4-year old Rebecca Riley,a Casualty of Psychiatric “Treatment”_BostonGlobe_NYT
“To me one of the miracle of children’s brains is that we don’t see more harm from these treatments.”
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Nicotine Fix–Evidence of Collusion: Pharma-Govt Smoking Guidelines
"The federal government's campaign could discourage potential quitters who don't want to spend money on quitting aids or don't like the idea of treating their nicotine addiction with more nicotine."
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Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young On Shaky Grounds_ NYTimes
The lead story in The New York Times on Thanksgiving day (below) acknowledged several facts demonstrating that children are the victims of major medical malpractice:
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Negative Research Results–Mostly Concealed in Journals_SharonBegley, WSJ
"Why are scientists coy about publishing negative data?
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Conflicts of Interest Hopkins Study: Researchers Don’t Want to Disclose $$
Two surveys confirm medical researchers' resistance to complying with conflict of interest disclosure requirements.
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Research Protection for Children
AHRP Campaign to Protect Children from Harm Oct 15: FDA Orders Black Box Warnings on Antidepressants labels and Patient Information Guides to Warn about Suicide risk Oct 3: BBC PANORAMA TONIGHT – Taken on Trust – 13 years-Medical Deception Sep 30: GSK Sales Reps told NOT to Divulge Paxill Data…
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10 of 32 FDA Vioxx Panelists Had Industry Ties / Cozy NIH Review "Clears" NIH Industry Ties
10 of 32 FDA Vioxx Panelists Had Industry Ties_NYT / Cozy NIH Review “Clears” NIH Industry Ties_WashPost Fri, 25 Feb 2005 The latest example of the corrupting influence of the pharmaceutical industry on health care policy is the composition of FDA’s advisory panel that last week endorsed the marketing of…
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Science Reporters Don’t Notice Conflicts of Interest
Science Reporters Don’t Notice Conflicts of Interest Tue, 3 Dec 2002 An article by Neil Munro, in The Washington Monthly (below) exposes a journalistic failure by major science reporters. By examining how The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune have reported stem cell and cloning research,…
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VA Drug Study Deaths under Criminal Investigation in NY_BNA
VA Drug Study Deaths under Criminal Investigation in NY_BNA Thu, 6 Feb 2003 Alexander Otto of the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) has uncovered a criminal investigation at the VA Medical Center in Albany, NY following the deaths of 5 patients who were inappropriately enrolled in a cancer drug trial….
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Public Comments Re: Smallpox Vaccine Trial on 2 to 5 Year Old Children, Pg 4
Anne, comments 1, 2, 3 are (more or less) short repeats… the others are more substantive so I separated them vera Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: RE: Docket No. 02N–0466 I DO NOT support the smallpox vaccine study, Docket No. 02N–0466. I oppose this study!!! Vaccines are…
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Universities Misappropriate Federal Grants – Cornell Doctor Blows Whistle Alleging Phantom Studies – WSJ
Universities Misappropriate Federal Grants – Cornell Doctor Blows Whistle Alleging Phantom Studies – WSJ Wed Aug 17, 2005 Scott Fitzgerald’s opener to The Great Gatsby, “the rich are different from you and me…” is most aptly applied today to an elite corps of rich academic scientists. Academia once symbolized a…
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Hopkins Study: Medical Consent Forms Confusing
Hopkins Study: Medical Consent Forms Confusing Wed, 19 Feb 2003 A Johns Hopkins study reviewed the template of informed consent forms of 114 campuses– nearly all the country’s accredited medical schools. It applied two widely used readability tests and found the consent forms approved by local institutional review boards (IRB)…