September 27, 2014

Jacob Puliyel, MD, MRCP, M Phil

Jacob Puliyel, MD, MRCP, M Phil, heads pediatrics at St. Stephens Hospital Delhi, India, and member of

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Jacob Puliyel, MD, MRCP, M Phil

May 28, 2012

German Medical Society Apologizes for Nazi-era Atrocities by Doctors

On May 23, 2012, the German Medical Association issued a Declaration and apology at Nuremberg, at last

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German Medical Society Apologizes for Nazi-era Atrocities by Doctors

September 1, 2011

Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

  A year after professor Susan M. Reverby, a historian at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, uncovered a

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Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

January 10, 2011

Obama Administration Duplicity: Drug Firms Shielded from Lawsuits Over Inflated Pricing

The New York Times reports (below) that the Obama administration has told the Supreme Court that hospitals

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Obama Administration Duplicity: Drug Firms Shielded from Lawsuits Over Inflated Pricing

December 17, 2010

Deadly Medicine: Foreign Clinical Trials_Vanity Fair

A disturbing report by the Inspector General of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, "Challenges

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Deadly Medicine: Foreign Clinical Trials_Vanity Fair

June 14, 2010

New Theory of Alzheimer’s Explains Drug Failures

The Wall Street Journal reports (below) that: “A group of major pharmaceutical companies will share pooled data

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New Theory of Alzheimer’s Explains Drug Failures

March 17, 2010

US Gov Medical Experiment Radically Departs from medical “Best Practices”

The NY Times reports that an IMS Health report found that the giant pharmaceutical industry  annual growth

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US Gov Medical Experiment Radically Departs from medical “Best Practices”

February 26, 2007

Serotonin Syndrome: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal

Today's column, "A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal," by Jane Brody in The New York

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Serotonin Syndrome: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal

November 27, 2006

Theory suggests that a shortage of vitamin D triggers outbreaks of flu

Scientists are finally paying attention to Hippocrates, the Greek physician widely regarded as the father of medicine,

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Theory suggests that a shortage of vitamin D triggers outbreaks of flu

October 26, 2006

Screening for Mental Illness: The Merger of Eugenics and the Drug Industry

Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry Volume 7, Number 2, Summer 2005 pp. 111-124 Screening for Mental Illness:

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Screening for Mental Illness: The Merger of Eugenics and the Drug Industry

October 26, 2006

Incentives to Pharma Companies but Health Care Leaders Voice Doubts on Smallpox Inoculations

Incentives to Pharma Companies but Health Care Leaders Voice Doubts on Smallpox Inoculations Thu, 30 Jan 2003

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Incentives to Pharma Companies but Health Care Leaders Voice Doubts on Smallpox Inoculations

October 26, 2006

IOM Committee Considers Prison Research

IOM Committee Considers Prison Research Sun, 24 Jul 2005 Today¹s New York Times Magazine cover story, Planet

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IOM Committee Considers Prison Research

October 26, 2006

European perspective: Bird Flu–BBC Panoarama / German skeptics / Rumsfeld Tamiflu stock $5 to $25 million

European perspective: Bird Flu–BBC Panoarama / German skeptics / Rumsfeld Tamiflu stock $5 to $25 million Sat,

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European perspective: Bird Flu–BBC Panoarama / German skeptics / Rumsfeld Tamiflu stock $5 to $25 million

October 26, 2006

THE CONSTANT GARDENER–John le Carre’s novel about Big Pharma gets rave reviews

THE CONSTANT GARDENER–John le Carre’s novel about Big Pharma gets rave reviews Sat, 3 Sep 2005 Constant

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THE CONSTANT GARDENER–John le Carre’s novel about Big Pharma gets rave reviews