Editorial Note: A study published this week suggests that the issue of birth defects on antidepressants rather than suicide or homicide may yet end up as the Mark of Cain by which these drugs are remembered. Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring If that diamond ring … [Read more...] about Lullaby
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Is it the Drugs, or the War? Yes.
Author: Johanna Ryan, Labor Activist with Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers (Chicago) & RxISK Community Advisory Board Member, April 15, 2014 Within hours of Spec. Ivan Lopez’ deadly shooting spree and subsequent suicide in Fort Hood, Texas, the denials started to flow. We learned that yes, he had been to Iraq, but only for four months. He had not been in combat – he … [Read more...] about Is it the Drugs, or the War? Yes.
Get Involved with Team RxISK
Team RxISK takes first big step in England: Get involved With millions of people throughout the world participating in sporting events to raise money for many different causes, who would ever think that prescription drug safety could become a cause worth supporting? Katinka Newman did. Katinka Newman As the first fundraiser in the world for Team RxISK Katinka Newman from … [Read more...] about Get Involved with Team RxISK
Mother’s Little Poisoner
Editorial: There have been some high profile cases recently that may reflect the effects of drugs. A classic modus operandi On March 17th L’Wren Scott hung herself in her Manhattan apartment. She hung herself from a door handle. Hanging with your feet or body on the ground is a classic antidepressant MO when it comes to suicide. Hanging in this way led Pfizer to claim that … [Read more...] about Mother’s Little Poisoner
I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends
This post is written by Dr Richard A. Lawhern Ph.D., site moderator, content author and Resident Research Analyst with “Living With TN”, an online community among Ben's Friends. He is the spouse of a trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patient who has symptoms of both typical and atypical forms of this disorder, with pain on both sides of her face. Since 1996, Dr. Lawhern has researched … [Read more...] about I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends
New Guide to Stopping Antidepressants
The RxISK Medical Team has posted a “final” copy of the RxISK Guide to Stopping Antidepressants. Thanks to all for your feedback on the Guide (originally published as a draft paper) and please continue to provide input for the next version. … [Read more...] about New Guide to Stopping Antidepressants
New Fundraising Initiative for RxISK.org
News Release New fundraising initiative launches this weekend in Hastings to highlight deadly anti-depressant drug side effects A new fundraising initiative is launching on Sunday March 23, 2014 to raise awareness of the potentially deadly side effects of anti-depressant drugs. RxISK.org is the first organisation of its kind to gather and disseminate information on the side … [Read more...] about New Fundraising Initiative for RxISK.org
The Macbeth Test
Editorial Note: No one outside the UK may be paying any heed to the all-consuming debate within Britain about the referendum on the future of Scotland. Everything comes back to this. Corporations have been saying they'll pull out if Scotland leaves the UK (Standard Life) or that they'd prefer if Scotland left (British Airways). The EU have said Scotland would have to wait 5 … [Read more...] about The Macbeth Test
Ten Drugs Seek Ten Conditions
Editorial Note: There will be a post next week on RxISK and DavidHealy.org challenging you to take 'The Macbeth Test' and see whether you should stay in the United Kingdom or not. This is a prequel. Is there a drug for this? Do you need a Statin? Is your heart still beating? Does your child have ADHD and does he need a stimulant? Is he a child? Is your teenager moody … [Read more...] about Ten Drugs Seek Ten Conditions
“We ask you to put the public’s health ahead of industry interests”
From Johanna Ryan: Last week, RxISK joined with forty-one other organizations from across the U.S. and Canada to urge the FDA to withdraw its approval for a new drug. Zohydro ER is actually not so “new” – it’s pure hydrocodone, a synthetic opiate which has been widely prescribed for many years in the U.S. However, Zohydro will contain up to ten times the hydrocodone available … [Read more...] about “We ask you to put the public’s health ahead of industry interests”