Trust drug companies and officials? ADHD Ritalin child 500% greater sudden death risk but FDA silent

Deborah Dupre’
Examiner.com
October 16, 2009

An example of why parents today distrust drug makers and officials is FDA’s silence about the new study revealing that healthy children taking Ritalin have a 500 percent greater risk of sudden death.

“These aren’t kids with pre-existing heart conditions. The results would have been worse if they were included,” stated Dr. Al Sears, M.D. today.

Thousands of children have suddenly died as direct result of using psychotropic drugs used for ADD and ADHD according to Heather Smith, Executive Director of the National Alliance against Mandated Health Screening and Psychotropic Drugging of Children. (Smith, H. What Drugmakers Don’t Want You to Know, Thousands of children have suddenly died over the years, as a direct result of using psychotropic drugs used for ADD and ADHD, RitalinDeath.com)

Read entire article: http://www.examiner.com/x-10438-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d16-ADHA-alert-Ritalin-children-have-500-greater-sudden-death-risk-but-FDA-silent

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