ABCNEWS.com: Worried About Antidepressants? E-Mail Us Sat, 13 Dec 2003 FYI & ACTION ABC News has issued a call to the public about adverse effects in children prescribed SSRIs!! The Alliance for Human Research would greatly appreciate receiving copies of such complaints. Vera Sharav ~~~~~~~ Worried About Antidepressants? E-Mail Us…
Antidepressant drugs Used as Placebos! Fri, 10 Oct 2003 Increased use of antidepressant drugs during the 1990s, has increased national spending on antidepressant drugs by a walloping 600%! Dr. Jay Pomerantz of Harvard writes, “inappropriate use of antidepressant drugs may lead to a deterioration of clinical course with no clear…
U.K. Government Issues New Warnings Re: Use of antidepressant drugs for children Sept. 2003 note: click on text image for larger picture related link: Sept 23, 2003 infomail
SSRI Prescription For Murder? CBS News 48 Hours / Interrogation Methods Can Elicit Confessions From Innocent People Sat, 16 Apr 2005 CBS News is broadcasting the Christopher Pittman story–the 16 year old who was tried for murder as an adult for a crime he committed as a 12 year old…
Are we all going mad, or are the experts crazy? / Are psychiatric drugs an assault on the human condition? Fri, 19 Aug 2005 Below, two companion pieces: An Op Ed in the Los Angeles Times, by Stuart Kirk, a professor of social welfare at UCLA, addresses psychiatry’s conundum: the…
Anthrax Global Press Conference Friday, April 1, at 2:00 PM: Reunion of Heavy Metal Music Band To Raise Awareness Against Forced Drugs Wed, 30 Mar 2005 An unusual global press conference will kick off a week-end of heavy metal music and a public awareness campign. The press conference is scheduled…
ADHD drug – Cylert withdrawn from market due to Liver Toxicity, a Major Risk of Psychotropic Drugs Tue, October 25, 2005 The FDA announced that another drug prescribed for ADHD–Cylert–was removed from the US market for safety reasons. On September 25, 2005, the Associated Press reported: “Eli Lilly said it…
Expert FDA Report: SSRI Suicide risk_SF Chronicle / NYT/ NJ Ledger/ AP Fri, 16 Apr 2004 FDA officials have provoked congressional hearings at which they will have to explain, not only why they concealed data linking antidepressants to increased violent and suicidal behavior, and why they covered up a report…
Spitzer Expands drug Probe: Johnson & Johnson / New FDA analysis Confirms SSRI Risks to Kids – WSJ Thu, 5 Aug 2004 A front page article in The Wall Street Journal reports that a second FDA analysis of 25 clinical trials of SSRI antidepressants in children was conducted after a…
Will the Cong Oversight / Investigations Committee Ask FDA the Tough Questions? Wed, 22 Sep 2004 FDA’s complicity in concealing vital drug safety information that might have saved lives, is the subject of tomorrow’s hearing by the House subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Rayburn Office Bldg, room 2123 at 11:00….
National Assoc School Psychologists Communiqué Re: Paxil, SSRIs Thu, 18 Dec 2003 In a Communiqué to its membership about regulatory action to protect children from the hazards of Paxil and other antidepressants, The National Association of School Psychologists acknowledges the leading role played by The Alliance for Human Research Protection…
Infomail 2005 News Stories on Human Research Protection and Commentary by Vera Hassner Sharav Subscribe to the AHRP infomail list Dec 16: Drugs, Devices & Doctors – NYT Paul Krugman Dec 11: Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble Dec 11: Gov Accountability…
