Greatest Experiment Ever Performed: exploding the Estrogen Myth Wed, 9 Jul 2003 A newly published book by Barbara Seaman, “The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth,” Hyperion Press, should provide women with the ammunition they need to confront the medical / pharmaceutical / establishment, including the…
Obesity Researcher AdmitsFabricating Data- $3 Mill Fraud in Gov Grants – Boston Globe Fri, 18 Mar 2005 The Boston Globe reports about the worst case of scientific fraud to come to light. Dr. Eric Poehlman, a star among obesity researchers, faces jail time. He overstated the effects of menopause on…
What to do about the ADHD epidemic William B. Carey, M.D. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Newsletter, Autumn 2003, Pages 6-7 In the last two decades the United States has experienced a great increase in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and…
The risks of the drugs far outweigh their benefits, said Vera Sharav, president of the Alliance for Human Research Protection, a New York-based consumer advocacy group.
A Special Article By Curt D. Furberg, MD, PhD; Arthur A. Levin, MPH; Peter A. Gross, MD; Robyn S. Shapiro, JD; Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Two actions by the FDA last week demonstrate where the agency’s priority lies—and that priority is NOT to protect public safety, NOT to protect children’s safety. FDA’s priority—as demonstrated by its actions—is approval of new drugs or approval for expanded even dubious uses of patented drugs.
Urge your Senators to VOTE YES for the Child Medication Safety Act (S. 4041, HR 1790) !!!
Evidence of an association between violence and widely prescribed antidepressant drugs is the focus of this Infomail.
The New York Times reports (below) that after months of foot dragging, the FDA has finally issued additional warnings on the labels of widely
prescribed psychostimulant drugs–Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta.
AHRP applauds Ms. Stayorn for taking action after gathering data–and standing up to the pharmaceutical industry driven-psychotropic drug prescribing practice that is destroying children’s brains.
The American Society of Health System Pharmacists reports that the FDA "directed all makers of ADHD stimulants in May to strengthen the wording in the "Warnings" section of the labeling "with regard to serious cardiovascular events and psychiatric events."
A front page article in The New York Times reports: "The breakfast buffet at Camp Echo starts at a picnic table covered in gingham-patterned oil cloth.
