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Urgent News
November 22/11 — Antipsychotics linked to childhood diabetes.
October 27/11 — STRATTERA (atomoxetine): associated with increased blood pressure and increased heart rate.
October 15/11 — Citalopram: dose-related heart risk being reviewed.
Recent News
May 11/12 — Pregnant women beware: "don't worry, be happy" slogan could harm your baby.
May 11/12 — Antipsychotic use and myocardial infarction in older patients with treated dementia.
May 4/12 — Psychiatry's bible, the DSM, is doing more harm than good.
May 3/12 — 69% of the DWS-5 task force members have ties to drug companies.
April 10/12 — Taking SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy: considerations and risks.
March 15/12 — La molécule qui rend fou (French video — The molecule that [drives them] crazy is an Google translation into English of the synopsis).
March 13/12 — Afghanistan massacre by U.S. sergeant reveals epidemic of psychiatric drugging of soldiers.
March 13/12 — New worries about sleeping pills.
March 6/12 — Psychiatric adverse reactions with statins, fibrates and ezetimibe implications for the use of lipid-lowering agents.
February 29/12 — Study: Popular sleeping pill Ambien linked to increased death rate. (BMJ Abstract)
February 22/12 — Mass-withdrawal disaster feared as OxyContin funding pulled.
February 21/12 — Psychiatric 'bible' may classify the bereaved as mentally ill: Journal.
February 13/12 — Risperdal on trial, Texas style.
February 13/12 — Prevention of depression and anxiety.
February 3/12 — Celexa medication guide (PDF–44KB). The companies know all about the adverse drug reactions.
February 1/12 — Searching for side effects.
January 22/12 — Dr. David Healy's Data Based Medicine blog added to our Self-Help Resources.
January 17/12 — 4 creepy ways big pharma peddles its drugs.
January 17/12 — Pharmawatch Canada blog added to our Self-Help Resources.
January 12/12 — Dr. Heather Ashton & Panel: Coming off medication including benzodiazepines, SSRI and similar antidepressants [Video].
January 12/12 — Drugs associated with more suicidal ideations are also associated with more suicide attempts.
January 9/12 — Texas state attorney general sues drug companies — misled health officials about drug's efficacy, risk, cost-effectiveness.
January 7/12 — 7 Reasons America's Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity.
January 2/12 — Health Care Renewal blog added to our Self-Help Resources.
Archived News
Older stories are archived on the Older Stories page.
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Updated May 11, 2012
