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InfoMail for April 8, 2002
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Tonight PBS Is Science for Sale?
Tonight PBS Is Science for Sale? Fri, 22 Nov 2002 Bill Moyers Now, a PBS program will discuss the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and its PR companies on science. The discussion explores how the scientific literature and the process of reporting the scientific findings of research have been rendered…
Drug safety Hearings-Sept-Congress/ FDA – Lilly Plans to Disclose Data
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InfoMail for April 12, 2002
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Public Ranks Drug Industry at Bottom With Oil, HMOs, Tobacco – Harris Poll
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NY Banker–"Perfect Gentleman" shot son and fatally shot himself – prescribed antidepressant found
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