Sham Peer Review
"Sham peer review," in medicine is not "only" affecting the integrity of
medical journals and the scientific literature,
"Sham peer review," in medicine is not "only" affecting the integrity of
medical journals and the scientific literature,
Authors of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Task Force on SSRIs and Suicidal Behavior in Youth: their known ties to the pharmaceutical industry
"Serotonin and depression: A disconnect between the advertisements and the scientific literature."
"Some 19 million people in the U.S. suffer from depression in any given year. For many, SSRIs help little, if at all. To do better, we have to get the science right." Sharon Begley, Wall Street Journal
Infomail Archive 2003 News Stories on Human Research Protection and Commentary by Vera Hassner Sharav Dec 19, 2003: Eli Lilly Prozac UK Fact Sheet: “Not Recommended” for Children – PMDD Withdrawn in UK Dec 19, 2003: Not-So-Public-Relations: Drug Industry & Bioethics – is it casuistry or sophistry? Dec 18, 2003:…
References for THE IMPACT OF THE FDA MODERNIZATION ACT ON THE RECRUITMENT OF CHILDREN FOR RESEARCH Vera Hassner Sharav Published in ETHICAL HUMAN SCIENCES & SERVICES Summer 2003, vol. 5 pp. 83-108 Agency for Health Care Research & Quality. (1999). Treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Summary, evidence Report / Technology assessment…
Current federal regulations set no limits on the level of risk that a competent adult may voluntarily choose to undertake for the sake of science. The regulations require prior approval by a review board (IRB) to ensure the research meets scientific and ethical justification, to ensure that the risks and benefits (if any) are fully disclosed to the subject, and that the subject can exercise the right to give or withhold informed consent.
July 14, 2000. New FDA Warning about fatal risk linked to Melaril after 40 years! FYI For 40 years schizophrenia patients have been prescribed Mellaril, a drug that the FDA finally acknowledges causes sudden death due to cardiac arrest! Why did it take the FDA 40 years before it sent…