12/1/1999 – Few Patients Satisfied With Antidepressants
NEW YORK — Just a third of patients on long-term antidepressant drug
therapy report being very satisfied with their treatment, according to
results of a new survey.
11/15/1999 – Rocky Mountain News Editorial
Below that it asks “Was the state board right to attack the use of
Ritalin?” While this isn’t exactly what the state board did, you want
to vote yes. Vote now, forward this and get others to do so.
11/15/1999 – Ann Blake-Tracy Appearances
Dr. Ann Tracy will be appearing on the Leeza Gibbons Show tomorrow,
Tuesday, November 16th.
11/1/1999 – Colorado School Board Initiative
The State Board should be commended for taking the lead in this issue.
They should be applauded for trying to steer the schools of Colorado in
the direction of academia, and away from mind-altering drugs. Please
send a brief, short and very supportive note to them.
10/28/1999 – STUDY QUESTIONS TREATMENT OF VERY YOUNG WITH PSYCHOTROPIC MEDS
Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Use of
Psychotropic Medication in Very Young Children
10/24/1999 – The Pain in Littleton Continues
The mother of a student wounded in the Columbine High
School massacre walked into a suburban pawn shop Friday, asked to see a
handgun, loaded it and killed herself with a shot to the head.
10/19/1999 – PFIZER REJECTS NEUTRAL, COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT
PLAINTIFFS WILLING TO HAVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN WRONGFUL
DEATH/SUICIDE CASE AGAINST MANUFACTURER OF ZOLOFT MEASURED BY NEUTRAL,
COURT-APPOINTED EXPERTS. PFIZER IS NOT.
10/19/1999 – Paxil Lawsuit Filed
Natalia Victorovna Sevastianenko, a Utah college student from the
former Soviet republic of Belarus, had severe stomach pains. But a
doctor and nurse practitioner thought the discomfort might be a symptom
of depression.
10/17/1999 – Fen-Phen Settlement on Shaky Ground
To our ICFDA Subscribers– It was announced on Friday that American Home Products, maker of Redux and Pondimin, is being sued by 11,000 plaintiffs. Now the majority of those afflicted with heart and lung problems from the drug, 8,000 in all, say they are not interested in the proposed $3.75 billion settlement offer. Why should…
10/13/1999 – Ann Blake-Tracy on San Francisco Radio Saturday
Dr. Ann Tracy, Executive Director of the International Coalition of Drug Awareness, will be interviewed this Saturday morning (10/16) from 9am to 10am PDT time on KGO Radio in San Francisco. You can listen to live streaming audio on KGO’s web site at <www.kgo.com>. [Start times in other Time Zones: MDT=10am; CDT=11am; EDT=Noon]