Two wonderful developments. The first is small but promising: The editorial board of the University of Florida newspaper writes a very strong condemnation of pediatric peddler Joseph Biederman, who has nothing to do with the University of Florida, but whose notoriety is now so great that students there recognize the danger he poses, especially to young people: Ritalin. Concerta. Vyvanse. Adderall . The Editorial Board is willing to bet that you know at least one person who has been prescri

"The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike." -Ralph Waldo EmersonThe wave of evil washes not only the financial-industrial complex, the military-industrial complex, the energy-industrial complex, and predatory executives at AIG, Citibank, Halliburton, Blackwater/Xe, Enron, and Exxon. The pharmaceutical-industrial complex has virtually annexed the mental health profession, whose all-star opportunist team is captained by Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Biederman, the high-profile doctor most

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has widened his investigation into well-known Harvard child psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Biederman, questioning whether Biederman promised pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson that his research into the company's drugs would yield positive results before beginning the studies.

Controversial Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Biederman has agreed to stop working on clinical trials funded by industry until Massachusetts General Hospital finishes looking into allegations that he didn’t adequately report the funding he has received from drugmakers. Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) has accused Biederman of failing to disclose more than $1.6 million in payments he received from companies including Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly. Biederman is also taking fire over a research ins

When I first began writing prescriptions for children 22 years ago, it was unusual for a child to be taking powerful psychiatric drugs. Today it's common. How did we get here? Dr. Joseph Biederman is part of the answer.