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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Wyeth Paid For Positive Articles On Their Drugs In Journals
December 13, 2008 http://www.dbtechno.com/health/2008/12/13/wyeth-paid-for-positive-articles-on-their-drugs-in-journals/ Washington (dbTechno) – According to U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, the pharmaceutical company Wyeth paid to have positive articles written about their drugs in medical journals. Sen. Grassley is a Republican from Iowa and has been probing … Continue reading
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Whistleblowers sent to mental ward, Chinese paper says
International Herald Tribune Monday, December 8, 2008 By Andrew Jacobs http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/08/asia/china.php BEIJING: Local officials in Shandong Province have apparently found a cost-effective way to deal with gadflies, whistleblowers and all manner of muckraking citizens who dare to challenge the authorities: … Continue reading
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Official Warnings Issued: Eli Lilly’s ADHD drug Strattera Causes Psychoses, Hallucinations, Mania and Agitation
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=69298&cat=10 Stockholm, Sweden 12-01-2008 09:38 GMT (TransWorldNews) BigPharma’s latest psychostimulant drug is Strattera. Its manufacturer, Eli Lilly, has now changed the label for the drug in Europe to include warnings that Strattera CAUSES “hallucinations, delusional thinking, mania or agitation in … Continue reading
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Psychiatric drugs force queried
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7764512.stm The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say UK researchers Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing … Continue reading
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Appalling conflicts of interest of prominent psychiatrists
The New York Times November 30, 2008 Editorial http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30sun2.html?_r=1 Expert or Shill? More evidence has emerged of appalling conflicts of interest that throw into doubt the advice rendered and the research performed by two prominent psychiatrists who have received substantial … Continue reading
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Drugging children with unapproved psychiatric drugs
Psychiatry is facing unprecedented exposure for drugging children with unapproved psychotropic drugs, and for ties to drug companies. In less than a week we’ve seen coverage in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe and LA … Continue reading
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Study: Off-label drugs should be researched for safety
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY 11/24/2008 Among all the drugs prescribed to treat conditions for which they’re not approved, doctors and patients should be most concerned about antipsychotics and antidepressants, a study suggests today. This “off-label” prescribing is a legal, … Continue reading
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Harvard Teaching Hospital Reviewing J&J Ties to Psychiatry Unit
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=atN6Se0NVbp0&refer=home By Rob Waters and Julie Ziegler Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts General Hospital will investigate conflicts of interest at a child psychiatry research center it established with funding from Johnson & Johnson, maker of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The … Continue reading
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Research Center Tied to Drug Company
By GARDINER HARRIS November 25, 2008 The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/health/25psych.html?_r=1 When a Congressional investigation revealed in June that Dr. Joseph Biederman, a world-renowned child psychiatrist, had earned far more money from drug makers than he had reported to his … Continue reading
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Kansas psychiatrist Douglas Geenens Disciplined by Kansas Board of Healing Arts
This is an overview, in no particular order, of what is publicly known about Douglas Geenens. Douglas Lee Geenens, D.O., is a Kansas City area physician who specializes in psychiatry and child psychiatry. He has operated mainly in the Overland … Continue reading
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