Lawsuit filed re: ALLHAT Hypertension research death of human subject

Lawsuit filed re: ALLHAT Hypertension research death of human subject Thu, 17 Jul 2003 The Bureau of National Affairs reports: “Just months after a groundbreaking blood pressure study made headlines across the nation, a principal investigator in the trial and his team have been sued in connection with the death…

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Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Are Current Safeguards Adequate?

Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Are Current Safeguards Adequate? AHRP Testimony submitted to Congressional Committee April 23, 2002 Vera Hassner Sharav, President, and John H. Noble, Jr., Ph.D., steering committee member, The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP), before the Subcommittee on Public Health, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, &…

Federal Investigation of ARDS Study (Accute Respiratory Distress)

Federal Investigation of ARDS Study (Accute Respiratory Distress) OHRP conducted a compliance oversight evaluation of the 12 major sites participating in this clinical trial. OHRP’s determination letters documenting the outcomes of these evaluations can be viewed at the OHRP website at the following URLs: Note: OHRP found that federal informed…

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OHRP Found NHLBI Lung Experiments Violated Informed Consent

OHRP Found NHLBI Lung Experiments Violated Informed Consent Mon, 7 Jul 2003 On July 3 the federal Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) issued a stinging indictment of the research review and approval process at some of the nation’s most prestigious research institutions–including the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute…

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Hearing: Americans Denied Human Right to Say NO to Experimental Research Under FDA Rule

Tomorrow Hearing  FDA’s Emergency Research Rule–CNN News at 8:00 P.M will inform the public about how the FDA Rule impacts on American citizens who can be put at increased risk to test an experimental treatment without their knowledge or consent.

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Yale-Lilly Experiment: Adolescents Rx Toxic Drug for Presumed Mental Illness They Do Not Have

When the Times refers to an experiment as "bold and controversial" the reporter is sanitizing the fact that the experiment is UNETHICAL—it violates medicine’s cardinal rule "First, do no harm."