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Friday, November 19, 2010
Ablechild - Unsung Hero in Battle Against Psychopharmaceutical Industry After a decade of work by Ablechild to expose the fraud behind labeling kids with ADHD, a new study from Michigan State University found nearly 1 million children may have been misdiagnosed with ADHD, not because of any real behavioral problems, but because they were the youngest in the class.
Friday, November 19, 2010Ablechild - Unsung Hero in Battle Against Psychopharmaceutical Industry After a decade of work by Ablechild to expose the fraud behind labeling kids with ADHD, a new study from Michigan State University found nearly 1 million children may have been misdiagnosed with ADHD, not because of any real behavioral problems, but because they were the youngest in the class.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Vaccination Profiteers Gang Up on Hannah Bruesewitz in Supreme Court Right about now, paranoia in the vaccine industry is no doubt running at an all time high since the announcement of the first award in a vaccine-autism case in September 2010 for another girl named Hannah, with $1.5 million to start and $500,000 a year for life to pay for her care.
Thursday, November 4, 2010Vaccination Profiteers Gang Up on Hannah Bruesewitz in Supreme Court Right about now, paranoia in the vaccine industry is no doubt running at an all time high since the announcement of the first award in a vaccine-autism case in September 2010 for another girl named Hannah, with $1.5 million to start and $500,000 a year for life to pay for her care.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Rise and Fall of Provigil - Part II It's doubtful that shift workers in the US make enough money to pay for Provigil or Nuvigil. In August 2010, one hundred tablets of Nuvigil cost $1,080, or $10.80 per tablet, and the price for 100 tablets of Provigil was $1,855, or $18.55 per pill.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010The Rise and Fall of Provigil - Part II It's doubtful that shift workers in the US make enough money to pay for Provigil or Nuvigil. In August 2010, one hundred tablets of Nuvigil cost $1,080, or $10.80 per tablet, and the price for 100 tablets of Provigil was $1,855, or $18.55 per pill.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
The Rise and Fall of Provigil -" Part I Harrisburg, Pennsylvania psychiatrist and addiction specialist, Dr Stefan Kruszewski, said he was treating his third case of Provigil addiction. "I had two doctors back-to-back who were addicted," he said.
Monday, September 20, 2010The Rise and Fall of Provigil -" Part I Harrisburg, Pennsylvania psychiatrist and addiction specialist, Dr Stefan Kruszewski, said he was treating his third case of Provigil addiction. "I had two doctors back-to-back who were addicted," he said.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
SSRIs Render Unfriendly Skies The current price of the four SSRIs at DrugStore.com, for 90 pills at a middles dose, is $600 for Prozac, $365 for Zoloft, $320 for Celexa, and $270 for Lexapro. Much to the delight of the SSRI makers, the FAA's new policy will likely encourage pilots to keep paying for their useless drugs forever.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010SSRIs Render Unfriendly Skies The current price of the four SSRIs at DrugStore.com, for 90 pills at a middles dose, is $600 for Prozac, $365 for Zoloft, $320 for Celexa, and $270 for Lexapro. Much to the delight of the SSRI makers, the FAA's new policy will likely encourage pilots to keep paying for their useless drugs forever.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Non-Profit Advocacy Groups - Part IV Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness Drug makers, and their foundations, funnel millions of dollars to these non-profits every year. In return, the leaders recruit their members as foot soldiers to carry out the latest marketing campaigns and to provide a fire-wall so that no money trail can be tracked back to the drug companies.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010Non-Profit Advocacy Groups - Part IV Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness Drug makers, and their foundations, funnel millions of dollars to these non-profits every year. In return, the leaders recruit their members as foot soldiers to carry out the latest marketing campaigns and to provide a fire-wall so that no money trail can be tracked back to the drug companies.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part III The Psychopharmaceutical Industrial Complex has been the driving force behind the epidemic of mental illness in the United States with the promotion of biological psychiatry and a bogus "chemical imbalance" in the brain theory.
Monday, June 7, 2010Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part III The Psychopharmaceutical Industrial Complex has been the driving force behind the epidemic of mental illness in the United States with the promotion of biological psychiatry and a bogus "chemical imbalance" in the brain theory.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part II A fortune can be made from these life-long antipsychotic customers. In April 2010, the price for one box of Invega, at a middle dose, was $1,373 at DrugStore.com. Risperdal went for $788 per 90 pills. The cost was $1,395 for 100 tablets of Abilify. Seroquel cost $997 per 100. One-hundred capsules of Geodon sold for $918 and Zyprexa cost $1,523 for a hundred 10mg pills.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part II A fortune can be made from these life-long antipsychotic customers. In April 2010, the price for one box of Invega, at a middle dose, was $1,373 at DrugStore.com. Risperdal went for $788 per 90 pills. The cost was $1,395 for 100 tablets of Abilify. Seroquel cost $997 per 100. One-hundred capsules of Geodon sold for $918 and Zyprexa cost $1,523 for a hundred 10mg pills.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part I Since 1987, the number of people on government disability due to mental illness went from 1.25 million to more than 4 million today.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness - Part I Since 1987, the number of people on government disability due to mental illness went from 1.25 million to more than 4 million today.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
More Warnings Needed on Reglan Side Effects Concerns about tardive dyskinesia extend to children and infants, especially babies born prematurely, who may have been treated with Reglan to stimulate their digestive system.
Friday, May 28, 2010More Warnings Needed on Reglan Side Effects Concerns about tardive dyskinesia extend to children and infants, especially babies born prematurely, who may have been treated with Reglan to stimulate their digestive system.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Psychiatric Drugging of Infants and Toddlers in the US - Part II "As of 2008, upwards of a million children in the United States--in many cases preschoolers--are on "mood-stabilizers" for bipolar disorder, even though the condition remains unrecognized in the rest of the world," Professor David Healy points out.
Monday, April 19, 2010Psychiatric Drugging of Infants and Toddlers in the US - Part II "As of 2008, upwards of a million children in the United States--in many cases preschoolers--are on "mood-stabilizers" for bipolar disorder, even though the condition remains unrecognized in the rest of the world," Professor David Healy points out.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Psychiatric Drugging of Infants and Toddlers in the US - Part I Medicaid records in some states show infants less than a year old are on drugs for mental disorders.
Monday, April 19, 2010Psychiatric Drugging of Infants and Toddlers in the US - Part I Medicaid records in some states show infants less than a year old are on drugs for mental disorders.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Over Six Hundred and Counting - Paxil Birth Defect Cases Paxil is not FDA approved for use by pregnant women, so all mothers who gave birth to infants with heart defects received the drug off label.
Friday, March 5, 2010Over Six Hundred and Counting - Paxil Birth Defect Cases Paxil is not FDA approved for use by pregnant women, so all mothers who gave birth to infants with heart defects received the drug off label.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Ghostbusting in Paxil Birth Defect Litigation Although Glaxo paid out millions of dollars over the years to the doctors discussed in this article, not one of them was called to testify as an expert in the first birth defect trial.
Thursday, March 4, 2010Ghostbusting in Paxil Birth Defect Litigation Although Glaxo paid out millions of dollars over the years to the doctors discussed in this article, not one of them was called to testify as an expert in the first birth defect trial.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Cold Case Files - Paxil Birth Defects Almost like an episode of the TV show, Cold Case Files, the first Paxil birth defect trial was dominated by a story about what happened to the rat pups that died around 1979 and1980, involved in a study in which Paxil was being tested on pregnant female rats.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010Cold Case Files - Paxil Birth Defects Almost like an episode of the TV show, Cold Case Files, the first Paxil birth defect trial was dominated by a story about what happened to the rat pups that died around 1979 and1980, involved in a study in which Paxil was being tested on pregnant female rats.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Glaxo Birth Defect Litigation Reveals Paxil Promoters on Speed Dial In the first Paxil birth defect trial against GlaxoSmithKline, much of evidence focused on the doctors on Glaxo's payroll involved in the corruption of the medical literature and seminars given to promote the off label use of Paxil with pregnant and nursing mothers.
Monday, February 22, 2010Glaxo Birth Defect Litigation Reveals Paxil Promoters on Speed Dial In the first Paxil birth defect trial against GlaxoSmithKline, much of evidence focused on the doctors on Glaxo's payroll involved in the corruption of the medical literature and seminars given to promote the off label use of Paxil with pregnant and nursing mothers.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Paxil Birth Defect Trial - Battle of the Experts Paxil's label, under "Teratogenic Effects" states: "Epidemiological studies have shown that infants exposed to first trimester exposure to paroxetine have an increased risk of congenital malformations, particularly heart defects."
Friday, February 19, 2010Paxil Birth Defect Trial - Battle of the Experts Paxil's label, under "Teratogenic Effects" states: "Epidemiological studies have shown that infants exposed to first trimester exposure to paroxetine have an increased risk of congenital malformations, particularly heart defects."
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Paxil Birth Defect Litigation - First Trial A Bust For Glaxo Glaxo Smith Kline has paid out close to $1 billion to resolve lawsuits involving Paxil since the drug came on the market in 1992, according to a December 14, 2009 Bloomberg report. But the billion dollars does not cover the more than 600 Paxil birth defect cases currently pending in multi-litigation in Pennsylvania.
Thursday, February 18, 2010Paxil Birth Defect Litigation - First Trial A Bust For Glaxo Glaxo Smith Kline has paid out close to $1 billion to resolve lawsuits involving Paxil since the drug came on the market in 1992, according to a December 14, 2009 Bloomberg report. But the billion dollars does not cover the more than 600 Paxil birth defect cases currently pending in multi-litigation in Pennsylvania.
