February 8, 2007

More Re: Merck’s “Help Pay for Vioxx” Mandatory Vaccine Campaign

News reports about Merck's aggressive marketing campaign aimed at obtainingstate government mandates forcing 11 and 12 year

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More Re: Merck’s “Help Pay for Vioxx” Mandatory Vaccine Campaign

February 8, 2007

NYT Declined Zyprexa Court Invitation_Secrecy’s Dangerous SideEffects

The New York Times declined Judge Jack Weinstein's invitation to explain incourt how he got Zyprexa documents.A

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NYT Declined Zyprexa Court Invitation_Secrecy’s Dangerous SideEffects

February 6, 2007

Evidence: Why you should never trust new wonder drugs

The tobacco industry denied the direct evidence by misapplying government population statistics showing improved health and longevity

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Evidence: Why you should never trust new wonder drugs

February 6, 2007

SEC Filings: Eli Lilly Admits Problems Getting Liability Insurance For Zyprexa

Eli Lilly's executives have driven the company to a point of no return. The company is being

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SEC Filings: Eli Lilly Admits Problems Getting Liability Insurance For Zyprexa

February 4, 2007

Facts Behind Merck’s Mandatory Vaccine Campaign to Help Pay forVioxx

Condoms remain the safest (and cheapest) method for preventing sexually transmitted diseases.  But the pharmaceutical / biomedical

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Facts Behind Merck’s Mandatory Vaccine Campaign to Help Pay forVioxx

February 2, 2007

FDA Proposals Fail to Ensure Independent Drug Safety Assessment

FDA officials continue to ignore the public outcry about the agency’s failure to intervene–even as evidence shows

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FDA Proposals Fail to Ensure Independent Drug Safety Assessment

February 1, 2007

Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine forschoolgirls_AP

The Associated Press reports that Merck–the company responsible for thetens of thousands of preventable heart attacks and

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Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine forschoolgirls_AP

January 26, 2007

Bayer Settles Baycol AG Stuits $8 million

At least 100 people died because of the failure of Bayer to disclose thelethal risks of its

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Bayer Settles Baycol AG Stuits $8 million

January 26, 2007

Reputations for Sale ? BMJ-BBC-Panorama-Seroxat/ Paxil

The third in a series of investigative reports by the BBC-Panorama, TheSecrets of Seroxat, will be aired

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Reputations for Sale ? BMJ-BBC-Panorama-Seroxat/ Paxil

January 23, 2007

Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV

Direct to consumer drug advertising is a U.S. phenomenon (with the exceptionof New Zealand drug ads are

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Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV

January 22, 2007

Role of Litigation in Defining Drug Risks_JAMA / BMJ

Below are excerpts from two timely articles that offer persuasive arguments backed by evidence demonstrating that litigation

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Role of Litigation in Defining Drug Risks_JAMA / BMJ

January 6, 2007

NEJM- Caught Covering Up for National Kidney Foundation–an indudstry front group

 The latest example of corruption at the NEJM was reported by The Wall StreetJournal (below).  The NEJM

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NEJM- Caught Covering Up for National Kidney Foundation–an indudstry front group

December 20, 2006

Blood substitute`a disaster’ in trial Northfield still plans toseek FDA approval

The wholly unethical artificial blood experiment was conducted on non-consenting trauma patients. The Chicago Tribune reports: "In

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Blood substitute`a disaster’ in trial Northfield still plans toseek FDA approval

December 17, 2006

Eli Lilly Documents Show Risks of Zyprexa were deliberately played down_NYT

Yesterday, we reported about a whistleblower's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson to which the Texas Attorney General has

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Eli Lilly Documents Show Risks of Zyprexa were deliberately played down_NYT