A friend, Lynnora Geoghegan, sent these thoughts to me about the below article on drug research for Alzheimer's. I got permission to share here and hence have a little post. This research is for drug development, not for preventative Alzheimer's care, or insight into why or how it occurs. The incestuous nature of governmental health... Continue Reading →
Pharma hides negative research results
This sort of thing is not news to those of us who follow big pharma and its myriad methods of corruption, but this case has brought the issue to the forefront. Here is an excerpt from a good article in today's Guardian: Drug firms hiding negative research are unfit to experiment on people Another pharmaceutical... Continue Reading →
We’re all mad here…
"But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat. 'We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.' 'How do you know I’m mad?' said Alice. 'You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here.' -- Lewis Carrol
Autism news
From the Guardian, a response to the big news that autism can be diagnosed by brain scan: Why autism can't be diagnosed with brain scans The BBC, the Guardian and Reuters this week widely reported British researchers published in the Journal of Neuroscience have developed a brain scan which can detect autism in adults with 90% accuracy. Dr... Continue Reading →
Drug Marketers Embrace Social Media
Pharma marketing is getting sneakier. There was a report of a "patient" facebook page that was also a creation of a pharma company and not a real person. This is an NPR story from yesterday: As Drug Marketers Embrace Social Media, FDA Mulls New Rules The approaches go way beyond Facebook widgets. Some drugmakers have... Continue Reading →
Lamictal (lamotrigine): Label Change – Risk of Aseptic Meningitis
FDA MedWatch Alert ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that Lamictal (lamotrigine), a medication commonly used for seizures in children two years and older, and bipolar disorder in adults, can cause aseptic meningitis. Symptoms of meningitis may include headache, fever, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, rash, and sensitivity to light. In cases of meningitis, it... Continue Reading →
Time to end this grand experiment with psychiatric drugs and the mentally ill brain
Two articles by Robert Whitaker today. The first is from the Register Guard. Here is an excerpt: It’s time to end this grand experiment with psychiatric drugs For more than 20 years, our country has been conducting an extraordinary medical experiment. Ever since Prozac arrived on the market in 1987, our societal use of psychiatric... Continue Reading →
Stay with the shakiness, the broken heart, the rumbling stomach…
To stay with that shakiness—to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge—that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path. Getting the knack... Continue Reading →
Illness as sacred journey…
"A sacred illness is one that educates us and alters us from the inside out, provides experiences and therefore knowledge that we could not possibly achieve in any other way, and aligns us with a life path that is, ultimately, of benefit to ourselves and those around us." -- Deena Metzger It comes from this... Continue Reading →
An exploration of consciousness
Who's driving the dreambus? A documentary film. A radical and deeply challenging new feature-length documentary exploring the most profound question of all, 'Who am I?' Winner of the 2009 Premier Award at the Insight Film Festival in Manchester, England. Apparently not available in the US at this time.
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