies lack credentials for the job
September 19, 2006 NIH A House of Ill Repute–Scientists for Sale While on Gov PayrollDuring the Reagan era, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was described by (then) Secretary of Health Read More NIH A House of Ill Repute–Scientists for Sale While on Gov Payroll
August 16, 2006 Lift Veil on Research FundingIndeed, leading researchers from powerful and prestigious academic institutions routinely fail to disclose conflicts of interest to Read More Lift Veil on Research Funding
August 1, 2006 Journals Must Exercise Their Authority as GatekeepersJournals Must Exercise Their Authority as Gatekeepers by Vera Sharav If physicians can’t rely on the unbiased Read More Journals Must Exercise Their Authority as Gatekeepers
July 6, 2006 Tylenol Toxicity: Big Bucks in Long War on Aspirin_CounterpunchForbes reported about a study of acetaminophen (Tylenol) published in the journal, Hepatology (December 2005) noted that Read More Tylenol Toxicity: Big Bucks in Long War on Aspirin_Counterpunch
May 16, 2006 Bitter Pill: NEJM Waited 5 Years to Report Missing Data from published Vioxx Study_WSJThe revelations in this investigative report deliver an irredeemable blow to the reputation of this preeminent academic Read More Bitter Pill: NEJM Waited 5 Years to Report Missing Data from published Vioxx Study_WSJ
April 24, 2006 GAO Report Gives FDA Flunking Grade in Detecting Drug DangersA highly critical report by the Government Accountability Office about FDA drug safety evaluation and monitoring found Read More GAO Report Gives FDA Flunking Grade in Detecting Drug Dangers
April 23, 2006 NJ: Mandatory Mental Screening Women_Pill Pushers: NO Science, Salesmanship_FORBESNJ Gov. Jon Corzine signed into law MANDATORY mental screening for ‘postpartum depression’–women will be forced to Read More NJ: Mandatory Mental Screening Women_Pill Pushers: NO Science, Salesmanship_FORBES
April 4, 2006 CATIE study results Contradict Current Clinical Practice & Treatment GuidelinesThe results contradict psychiatry’s current clinical practice and treatment guidelines. It is instructive to learn flat out Read More CATIE study results Contradict Current Clinical Practice & Treatment Guidelines
March 3, 2006 FDA Approval process under fire–PML: Lethal side-effect–Tysabri: Multiple Sclerosis DrugBiogen and Elan, the manufacturers of the drug, Tysabri, refused to release her medical records and imaging Read More FDA Approval process under fire–PML: Lethal side-effect–Tysabri: Multiple Sclerosis Drug
January 25, 2006 FDA shielding Big PharmaAn insightful and scathing critical analysis of FDA’s new rule–and what it seeks to accomplish–by Stephen Pizzo, Read More FDA shielding Big Pharma
October 27, 2005 Former FDA Commissioner or Wife Held Stock in FDA Regulated Area – NYTFormer FDA Commissioner or Wife Held Stock in FDA Regulated Area – NYT Thu, 27 Oct 2005 Read More Former FDA Commissioner or Wife Held Stock in FDA Regulated Area – NYT
January 10, 2005 Bad Medicine: A Gift for Drug Makers–Malpractice Bill Shields DrugmakersBad Medicine: A Gift for Drug Makers–Malpractice Bill Shields Drugmakers Sat, 15 Jan 2005 Knowledgable critics – Read More Bad Medicine: A Gift for Drug Makers–Malpractice Bill Shields Drugmakers