Lilly had been accused of persuading doctors to prescribe Zyprexa to
children and the elderly, despite the fact that the drug wasn’t
FDA-approved for those patient groups–and the knowledge that it was
particularly risky for them to take. As you know, Zyprexa has been
shown to cause excessive weight gain and to boost the risk of death in
elderly patients with dementia. …
By prescribing strong medicines instead
of teaching children new choices using proven behavioral methods, we
short-circuit a child’s learning process and, even worse, lay the
tracks for a lifetime habit of responding to challenge and
disappointment with avoidance, denial and chemical dependency. …
he scientists say managers have demanded and intimidated FDA scientists to manipulate data, the Wall Street Journal
reports, and honest employees can’t act with integrity without fear of
reprisal. …
Yes, indeed,
the agents of quackery have taken over the Skeptical Science community.
They’ve never met an FDA-approved pharmaceutical they didn’t like, nor
a natural health modality they didn’t hate. They believe vaccines are
perfectly safe, but feeding a child a multivitamin is dangerous. …
Dr. Regier has forced psychiatrists
participating in the DSM process sign a secrecy agreement, and he has
refused to respond to contacts from organizations such as
MindFreedom, despite encouragement from World Health Organization. …
Grassley claims that Wyeth hired a medical writing firm to draft
that article and others supporting hormone replacement therapy. After
the ghostwriting was well under way, Grassley says, the drugmaker found
doctors to put their bylines on them. …
It’s
known, for instance, that BPA mimics the hormone estrogen, which can
impact the development of fetuses and infants. The chemical has been
linked not only to developmental and brain effects in infants, but also
to other chronic health problems in adults. …
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. …
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 …
“Our study findings indicate that these increased levels of chronic medication
use are symptoms of broader underlying issues affecting children today,” …