June 6, 2006

Intermittent Explosive Disorder-a parody

Blissfully unaware that she’s been fed junk science, Boston Globe reporter, Carrey Goldberg transcribes rubbish dictated by

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder-a parody

June 3, 2006

Real-Life Epilogue To “Erin Brockovich”: Medical Journal Retracts Fraudulent Chromium/Cancer Study

This follows an investigation by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). According to EWG press release (below), the

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Real-Life Epilogue To “Erin Brockovich”: Medical Journal Retracts Fraudulent Chromium/Cancer Study

May 30, 2006

Industry’s Role–NYT_Just how much ‘new research’ can we trust? Sunday Times

“Less and less information seems purely disinterested. You have to check everything out.”   Indeed! Professional medical

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Industry’s Role–NYT_Just how much ‘new research’ can we trust? Sunday Times

May 25, 2006

Trial Analyst Finds Embarassing Inconsistencies in NIMH Flawed Safety Study

In the wake of the extraordinary acknowledgement this month byGlaxoSmithKline that the clinical trial evidence shows that

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Trial Analyst Finds Embarassing Inconsistencies in NIMH Flawed Safety Study

May 16, 2006

Bitter Pill: NEJM Waited 5 Years to Report Missing Data from published Vioxx Study_WSJ

The revelations in this investigative report deliver an irredeemable blow to the reputation of this preeminent academic

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Bitter Pill: NEJM Waited 5 Years to Report Missing Data from published Vioxx Study_WSJ

May 2, 2006

Science’s Gatekeepers, a Credibility Gap_Dr. Lawrence Altman,

Wouldst that New York Times science reporters would learn how to criticallyreport about science and medicine as

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Science’s Gatekeepers, a Credibility Gap_Dr. Lawrence Altman,

April 13, 2006

Scientific Misconduct: Cleaning Up the Paper Trail_SCIENCE

The academic community has shown tolerance for research fraud, pretending that tainted research reports that enter the

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Scientific Misconduct: Cleaning Up the Paper Trail_SCIENCE

March 14, 2006

FDA Psychopharm Advisory Chair Acknowledges No Evidence for SSRI Chemical Imbalance Claims_CMAJ

Psychiatry’s drug prescribing practices rest on a myth debunked by Jeffrey Lacasse and Jonathan Leo in their

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FDA Psychopharm Advisory Chair Acknowledges No Evidence for SSRI Chemical Imbalance Claims_CMAJ

February 25, 2006

‘Debate’- Case Against Scientific Validity of Mental Screens– NAS- Sci-Tech Policy Fellows Seminar

The stakes are high. “Freedom can be maintained only if citizens understand the intellectual basis of scientific

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‘Debate’- Case Against Scientific Validity of Mental Screens– NAS- Sci-Tech Policy Fellows Seminar

February 13, 2006

Reporters Find Science Journals Harder to Trust, but Not Easy to Verify–NY Times

In the wake of the fraudulent clonning reports published in the journal, Science, a report in the

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Reporters Find Science Journals Harder to Trust, but Not Easy to Verify–NY Times

February 6, 2006

Another Study Shows: Antipsychotic Trials Biased Towards Sponsor’s Drug

The credibility of company sponsored tests of the so-called ‘atypical’ antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) including Johnson & Johnson

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Another Study Shows: Antipsychotic Trials Biased Towards Sponsor’s Drug

February 2, 2006

Polypharm & New Antipsychotics Not More Beneficial-Just More Expensive

“The sky is falling, the sky is falling!” The harsh light of reality is shattering the psychiatric

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Polypharm & New Antipsychotics Not More Beneficial-Just More Expensive

January 30, 2006

Scientific integrity: ?Truth? versus method

An original essay by Dr. Marc Girard, a mathematician and physician who serves on the editorial board

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Scientific integrity: ?Truth? versus method

January 30, 2006

Fight Was All About Scientific Integrity_Jonathan Fishbein

An interview in with Dr. Jonathan Fishbein, the former Director of the Office for Policy in Clinical

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Fight Was All About Scientific Integrity_Jonathan Fishbein