Category Archives: Big Muddy River Newsletter

With public distrust of psychiatry mounting—and government agency warnings about psychiatric drugs at an all-time high—a new exhibit in St. Louis, Missouri shows that it could get much worse. St. Louis – Denouncing the fact that internationally more than 100,000 … Continue reading →

Friday, 2 January 2009 by Evelyn Pringle http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00008.htm Throughout the 1990’s, most doctors who attended conferences, medical seminars and other events were not aware that the so-called “key opinion leaders” encouraging them to prescribe the new generation of antidepressants for … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →