Monthly Archives: July 2013

Common Core Controversy

Common Core Controversy The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a set of educational standards for each grade level (K-12) that are intended to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so that teachers and … Continue reading

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Nursing Home Abuses

Nursing Home Abuses The June 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine had this to say about antipsychotic drugs given to nursing home patients: “These and related drugs are supposed to be used only for patients with diagnosed psychiatric conditions such … Continue reading

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Hot Flashes? Take psych drugs!

Hot Flashes? Take psych drugs! A nonhormonal drug, paroxetine mesylate (brand name Brisdelle), was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) June 28, 2013 for hot flashes associated with menopause, despite an agency advisory committee having rejected it … Continue reading

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ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades

ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Find Little Change New studies of children taking psychiatric drugs find that there is little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes. A growing body of research … Continue reading

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Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs

FOX Special Report Series Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs Last month FOX National News released a three-part series on the drugging of our nation’s military, produced by award-winning investigative reporter Douglas Kennedy, and assisted by CCHR International. The first … Continue reading

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Parents Know Your Rights

Parents Know Your Rights Periodically we publish a piece about parental rights, particularly regarding parents’ rights when told they must or should put their children on psychiatric drugs. We keep getting calls about this, so apparently we have not saturated … Continue reading

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