Shocking Timeline of U.S. Human Medical Experimentation

Last week a timeline of US human medical experimentation was published on this blog but the posting has disappeared likely due to a technical glitch (we hope).

News Target provides a variety of health information including a shocking timeline detailing the history of human medical experimentation. Originally published in March 2006.

Part I
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1833-1965)
Part II
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1965-2005)

Excerpt from Introduction Part I:

"The United States claims to be the world leader in medicine. But there's a dark side to western medicine that few want to acknowledge: The horrifying medical experiments performed on impoverished people and their children all in the name of scientific progress. Many of these medical experiments were conducted on people without their knowledge, and most were conducted as part of an effort to seek profits from newly approved drugs or medical technologies."

Note: the blog author does not agree that animals are acceptable substitutes for experimentation and is disturbed that animals are bred to be and used as laboratory subjects. For more information on the connection between nature, animals, and humankind, visit the website for the film Earthlings.