By Dave Milhalovic More prominent evidence continues to arise on the falsification of peer-review studies, ghostwriting pharmaceutical studies by academics; especially related to vaccines, thimerosal and autism. The close coupling of commerce and academia is largely to blame, but what is clear is that the…
First major review provides evidence of sharp increase in deaths from painkillers in US and Canada and leading causes. The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Saturday, June 14, 2014, around 10AM while having breakfast, this writer was listening to KYW 1060 All News Radio, a CBS affiliate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when to her great surprise she heard a news report that caught her off-guard. Why off-guard?…
by Catherine J. Frompovich U.S. Senators and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC Ladies and Gentlemen: Are you concerned about mercury in food and water that children are taking into their bodies? I would hope so. [do_widget id=text-16] We hear about President…
A new study from researchers at Drexel University adds evidence that using common antidepressant medications during pregnancy may contribute to a higher risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children, although this risk is still very small. Results from past studies of prenatal use of…
A seven-year study of women who take antipsychotic medication while pregnant, proves it can affect babies. The observational study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, reveals that whilst most women gave birth to healthy babies, the use of mood stabilisers or higher doses of antipsychotics…
by Norma Erickson On May 22, two conferences were held at the National Assembly on the subject of aluminum adjuvants in vaccines and the safety of HPV vaccines. (View the announcement here.) Organized by E3M and hosted by Virginia Belle, the morning conference was entitled,…
June 8th, is an especially auspicious day; it’s the eighth anniversary of the U.S. FDA approving the first HPV vaccine, Merck and Company’s Gardasil®. by Catherine J. Frompovich Along with December 7, 1941, which is known as a “day that will live in infamy,” [1]…
University physician calls on FDA to address hidden risk The agency charged to protect patients from dangerous drug side effects needs to be far more vigilant when it comes to medications that affect blood pressure. Robert P. Blankfield, MD, MS, a clinical professor of family…
By Alex Pietrowski The trend of medicating children for behavioral issues continues to grow, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is now reporting that as many as over ten thousand toddlers under 4 years old in the United States are presently being medicated for…
by Catherine J. Frompovich What happens when the ‘Average Joe’ gets caught committing a crime? He or she usually gets the book thrown at them, most often spending time in the slammer. However, what happens when “corporations too big to fail” get caught with “their…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Recently there’s been some media buzz that a certain chemical voluntarily was taken out of beverages due to a concerned fifteen-year-old Mississippi teenager’s online petition, plus consumer concerns, to get brominated vegetable oil [BVO] out of soft drinks and beverages. Apparently,…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Recently, I came across a rather provocative article titled “You Can’t Trust the Supreme Court, Science Proves It” wherein the author, Ian Millhiser, postulates that partisanship and personal preferences rule emotions and decisions, regardless of who you are, including members of…
Congressman: Corruption in CDC’s Vaccine Safety Studies Like SEC’s Handling of Bernie Madoff Scandal Congressman Bill Posey Has Strong Words for Government Agency. Concludes: “I think the CDC Should Be Investigated.” In an April 8 interview on AutismOne’s A Conversation of Hope radio show, Congressman Bill…
Amsterdam, April 16, 2014 – Fish exposed to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, an active ingredient in prescription drugs such as Prozac, exhibited a range of altered mating behaviours, repetitive behaviour and aggression towards female fish, according to new research published on in the latest special issue…
by Sandy Lunoe The temperature of the heated controversy concerning Gardasil was recently raised even more when Dr. Bernhard Dalbergue (France), former pharmaceutical industry physician with Merck, recently predicted that the vaccine will become the greatest medical scandal of all times. In an interview in…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Recently, information began surfacing again about the antiviral drug Tamiflu® that has to get healthcare consumers questioning its effectiveness, if not the advertising spin used to promote its intended sales market and branding. As a result of the Cochrane Collaboration and…
by Lizzie Bennett The Cochrane Collaboration is a group of independent scientists and doctors who produce evidence based reports that are provided to healthcare decision makers around the world. They have come to the conclusion that Tamiflu and Relenza, the two drugs stockpiled for use…
Antipsychotic medications are often used for unlabeled indications, such as treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The results of a study of “atypical antipsychotic” drug use among youths with ADHD, comparing age groups, Medicaid eligibility, and presence in foster care are…
by Arjun Walia In the United States there are only two approved treatments for cancer – radiation and chemotherapy. Despite the fact that chemotherapy fuels cancer growth and kills the patient more quickly, nothing has changed. Despite numerous alternative treatments that are now coming to…
