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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

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This would seem to meet the legal criteria for libel, given that both the STAR*D authors and the AJP knew that Pigott and colleagues had done no such thing. As our society embraced the use of SSRI antidepressants, disability due to affective disorders dramatically increased. The pill even appeared on magazine covers.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

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Joseph Aspirin for Children was aggressively marketed to parents, relying heavily on newspaper and magazine ads. The number of pharmaceutical products in the home today is unprecedented—and drugs, both legal and illegal, continue to be the leading cause of child poisoning. After its release in 1947, St.

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The Long-Disputed Science of Twin Studies

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Segal in the July 26 th , 2024 edition of CounterPunch , a politically progressive/left online magazine. I was surprised to see an article on twin studies by Nancy L. Bouchard, Jr., once concluded , “The similarity we see in personality between biological relatives is almost entirely genetic in origin.”