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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
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.
December 22/11 — Recent Speech given by Dr. Heather Ashton, developer of the Ashton Protocol for withdrawal from benzodiazepines to a Benzodiazepine Support Group in Bradford, England. (PDF — 118KB)
December 7/11 — Seven diseases Big Pharma hopes you get in 2012.
December 5/11 — ABC News video: Too many meds for foster kids? Foster children are given mind-altering drugs at up to 13 times the rate of other children.
November 22/11 — Baby deaths spark fears over antidepressants.
— CBC video: Deaths spark fears.
November 22/11 — CBC video: The auditor general says Health Canada needs to be more transparent and act more quickly when flags are raised about the drugs Canadians take.
November 21/11 — Drugs used for psychotics go to youths in foster care.
November 17/11 — U.S. study: Use of psychiatric drugs spreads.
November 8/11 — YouTube Video: Robert Whitaker — Rethinking psychiatric care.
November 7/11 — Brain damage from Benzodiazepines: The troubling facts, risks, and history of minor tranquilizers.
Archived News
Older stories are archived on the Older Stories page.
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Updated February 3, 2012
