March 7, 2011

At long last Big Pharma’s ill-begotten profits are slated to take a major financial hit. * This

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This Year Alone, Drug Industry To Lose $50 billion

February 22, 2011

For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has claimed that its high prices for drugs in the developed world,

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PhRMa R&D Costs Are Much Lower Than Claimed

August 6, 2009

Neither health care reform nor cost cutting is possible when the Obama administration strikes a deal with

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Big Pharma Declares Victory in Deal With White House

May 6, 2009

It’s time to set the record straight about NAMI: NAMI was founded about 25 years ago. It

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NAMI Acknowledges: 56% of Budget Comes from Drug Companies

April 30, 2009

The Hill , a newspaper covering congressional news, reports: "Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) is considering leaving his

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Senator Grassley Might Leave Finance Committee: A Break For Pharma?

March 11, 2009

This just in from the Wall Street Journal online: “During Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg’sr stint in New York,

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Obama picks Duo to Run FDA: Dr Hamburg, Commissioner; Dr. Sharfstein Deputy

March 5, 2009

"President Obama's opening gambit to dramatically expand the health-care system has attracted surprising notes of support from

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Obama’s Health Plan Could be Hijacked by Industry Which Sees Good Business

February 15, 2009

The New York Times reports that under the economic stimulus package, $1.1 billion has been earmarked for

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$1.1 Billion in Stimulus Package for Comparing Medical Treatments

February 12, 2007

The Associated Press reports that a newly approved, Merck vaccine against rotavirus in infants, has been linked

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Merck RotaVirus Vaccine Risks

February 8, 2007

News reports about Merck's aggressive marketing campaign aimed at obtainingstate government mandates forcing 11 and 12 year

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More Re: Merck’s “Help Pay for Vioxx” Mandatory Vaccine Campaign

February 4, 2007

Condoms remain the safest (and cheapest) method for preventing sexually transmitted diseases.  But the pharmaceutical / biomedical

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Facts Behind Merck’s Mandatory Vaccine Campaign to Help Pay forVioxx

February 3, 2007

This morning's news from America provides a vivid example of government corruption involving pharmaceutical lobbying, bribing and

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Merck Payola Pays Off: Texas Governor Orders STD Vaccine for ALL girls_AP

February 1, 2007

The Associated Press reports that Merck–the company responsible for thetens of thousands of preventable heart attacks and

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Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine forschoolgirls_AP

February 1, 2007

Bloomberg News reports that corporations that had until now been shielded byRepublicans who controlled Congress–as for example,

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Cong. Hearings Loom: Pfizer, Halliburton