08/02/1999 – SSRI Prescribing in Primary Care Draws Fire

Note that 8% of all general hospital psychiatric admissions caused by SSRI-induced psychoses!–Thanks to Ann Blake-Tracy for passing this along. Mark ———– FromClinical Psychiatry News SSRI Prescribing in Primary Care Draws Fire Todd Zwillich, Senior Writer [Clinical Psychiatry News 27(6):34, 1999. © 1999 International Medical News Group.] ———————————————————————— More primary care physicians are prescribing antidepressants,…

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8/16/2000 – Research Hearings on Conflict of Interest

Marcia Angell, former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, wrote in an editorial this spring titled “Is Academic Medicine For Sale?” This article seems to confirm these suspicions. Hearings are scheduled next Tuesday in Washington, D.C. on this issue. Mark ———- Questioning Research Hearings on Keeping Conflict of Interest Out of…

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8/2/2000 – Learning about SSRI dangers from the Ecstasy epidemic

Thanks to George Ellis for bringing the following report on Ecstasy to our attention and for his voice of sanity in this insane serotonin drug situation. Be sure to note the comment “First patented under a differnet name as an appetite suppressant, ecstasy releases a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which heightens energy levels. The drugs short-term…

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