by Mefloquine Awareness | May 21, 2002
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) — Mounting evidence suggests the anti-malaria drug Lariam — prescribed to Peace Corps volunteers, travelers and U.S. soldiers — has triggered mental problems so severe that in a small percentage of users it has led to the...
by Mefloquine Awareness | May 1, 2000
From Esprit de Corps A curious new side-effect of mefloquine has now been documented. While the drug is known to cause insomnia, nightmares, hallucinations and suicide, there is now evidence to suggest mefloquine may cause an almost uncontrollable urge to lie, to...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Nov 18, 1999
The Vice-Chair (Mr. John Richardson (Perth—Middlesex, Lib.)): Could I have your attention, please? The witnesses are here and we have a quorum. It’s my pleasure to welcome the witnesses to the public accounts committee. We will have a series of questions going...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Aug 17, 1999
A chronology assembled by MP John Cummins about the approval and use of Mefloquine. Read the full article...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Jan 8, 1999
The wife of a former soldier from the notorious Canadian Airborne Regiment is “on Cloud 9” after winning another chance to get a veteran’s pension for her disabled husband. Clayton Matchee — one of the soldiers implicated in the torture death...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Jan 3, 1998
Back in October, CTV’s W5 aired an intriguing item about mefloquine, the anti-malaria drug our soldiers took in Somalia – and still take in malaria-prone areas – which has side-effects that have caused the drug to be re-examined in other parts of the...
