February 1, 2007

Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine forschoolgirls_AP

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

January 9, 2007

Legal Brief on Behalf of AHRP Re: Lilly-Zyprexa Documents

On Monday, January 8, 2007,  Alan C. Milstein of the law firm, Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose &

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Legal Brief on Behalf of AHRP Re: Lilly-Zyprexa Documents

November 28, 2006

NIH Secrets Government Funded Data Concealment_Lenzer-New Republic

If you thought that there was all that much difference between the concealment of data by investigators

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NIH Secrets Government Funded Data Concealment_Lenzer-New Republic

November 28, 2006

Flu Vaccine–where is the evidence?

Several astute observers of the flu, the vaccine, and the government promotional campaign urging the public to

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Flu Vaccine–where is the evidence?

October 31, 2006

NIMH Chief Child/Adoles Research Blows Wind out TeenScreen Sails_ Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times reports (below) about the latest study in "a welter of efforts to identify

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NIMH Chief Child/Adoles Research Blows Wind out TeenScreen Sails_ Los Angeles Times

October 26, 2006

FDA Smoke & Mirrors Musical Chairs

FDA Smoke & Mirrors Musical Chairs Wed, 16 Feb 2005 Amidst widespread public criticism of the FDA’s

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FDA Smoke & Mirrors Musical Chairs

October 20, 2006

Vioxx Redux: FDA on the Sidelines as Marketing Subsumes Evidence: Surviving Sepsis-NEJM

In 2001, Eli Lilly's chairman, president and CEO, Sidney Taurel, toldshareholders: "No medicine better symbolizes our mission

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Vioxx Redux: FDA on the Sidelines as Marketing Subsumes Evidence: Surviving Sepsis-NEJM

October 18, 2006

Press Coverage of Xigris NEJM article

Below reports in The Associated Press, The New York Times, and NPR about this week's critique of

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Press Coverage of Xigris NEJM article

May 4, 2006

Legislation Seeks Access to Tax-Funded Research_WashPost

Good news!!! Laypersons and independent researchers often cannot afford to access reports published in ‘peer reviewed’ journals–which

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Legislation Seeks Access to Tax-Funded Research_WashPost

March 30, 2006

FDA Staff Travels on Drug Industry Dollars

They accept trips from nonprofit associations "that draw their members, their boards and even some of their

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FDA Staff Travels on Drug Industry Dollars

March 9, 2006

Bill Frist’s most Frequent Corporate Flight Hosts–Pharmaceutical companies

Well, check government policies affecting pharmaceutical companies–which are Sen. Bill Frist’s favorite corporate travel hosts. Among the

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Bill Frist’s most Frequent Corporate Flight Hosts–Pharmaceutical companies

January 21, 2006

FDA is Selling the Brooklyn Bridge

The rationale given by FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs,  Scott Gottlieb, for FDA’s proposed

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FDA is Selling the Brooklyn Bridge

January 19, 2006

“this was a drug bill written by and for lobbyists”

Times columnist, Paul Krugman, assesses the “catastrophic” effect of the Medicare Prescription Act—which was falsely marketed as

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“this was a drug bill written by and for lobbyists”

January 14, 2006

S. Finance Committee Investigates Drug Makers Over Medical Education Grants_NYT

Such payments are, in fact,  kick backs for these groups’ promotional services encouraging doctors to prescribe drugs

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S. Finance Committee Investigates Drug Makers Over Medical Education Grants_NYT