MindFreedom
International has been speaking out about Dr. Fred Goodwin’s
misbehavior since 1992 in Washington, D.C. during one of our many
national peaceful protests of the American Psychiatric Association. …
Author: Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander
Healthy Living & Self-Defense for Vocational and Avocational Motivation and Self-Improvement through Hypnosis, Yoga, Capoeira and Metaphysical Science.
Austrian Government Study Confirms Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Threaten Human Fertility and Health Safety
the Executive Director of the Institute for
Responsible Technology says, “GM foods are likely responsible for
several negative health trends in the US. The government must impose an
immediate ban on these dangerous crops.” He says, “Consumers don’t need
to wait for governmental action. They can download a free Non-GMO
Shopping Guide at www.HealthierEating.org …
PhRMA poised to fight Obama plans
According to the Washington Times, pharma could see a
$30 billion reduction in revenues if the government starts to negotiate
drug prices as many other countries do. …
Study looks at chronic medication use in children ages 5 to 19 (FierceBiotech)
“Our study findings indicate that these increased levels of chronic medication
use are symptoms of broader underlying issues affecting children today,” …
Memos show FDAers fought preemption
Jane Axelrad, FDA’s associate director of CDER at the time, wrote that, “we
usually find ourselves dealing with situations where sponsors want to minimize
the risk information.” According to Axelrad, preemption wouldn’t be “consistent
with the agency’s role in protecting the public health.” …
Team uses molecular switch to erase memories
The “work reveals a molecular mechanism of how [memory deletion] can be done
quickly and without doing damage to brain cells,” …
NEWS: New public genome database to spark research, unease (BioTechniques Int.)
Though dissenting opinions on the appropriateness of a person’s complete, public
genome are widespread in response to PGP’s approach, the 10 volunteers’ full
genomes are far from being completely sequenced: the privately-funded project is
focusing on only a handful of genes that seem to have the most influence over
disease, behavior, and physical traits. …
Harvard researchers use chemical to transform human skin cells into pluripotent cells
Using valproic acid, a chemical often used as a medication to treat seizure
disorders, the scientists loosened the chromatin—the packaging of the cellular
chromosome—making it easier to alter the cell’s DNA to transform ordinary human
skin cells into more powerful induced pluripotent cells, or iPS cells. …
Adverse event reports hit record high
The Institute took its stats from the FDA’s adverse events reporting system,
which can be problematic for a couple of reasons. One, adverse events often go
unreported, so the numbers can understate the problem. But–and this is the
second reason–the individual reports don’t prove that the drug caused the
problem. …
Deprived Of A Sense Of Smell, Worms Live Longer
In the long term, Kornfeld’s goal is to identify compounds that could
potentially delay human aging. …