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ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP)

http://www.ahrp.org

December 2003

The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP) has been documenting and

disseminating information about medical ethics issues. In particular,

AHRP serves as a watchdog organization, monitoring the conduct of clinical

research, false claims about the findings, and concealment of serious

adverse effects.

As academic medicine and government research have come under the ubiquitous

influence of the pharmaceutical industry, vulnerable populations are

increasingly sought as human test subjects in experiments that put them at

unjustifiable risk. In particular, children, disabled people, the elderly

and military personnel are at increased risk of exploitation.

Major news outlets tend to neglect or downplay institutional medical ethics

violations. For one thing, criticism of the biomedical industry conflicts

with income from advertisers. AHRP is a uniquely independent voice of

conscience,

sounding public alerts about unethical human experiments wherever they

occur.

Complaints filed by AHRP and the organization's leadership have led to:

federal investigations; the suspension of a smallpox vaccine trial

that would have exposed 2 to 5 year old children to the hazards of the

vaccine;

the suspension of 29 clinical trials at the National Institute of Mental

Health;

the suspension of a fenfluramine experiment on African-American boys, and

much more.

AHRP Infomails are distributed electronically, free of charge, as a public

service.

Infomails reach thousands of concerned people--among them, healthcare

professionals,

public officials, academics, the press, as well as consumer and other

non-governmental organizations worldwide. AHRP's user-friendly website

(www.ahrp.org) contains a

wealth of information useful to journalists, professionals, students and

laypersons.

We would like to continue to provide this service free. But to do so we

need

your help and support--as we do not receive funding from either industry or

government. You can help by making a tax-deductible contribution in any

amount

you can afford.

AHRP is a tax-exempt, 501C-3 organization (EIN 13-4192842) so your

contributions

are tax deductible.

Please send checks to: Alliance for Human Research Protection

142 West End Avenue, Suite 28P

New York, NY 10023

Or, if you prefer, by direct bank transfer to Commerce Bank:

AHRP Account # 7915580489

BIC/SWIFT Code (Bank Identifier) CBNAUS33

ABA # 026013673

Board of Directors,

THE ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECITON

Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav, President

Tel: 212-595-8974

e-mail: veracare@...

H. Noble, Jr. Ph.D, Treasurer

Tel: 703-425-2120

e-mail: jnoble4@...