America’s Medicated Army + New Studies Linking SSRI to Suicide
Using drugs to cope with battlefield traumas is not discussed much outside the Army, but inside the service it has been the subject of debate for years.
Marcia Angell: Drug Co & Doctors: A Story of Corruption
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine." Marcia Angell, MD
Public Furor Forces NYU to Pull Ransom Note Ad Campaign
Good news but continued vigilance required! A backlash by outraged parents and advocates for responsible evidence-based rhetoric about physical and mental health issues, forced Dr. Harold Koplewicz, founder and director of the NYU Child Study Center, to pull the irresponsible, fear mongering "ransom note" ad campaign in which threats and…
Letter of Complaint Re: FDA Double Agent
A follow-up letter to FDA Commissioner, Andrew vonEschenbach RE: Thomas Laughren, FDA’s ‘s Director of Psychiatry Products who has been actively promoting psychotropic drugs–even penning his name to ghostwritten industry-sponsored articles and consensus panels.
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.
ADDENDUM: Scientifically Invalid SSRI Study
When scientists are for sale and "peer reviewed" journals publish planted commercial pronouncements masquerading as "science" news reports, the public is advised to disregard those "news" reports and wait for the evidence to be independently examined and either corroborated or refuted.
Study on Youth Suicide Rates–Scientifically Invalid
A scientifically invalid study by financially compromised psychiatrists is but industy’s latest effort to rehabilitate SSRI antidepressants in the wake of public disclosure that these drugs DOUBLED the risk of suicidal acts.
Non-profit Fronts for Drug Industry_Boston Globe
These paid lobbying efforts on behalf of industry are carried out under the pretext of advocacy in the public interest.
Medical Prostitution: Doctors On the Take–Minnesota an example, NYT
Minnesota is the first of a handful of states to pass a law requiring drug manufacturers to disclose payments to doctors.
The Damaging Impact of PDUFA and Why It Should be Repealed
The re-prioritization of rapid approvals occurred at the expense of drug safety standards,
Pharma Giants Under Investigation by UK Serious Fraud Office
The Guardian reports that the Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of major UK-based firms paid bribes to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
Dr. Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, who says giving the drug to 11-year-old girls "is a great big public health experiment."