Psych Observer – Exposing Bad Psychiatry

AstraZeneca’s CEO to be Deposed in London on Friday, June 20, 2008 NEW YORK, June 19

NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, one of the
leading plaintiffs’ litigation law firms in America, filed a lawsuit today
against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on behalf of a New York City Fire
Department Emergency Medical Technician whose diabetes was allegedly caused by
AstraZeneca’s drug Seroquel. The plaintiff, EMT Ernest Armstead, was one of
the many brave responders on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was
severely injured when the World Trade Center’s North Tower collapsed as he was
helping victims at the foot of the buildings.

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Psychiatric hospital workers who appear to be impaired should be subject to on-the-spot drug testing.

The problems that have beset Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Winslow in recent years have made it clear that major changes are needed at the facility. In December, the director of the facility was ousted and replaced following another patient escape.

While the leadership change was needed, it’s going to take more than that to stop the escapes and patient deaths that have plagued Ancora.

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