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January 26, 2006 Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers_Journal HypocrisyThis is a follow-up to Tuesday’s Infomail about the recommendations of a group of prominent physicians who Read More Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers_Journal Hypocrisy
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September 22, 2005 Medical Costs: "It’s a broken system. And at some point, it will fall apart" – COI – NYTMedical Costs: “It’s a broken system. And at some point, it will fall apart" – Conflicts of Read More Medical Costs: "It’s a broken system. And at some point, it will fall apart" – COI – NYT
September 12, 2005 FDA Had Report of Heart Device failuresFDA Had Report of Heart Device failures Mon, 12 Sep 2005 A series of irresponsible national policies Read More FDA Had Report of Heart Device failures