15 Ritalin Facts Every Parent Needs to Know

Interesting article that was brought to my attention on www.rncentral.com. “Ritalin has been the prescription drug of choice for ADD and ADHD patients for decades now, and has been considered overall safe for use among those prescribed. However, not all parents, doctors, and professionals agree that Ritalin is perfectly safe or effective. Read on to learn about important Ritalin facts and controversies.

15 Ritalin Facts Every Parent Needs to Know

The Fraudulent Nature Of Psychiatric Labels Exposed By Human Rights Group

Brian Beaumont, who is in charge of Public Affairs for CCHR, sent out a press release on Monday, April 25, 2011 to announce: "The Fraudulent Nature Of Psychiatric Labels Exposed By Human Rights Group"

The Fraudulent Nature Of Psychiatric Labels Exposed By Human Rights Group

Government Muscle

Government Muscle

Forest Labs is a pharmaceutical company based out of New York City. Among their best-selling products are antidepressants known as Celexa and Lexapro. Two years ago, Forest was sued under the federal False Claims Act for marketing these drugs to both adults and children, even though the government had only approved them for use with adults. The suit alleged that Forest promoted these drugs with a “sock puppet” favorable study pushed to the American Journal of Psychiatry, and engaged in various kickback schemes with doctors.

Overdose Risk for Young Children on Prescription Pain Drugs

Infants and young children who require prescription pain medications may be at risk for overdose because of dosing errors.

Overdose Risk for Young Children on Prescription Pain Drugs

Young Kids' Prescriptions Not Always on the Mark

For tiniest tots, indicated dosage for narcotics is too high 40 percent of the time, study finds

Young Kids' Prescriptions Not Always on the Mark

Young infants frequently receive overdose amounts of narcotics

Dosage amounts of narcotic drugs dispensed by pharmacies are often incorrect, with the youngest infants receiving at least twice the expected dose 20% of the time, according to findings presented here at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting 2011.

Young infants frequently receive overdose amounts of narcotics

ADHD “CALL IN” LINE: MISLEADING THE PUBLIC TO REINFORCE A $1.3 BILLION A YEAR CHILD DRUGGING CASH COW

ADHD “CALL IN” LINE: MISLEADING THE PUBLIC TO REINFORCE A $1.3 BILLION A YEAR CHILD DRUGGING CASH COW

Yes it is.

Drugging the Children for Over 200 Years

Drugging the Children for Over 200 Years

If you thought the notion of drugging our children was a new one... well... you might be surprised because it has been going on a long while. It has just gotten more "high tech" and controlled now. School counselors and doctors team up with pharmaceutical companies to spread the word like Paul Revere with the call of "Take a pill!" "Take a pill!"

Parents Should Know Dangers Of Prescription Drugs

Every day, 2,500 young Americans start abusing prescription drugs for the first time. Many of them are getting high by simply opening up the family medicine cabinet.

Parents Should Know Dangers Of Prescription Drugs

High court questions constitutionality of drug data-mining law

High court questions constitutionality of drug data-mining law

The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on efforts by states to limit drug manufacturers' use of information about the prescription drugs that doctors like to prescribe.

The children who hate their bodies: How half of six-year-old girls think they're fat and how parents can stop this dangerous obsession

Yesterday, we revealed how exposure to pornography is poisoning young minds. Now, in the final part of our series on the sexualisation of children, Tanith Carey shows how girls are growing up with a more negative body image than ever before - and gives practical tips on what parents can do to nip it in the bud...

The children who hate their bodies: How half of six-year-old girls think they're fat and how parents can stop this dangerous obsession

Georgia Foster Kids’ Psych Drug Use Under Review

More than a third of foster children in Georgia are prescribed psychotropic drugs — medications like antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Because so many foster children are using the drugs, a new review aims to provide better oversight over their usage.

Georgia Foster Kids’ Psych Drug Use Under Review

Recent Birth Defect Study May Signal Future Zoloft Lawsuit

According to an MSNBC article, a growing concern over drugs like Zoloft taken during pregnancy has many women wondering if the anxiety relief of these drugs is worth the risks of birth defects to the developing infant, which include “persistent pulmonary hypertension, a condition in which there are problems with the baby's blood circulation, and not enough oxygen reaches the bloodstream, resulting in respiratory difficulties.” The Mayo Clinic also explains this type of medication can lead to rare but serious side effects, including “septal heart defects,” “a birth defect that affects the brain and skull (anencephaly), a birth defect that affect sutures on the head (craniosynostosis) and a birth defect that affects the abdominal organs (omphalocele).”

Recent Birth Defect Study May Signal Future Zoloft Lawsuit

Are We Drugging Children for Normal Behavior?

In the 1970s and '80s, students who could not sit still or acted out were called hyperactive. By the 1990s, there was a diagnosis: attention deficit disorder. Now it’s called ADD/ADHD. The “H” stands for hyperactive.

Are We Drugging Children for Normal Behavior?

Medication Use During Pregnancy Is Increasing

An increasing number of women are using medications during pregnancy, according to a new study recently released online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The rise in medication use among pregnant women potentially places their children in harm’s way.

Medication Use During Pregnancy Is Increasing

ADHD med shortage a nuisance for docs, patients

A shortage of generic stimulants to treat ADHD has caused frustrations for children and adults with the disorder over the past few months. There have been scattered reports of patients going a few days without their medicine, or having to call multiple pharmacies to find their drugs in stock. Others are forced to switch to more expensive brand-name versions because the generic supplies are so low.

ADHD med shortage a nuisance for docs, patients

McEntee: Does ‘happy’ Utah foster more suicides?

Far and away, the core cause of suicide is severe mental illness — depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, substance abuse and anorexia.

A new study, however, puts another element into the mix, suggesting that living in a “happy” place like Utah can make “discontented” people feel badly treated by life, as one of its authors put it.

McEntee: Does ‘happy’ Utah foster more suicides?

Ah yes... The world we live in...

Kids With ADHD May Use Drugs and Alcohol More Often

Two recent studies find that being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood may predict a child's likelihood of later dependence on nicotine, alcohol or other drugs.

Kids With ADHD May Use Drugs and Alcohol More Often

Kids with ADHD more likely to use drugs, analysis finds

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are up to three times more likely than other kids to use, abuse or become dependent on substances such as nicotine, cocaine and marijuana in adolescence and as young adults, new research suggests.

Kids with ADHD more likely to use drugs, analysis finds

Does Your Baby Cry Too Much at Night? It Could Signal Future Behavior Problems

Does Your Baby Cry Too Much at Night? It Could Signal Future Behavior Problems

Crying and waking up in the middle of night are routine during any newborn's first few months. But if those wailing episodes continue on a regular basis past the first year, then they may signal possible behavioral problems down the road.

Drug injection delays puberty

Children with supposed “Gender Identity Disorder” (GID), a rare condition involving sexual confusion, that are having a hard time deciding whether they want to be male or female can now choose to artificially delay puberty while they figure it out. A recent report in The Telegraph explains that a monthly drug injection will prevent sexual development in children to give them more time to make up their minds about having a sex change — and kids as young as 12 are eligible to receive it.

Drug injection delays puberty
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UK Approves Clinic to Treat Children With Puberty-blocking Drug

A clinic in the United Kingdom that specializes in treating individuals suffering from “Gender Identity Disorder” (GID) has been given approval by the country’s National Research Ethics Service to prescribe a puberty-blocking drug to children as young as 12 who say they are confused about whether they are male or female.

Psychiatrist Patrick McGorry Ticked Off CCHR’s Busted Him Over Bogus “Early Intervention” Claims

It would appear that Australian psychiatrist Patrick McGorry [originally an Irish born lad] doesn’t like it when he is brought to task regarding his early intervention claims [He can predict if a child can get a mental disorder in later years you know]

Psychiatrist Patrick McGorry Ticked Off CCHR’s Busted Him Over Bogus “Early Intervention” Claims

Why is There a Shortage of ADHD Drugs?

Why is There a Shortage of ADHD Drugs?

Pharmacies in Indiana and across the country are running low on medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

CCHR: All Fall Down: Psychiatry's Plague Of Drugging Children

In the UK, children are under assault, diagnosed with fraudulent mental disorders and forced onto dangerous and addictive psychotropic drugs.

With prescription sales rocketing and government screening programmes on the rise, the stimulent drug industry is big business, raking in over £33 million a year in the UK alone.

But how much is this plague costing our children?

Are prescription ads prompting patients to self-diagnose

A study done by Consumer Reports shows one in five people go into a doctor's office asking for a prescription, by name, before ever being diagnosed.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

Excessive sleeping, feeding or crying troubles during infancy are associated with a greatly increased risk for behavioral problems later in childhood, research suggests.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

I'm sure lots of other things do too.

Eye surgery mistake

A family is hoping their young son will recover after a doctor performed surgery on the child's wrong eye

HIV study claims one in eight children resistant to drugs

First major study of young people with HIV questions the suitability of anti-retroviral drugs for young sufferers

HIV study claims one in eight children resistant to drugs

Genetic Testing For Kids: Should You Unlock Your Child’s DNA?

If you could use genetic testing to peer into your child’s future and get a glimpse of her likely health risks, would you do it? Many parents would, according to a new study.

Genetic Testing For Kids: Should You Unlock Your Child’s DNA?

10-year-old knows all about drugs - and that's good news

Mohammed al Suwaidi's parents are not worried that their 10-year-old son knows more about marijuana and nicotine than most adults.

Yesterday, their child was awarded a trophy by the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) and got to meet his favourite sports star, Brazilian striker Baré from the Al Jazira football club.

10-year-old knows all about drugs - and that's good news

CVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims

CVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims

CVS Pharmacy, the pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corp., will pay $17.5 million to the United States and 10 states to settle False Claims Act accusations, the Department of Justice announced late Friday afternoon.

Genetic testing of kids popular with parents: Good idea?

Is genetic testing of children a good idea? Parents seem to think so. New research shows that more than half of parents offered tests to predict their risk of developing common adult health conditions would test their kids as well.

Genetic testing of kids popular with parents: Good idea?

UW brain scientists to study foster children

This year some of the world's pre-eminent brain scientists will attempt to measure the effects of abuse and neglect on the minds of Washington children in foster care.

UW brain scientists to study foster children

DEAD WRONG - How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child

Psychiatric disorders are not medical diseases. There are no lab tests, brain scans, X-rays or chemical imbalance tests that can verify any mental disorder is a physical condition.

The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging and The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane? comes this searing new documentary, exposing how devastating—and deadly—psychiatric drugs can be for children and families.

Behind the grim statistics of deaths, suicides, birth defects and serious adverse reactions is the human face of this global drugging epidemic—the personal stories of loss and courage of those who paid the real price.

Psychiatrists claim their drugs are safe for children?

Once you hear what eight brave mothers, their families, health experts, drug counselors and doctors have to say instead, you will come away convinced of one thing...

Psychiatrists are DEAD WRONG.

Drug for Juvenile Arthritis Gets 'OK' from the FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has granted wider use of a drug for juvenile arthritis. Actemra was approved to treat children aged two years or older with active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), a rare illness for children.

Drug for Juvenile Arthritis Gets 'OK' from the FDA

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Adderall shortage to last through May

Isn't it really sad, we're going to have all these kids crashing as they withdraw from these highly addictive and dangerous psyche meds. Now the parents are going to have to deal with that.

How many of them do you think will wake up to the fact that these drugs are a bad thing?

Adderall shortage to last through May

There's a drug shortfall that could impact millions of children, especially those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD.

The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers?

The story of Maryanne Godboldo and how armed government agents broke down her door and attempted to kidnap her daughter because she wouldn’t feed her psychiatric drugs brings to light an important question: When is it justified to shoot back?

The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers?

Drugging the children so they are compliant to their leftist "educators"

Nationwide shortages of popular drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD are sending parents scrambling, with some combing multiple pharmacies for the Adderall and Ritalin that keep their kids calm.

Drugging the children so they are compliant to their leftist "educators"

Many ADHD drugs in short supply

Parents of children on various ADHD medications know the drill when dropping off a prescription for their child’s ADHD medication — ask the pharmacist if they have the drug in stock before leaving and coming back for the prescription. Often times parents are told that their prescription can’t be filled because they’re out of the ADHD drug they’re trying to fill. If you have a few pills on hand, it may not be a big deal, but if your supply is running out, many children revert back to their uncontrolled behaviors very quickly and exponentially lose their ability to focus. Sometimes these involuntary “drug vacations” can cause anxiety within the family, create disciplinary issues at school and cause children to under perform in sports, school and social situations.

Many ADHD drugs in short supply

FDA reports shortage of ADHD drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported a nationwide shortage of methylphenidate (Ritalin, Methylin, and generic) and amphetamine mixed salts (Adderall and generic), stimulants commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults.

FDA reports shortage of ADHD drugs

Katz proposes expanding use of psychiatric facilities for children

Katz proposes expanding use of psychiatric facilities for children

In the face of calls to close Connecticut's two state-run youth psychiatric facilities, Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz proposed Thursday not only to keep them open, but also to expand their utilization.

Flu Shot Mix-Up Puts Kids at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B

Flu Shot Mix-Up Puts Kids at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B

A group of children who received flu shots at a Colorado clinic are now being tested for several infectious diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C after a mix-up that led vaccine syringes to be shared between patients, 9News.com reported.

CT scans can be costly -- to your kids' long-term health

You're at your kid's football game, and suddenly you see him fall, leveled flat by a crushing tackle. Your baby is out cold.

CT scans can be costly -- to your kids' long-term health

Rise in kids' CT scans raises alarm

Soaring numbers of kids are getting CT scans in emergency rooms, a study found, raising concerns some may be exposed to adult-sized radiation doses and potential risks for cancer down the road.

Rise in kids' CT scans raises alarm

Nutrition For ADHD Children, Natural Treatment For ADHD

So many youngsters today have been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit / hyperactivity disorder. When this happens many kids are put on drugs that may do more harm than help. What’s a parent to do besides suffer together with their children? Look into alternative answers ; natural answers. Lots of the youngsters I grew up with who were prescribed these medications either sold them or took them in a way the pills were not intended to be taken.

Nutrition For ADHD Children, Natural Treatment For ADHD

Side effects of medication for ADHD – Answers You Must Have

Let’s face it. There are side effects of ADHD drugs if we have a look and see if it really worth all the time and effort and see how your child’s ADHD may fit into this picture of treatment.

Side effects of medication for ADHD – Answers You Must Have

Nazi Soldiers were High On Speed…Much Like American Children

“HITLER’S propaganda stressed the importance of keeping fit but in reality his soldiers were taking drugs.

Nazi Soldiers were High On Speed…Much Like American Children

FDA examines question of artificial food coloring and hyperactivity

Are food dyes linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children? The Food and Drug Administration is publicly considering that question for the first time in years.

FDA examines question of artificial food coloring and hyperactivity

And they'll cover it up too. Would be bad for business.

http://legallykidnapped.blogspot.com/2011/03/police-use-assault-weapons-and-tank.html

According to the Detroit News, a 56-year-old woman faces multiple felony charges and is being held on $500,000 bond after a 10-hour standoff with police, claiming she was protecting her 13-year-old daughter from unnecessary medication. The story which led to this incident, as reported in the Detroit News and The Voice of Detroit, is quite disturbing.

Police use Assault Weapons and Tank against Home School Mom wanting to protect daughter from Dangerous Medications

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

In June of 2010, the US Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigatory arm of the Federal Government, to investigate the prevalence of prescribed psychotropic medications for children in foster care.

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

Doctors Warn About ‘Facebook Depression’ In Teens

Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.

Doctors Warn About ‘Facebook Depression’ In Teens

Behaviour drugs given to children as young as four

The article entitled Dumbing Down Society Part I: Foods, Beverages and Meds discussed the current trend of loading this generation’s youth with prescription drugs, namely Ritalin. Well the trend is definitely not fading and it has been observed that drugs are being prescribed to increasingly younger children. Can we really give a four year-old child an “Attention Deficit Disorder” diagnosis? Which four year old DOESN’T lack attention? Should we drug them all? Here’s an article from The Guardian on the subject.

Behaviour drugs given to children as young as four

ADHD Drug Has Mixed Results in Young Kids

Young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had mixed results when treated with the nonstimulant drug atomoxetine (Strattera), according to outcomes from a randomized clinical trial.

ADHD Drug Has Mixed Results in Young Kids

Study planned on prescriptions in Ga. foster care

A pilot program will study of the use of psychotropic drugs in Georgia's foster care system.

Study planned on prescriptions in Ga. foster care

Behaviour drugs given to four-year-olds prompt calls for inquiry

Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines, the Guardian has discovered, prompting the leading psychological society to call for a national review.

Behaviour drugs given to four-year-olds prompt calls for inquiry

Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death

Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death

Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines, the Guardian has discovered, prompting the leading psychological society to call for a national review.

Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System

For some time now, Sheila Matthews has been suspicious about her home state of Connecticut’s treatment of its most vulnerable children. As a mother of two children and co-founder of Ablechild, her instincts led her to scrutinize the dubious relationships among Connecticut’s Department of Children and Family Services [DCF], the pharmaceutical industry and a billion dollar law firm who has defended the likes of Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co., among others.

Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System

Rhode Island to receive $908,838 from AstraZeneca settlement

Rhode Island to receive $908,838 from AstraZeneca settlement

Rhode Island is expected to receive $908,838 from a $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP from alleged improper marketing of Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug.

Ohio to receive $2.7 million in settlement over Seroquel marketing

Ohio to receive $2.7 million in settlement over Seroquel marketing

Ohio will receive $2.6 million of a $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals over marketing of antipsychotic drug Seroquel.

AstraZeneca Settles Seroquel Marketing Suit for $68.5M

AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) will pay $68.5 million to 37 states and the District of Columbia in a settlement over the British drugmaker's deceptive marketing of its anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The settlement is the largest multi-state, consumer protection pharmaceutical settlement of record, reports Reuters. Regulators accused the company of unfair and misleading marketing of the drug for unapproved uses. While physicians can prescribe medication for other uses, companies are not allowed to market drugs beyond approved uses. The company promoted Seroquel, which was only approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, for dementia, depression and anxiety as well. The accusation also states AstraZeneca failed to fully disclose of potential side effects and the negative results of a scientific study about the drug's safety and effectiveness. Seroquel had worldwide 2010 sales of $5.3 billion. Paula Dow, attorney general of New Jersey, said, "This case sends a message that we take seriously the duty pharmaceutical companies have to supply clear, accurate and complete information about their products to health care providers, and to market their products without deception or misleading claims." Tony Jewell, a company spokesman, said of the settlement, "While we deny the allegations, AstraZeneca believes it is important to bring these matters to a close and move forward with our business of providing medicines to patients."

Teacher fired for bumper sticker highlighting the over-medication of children

When Tarah Ausburn, a former English teacher at Imagine Prep High School in Surprise, Ariz., refused to remove a bumper sticker from her car that asked the question, "Have you drugged your kids today?" officials fired her, according to reports from KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix. The sticker, which Ausburn told reporters makes a statement about the over-medication of today's children, sits among 60 other controversial stickers that may have also played a role in her dismissal.

Teacher fired for bumper sticker highlighting the over-medication of children

Have you drugged your kid today?

I used to work as a psychiatric technician (read: glorified baby sitter with Bachelor’s Degree) on a children’s mental health crisis unit at an urban hospital. I could go on for hours about the heartache, trauma, and anguish of suicidal seven year-olds and anorexic eight year-olds, but today I want to talk about the treatment – specifically, the medication.

Have you drugged your kid today?

Psychologists seek prescribing rights in 6 states

Proponents say psychologists would better meet patient needs, but opponents say a lack of training would threaten patient safety.

Psychologists seek prescribing rights in 6 states

3rd UPDATE: FDA Strengthens Topamax Warning On Birth Defects Data

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strengthening warnings on topiramate, an antiseizure drug that is also used to prevent migraines, because new data suggest an increased risk of birth defects when used during pregnancy.

3rd UPDATE: FDA Strengthens Topamax Warning On Birth Defects Data

Fart Machine Help for Dyslexia

Fart Machine Help for Dyslexia

An Oxford-based company claims to be helping people learn to read with the aid of fart machines.

"Our approach is to diagnose the underlying cause of reading difficulty and then deal with it. The most common pattern is lots of guessing, particularly with short words," says David Morgan, company CEO. "If you have seen that, we can help."

Michigan kids overprescribed antibiotics

A study says Michigan children are among state residents who continue to be over treated with prescription antibiotic drugs.

Michigan kids overprescribed antibiotics

Kids receive medical marijuana

Montana residents are expressing mixed feelings over children with medical conditions being allowed to use medical marijuana.

Kids receive medical marijuana

Fevers in children are no cause for alarm, say doctors

Fevers in children are no cause for alarm, say doctors

"Fever phobia" is rampant among parents of small children kids, says an American Academy of Pediatrics report that seeks to dispel some of the most common myths about fevers.

Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children

Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children

In Oregon, a 9-year-old girl was escorted from class to a school conference room, where a child-welfare caseworker and a police officer questioned her about whether her father had touched her inappropriately. After two hours of questioning, she finally said he had, a statement she later recanted.

Unethical health experiments done in U.S.

Unethical health experiments done in U.S.

U.S. government doctors once thought it was acceptable to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates, including giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.

Vaccine Safety Advocates Demand an Apology from Bill Gates

Three weeks ago Microsoft chief Bill Gates labeled those who question vaccine safety as “anti-vaccine” and that claimed that “they kill children” during an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Vaccine Safety Advocates Demand an Apology from Bill Gates

Should Children Be On These Medications?

Millions of kids today are on meds for conduct disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, mixed manias, social phobia and of course ADHD.

Should Children Be On These Medications?

Bill Gates Says Anti-Vaccine Autism Groups “Kill Children” — And He’s Right

I get a ton of press releases every day in my inbox every day; most of them I just ignore, but yesterday I got one whose subject, in all-caps and bold, read:

Bill Gates Says Anti-Vaccine Autism Groups “Kill Children” — And He’s Right

WikiLeaks and a Failed Secrecy Bid Push Pfizer to Settle Fatal Drug Test Case

Pfizer (PFE)’s settlement of the Trovan case — in which it was accused of unethically testing a meningitis drug on African children in 1996 without their consent — appears to have been triggered, in part, by WikiLeaks and Pfizer’s failed attempt to keep secret allegations it bribed Nigerian officials. Eleven children died in the experiment. The settlement, for an undisclosed sum, came after three linked events:

WikiLeaks and a Failed Secrecy Bid Push Pfizer to Settle Fatal Drug Test Case

Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Harm Newborns, FDA Says

Johnson & Johnson’s Risperdal and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Zyprexa are among more than 20 antipsychotic drugs that U.S. regulators said may pose risks to newborns when taken by mothers during pregnancy.

Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Harm Newborns, FDA Says

6-year-old committed to psych ward against mom's wishes

Have you seen this story about a 6-year-old boy who was committed to a psych ward for 48 hours because of a violent picture he drew at school -- against his mother's wishes?

6-year-old committed to psych ward against mom's wishes

Supreme Court shields vaccine makers from lawsuits

The Supreme Court's 6-2 ruling upholds a federal law that offers compensation to victims of side effects from vaccines and prohibits lawsuits.

Supreme Court shields vaccine makers from lawsuits

Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Drug Trials on Children in Nigeria

Nearly 15 years after its controversial drug trial on 200 children with meningitis in Nigeria, Pfizer Inc. and all plaintiffs in the cases related to the trial announced today that they have reached a global settlement.

Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Drug Trials on Children in Nigeria

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts": Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician at Vancouver Safe-Injection Site, on the Biological and Socio-Economic Roots of Addiction

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts": Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician at Vancouver Safe-Injection Site, on the Biological and Socio-Economic Roots of Addiction and ADD

Psycho-Slavery: Black Boys, White Female Teachers & The Rise of A.D.H.D.

It has become a travesty of epic proportions; Black boys are being sent in record numbers to the psychiatrist for mind-altering medications that come with a plethora of side effects. At the heart of the issue are allegations by classrooms teachers, many of them poorly trained at managing trivial off-task behaviors in the classroom, who assert that these African-American boys exude a level of inattention, hyperactivity and/or disruptive behavior that significantly interferes with their ability to learn.

Psycho-Slavery: Black Boys, White Female Teachers & The Rise of A.D.H.D.

No drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine

A childhood vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria introduced in 2000 hasn't made a visible dent in the disease, U.S. researchers said Monday.

No drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine

Psychiatry: Drugging Children - Social Control by Chemical Lobotomy a $Trillion Industry

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Psychiatric drugs shrink patients' brains

Alarming study has given a double meaning to the idea of going to see the shrink.

Psychiatric drugs shrink patients' brains

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are two to three times more likely than children without the disorder to develop serious substance abuse problems in adolescence and adulthood, according to a study by UCLA psychologists and colleagues at the University of South Carolina.

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age

Foster children doped up in care

Foster children doped up in care

CHILDREN as young as one in state care are being given powerful ADHD drugs - against warnings from pharmaceutical companies.

Part 1: Are We Overdiagnosing Our Children?

Part 1: Are We Overdiagnosing Our Children?

More and more kids are taking prescriptions on a routine basis. But is that necessary? In a two part series called "Overdiagnosed Kids" Reporter Shelley Basinger investigates.

Study: Diet could reduce ADHD symptoms

We know what we eat can effect our weight and even our mood. But, did you know what your feeding your child could significantly reduce symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in young children?

Drugs Pouring into Misbehaving Children

Record numbers of children are being medicated because of behavioral problems despite lingering concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs they are taking.

Drugs Pouring into Misbehaving Children

Most Newborns Given Drugs Not Specifically Tested for Pediatric Use, Research Shows

One third of Estonian children are being prescribed medically unindicated drugs, and for newborns the figure reaches 90 percent, according to Jana Lass, a doctoral student at the University of Tartu Institute of Microbiology.

Most Newborns Given Drugs Not Specifically Tested for Pediatric Use, Research Shows

Teen’s medical marijuana fight escalates as school says he cannot come back to class after going home for medicine

The saga of a Colorado Springs teenager struggling with a rare neurological condition best controlled with medical marijuana lozenges became a little more surreal when Harrison School District 2 informed the student’s father that the child cannot return to school on any day that he consumes medical marijuana.

Teen’s medical marijuana fight escalates as school says he cannot come back to class after going home for medicine

De-worming drug for tribal children

The state government will provide de-worming medicines free of cost to children up to five years in six tribal-dominated districts, health minister Prasanna Acharya said here on Monday. The minister said the medicine will be given to children of Rayagada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nuapada and Gajapati during the Vitamin A distribution drive in May and November. The de-worming exercise will be part of the government's effort to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR), which is one of the highest in the country. Orissa's 65 deaths per 1,000 live births is much higher compared to the national average of 53.

De-worming drug for tribal children

Mother's Unborn Child Endangered By Prescription Mix-Up

An expecting mom went to the pharmacy for antibiotic, but was given an abortion drug. Now her baby is in jeopardy. Watch 7NEWS Reporter Russell Haythorn's report.

Little Pharma: The Medication of U.S. Children

Little Pharma: The Medication of U.S. Children

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a study of prescription patterns in 2009, conducted by IMS Health, showed that 25 percent of children in the U.S. were on regular medication.

Drugs pouring into misbehaving children

Record numbers of children are being medicated because of behavioural problems despite lingering concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs they are taking.

Drugs pouring into misbehaving children

Child Drugging Is A $4.8 Billion-A-Year Industry

Child drugging is a $4.8 billion-a-year industry. A new must-see video made by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International graphically demonstrates the fraudulent nature of all psychiatry’s labels.

Child Drugging Is A $4.8 Billion-A-Year Industry

Protests against addictive prescription drugs could cost pharma companies

A new focus has been put back on addictive prescription drugs, as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is proposing a bill that will ban two drugs, sold as bath salts but produce the same “high” as methamphetamines.

Protests against addictive prescription drugs could cost pharma companies

Political Fraud Permitted Upon Autism's Youngest

After calculating results from published peer reviewed findings, an epidemiologist concludes that... "There is an increasing concern that in modern research, false findings may be the majority or even the vast majority of published research claims" Addtionally, "A new claim about a research finding is more likely to be false than true." (link) In part, this is said to be due to self serving data analysis.

Political Fraud Permitted Upon Autism's Youngest

Vaccine likely caused child narcolepsy

Vaccine likely caused child narcolepsy

A preliminary study by Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare shows children injected with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine are nine times more likely to contract narcolepsy than those who were not vaccinated.