More Evidence Links Pesticides to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Los Angeles Times | August 19, 2010 A growing body of evidence is suggesting that exposure to organophosphate pesticides is a prime cause of attention defi
The Progeny of IG Farben Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry is a Minimal Risk Enterprise
Despite rules changes intended to benefit consumers over the past 60 years, multiple felon Big Pharma continues to play by its own rules. By M. Dennis Paul
Agent Orange – and Cancer Clusters – at Detrick
Many people have long suspected a connection between illnesses, including cancer, and living near Fort Detrick in the past. More specifically, they cite a
US DoJ Instigates Drug Industry-Wide Probe into Bribery, FT Reveals
The Pharma Letter | 13 August 2010 According to a report by the UK’s Financial Times, the US Department of Justice is scrutinizing payments by leading ph
L.A. Times Blog – “Preventing Homosexuality in Utero Could We? Would We? Should We?”
-Melissa Healy | Los Angeles Times Blog| July 2, 2010 A workhorse drug that's been around for decades has, in recent weeks, stirred up a biomedical debate
St. Louis HIV scare at the VA/VA Tech Says She Warned of Sterilization Problems/Reading List
VA Hospital May Be Responsible for Mass HIV Infection - OneRiot.com Veterans may have gotten AIDS, hepatitis during dental treatment... The Army veteran sa
“Escalating Human Experimention” FDA Only Inspects 1% of Overseas Drug Trial Sites
" ... The findings drew a considerable level of comment from groups that monitor public health in the US, notably Public Citizen who said the report 'co
‘Agent Orange has Given Me a Death Sentence’
Agent Orange victim Dang Hong Nhut. Photograph: Claire Colley During the Vietnam war, the US army sprayed 18 million gallons of the toxic chemical Agent O
California Poised to OK Supertoxic Pesticide
" ... The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has proposed registering methyl iodide as a pesticide in California to the dismay of scientists and
FDA Transparency Could Tank Pharma Stocks
By Lisa LaMotta | Minyanville | May 20, 2010 Ever since new management took over at the FDA, the agency has been on a mission to become more accessible to
The Story of Aspirin
" ... The credit for finding the chemical composition of aspirin should rightfully go to Arthur Eichengrün who, in 1897 discovered aspirin. ... However,
Genetic Testing Comes to Intel, but Not Everyone is Sold on the Idea
By Andy Dworkin | The Oregonian | April 21, 2010 Heath Buckmaster has a low chance of having restless leg syndrome, average likelihood for cluster headache
Lawmakers, Public Officials Failed Miserably on Cell Phone Safety
"The telecom industry has been falsifying science from the beginning of what can only be termed a mass biological experiment. ... " By Jody Spear | Portla
Airborne Toxic Fungus From Oregon Spreading Across West Coast
By Annalee Newitz | io9.com | Apr 22, 2010 Cryptococcus gattii is an airborne fungus usually found in the tropics. But researchers announced today
Junk-Food Addicted Rats Starve Rather Than Eat Healthy Food
Scientists Compare Junk Food to Cocaine as Study Shows Rats Fed Junk Food Go Hungry When Given Healthy Food CBS News | March 29, 2010 Adding fuel to
U.S. Warns Pfizer after Children Overdosed in Study
Susan Heavey Reuters | Apr 20, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have warned Pfizer Inc over a series of failures that led to the overd
Celexa – Psychiatry Professor Helped Hide Negative Side Effects
By LAS Newswire | April 14, 2010 Washington, DC: Studies on the long-term effects of the antidepressant class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibi
N.C. Eugenics Survivors Seek Justice
The Ultimate Betrayal by Lara Torgesen It has been 40 years since Elaine Riddick heard the words, but she still remembers them like yesterday: "The
Beware AminoSweet, Toxic Aspartame’s New Name
Mike Ferrara, Attorney Injury Board | March 02, 2010 Ajinomoto, “maker of food seasonings, cooking oils and foods, drinks, and pharmaceuticals” (inclu
Pfizer Employee Claims Company Fired Her After Infection From An Engineered Virus
"A former Pfizer scientist is suing the pharmaceuticals giant after alleging she contracted an artificial, HIV-like virus created by a colleague. In her