10 of 32 FDA Vioxx Panelists Had Industry Ties / Cozy NIH Review "Clears" NIH Industry Ties

10 of 32 FDA Vioxx Panelists Had Industry Ties_NYT / Cozy NIH Review “Clears” NIH Industry Ties_WashPost Fri, 25 Feb 2005 The latest example of the corrupting influence of the pharmaceutical industry on health care policy is the composition of FDA’s advisory panel that last week endorsed the marketing of…

Documents Suggest Merck Tried to Censor Vioxx Critics – NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4696609 Documents Suggest Merck Tried to Censor Vioxx Critics NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO All Things Considered, June 9, 2005 – Because of intense interest in this report, NPR has decided to present a full transcript. Introduction: At least 38,000 Americans are believed to have died from taking the pain pill Vioxx…

Public Servant or Private Marketer? NIH Seeks Inquiry of Alzheimer’s researcher conflicts of interest

NIH: Public Servant or Private Marketer? NIH Seeks Outside Inquiry of Alzheimer’s researcher conflicts of interest – LAT Mon, 31 Jan 2005 A year after the Los Angeles Times published its first an in-depth investigative report documenting in detail evidence of major conflicts of interest by top scientists at the…

What’s in a Warning? Antidepressants and Risk of Suicide – FindLaw

What’s in a Warning? Antidepressants and Risk of Suicide – FindLaw Thu, 22 Apr 2004 Contrary to the published reports in the peer-reviewed journals, the preponderance of evidence demonstrates that antidepressants pose a greater risk than a benefit for children. *[References below] Informed medical treatment decisions hinge on the decision…

Spitzer’s Lawsuit Will Shake Up the Drug Industry – Full Disclosure is the Goal

Spitzer’s Lawsuit Will Shake Up the Drug Industry – Full Disclosure is the Goal Thu, 3 Jun 2004 New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer’s lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline challenges the pharmaceutical industry’s fraudulent marketing of drugs. Karen Barth Menzes, an attorney representing victims of antidepressant drug effects, told The (So….

Industry Influence: FDA “Critical Path”/ Biased Research: BMJ / NIH: still smoke & mirrors

The battle lines were drawn between those who recognize the corrosive effect that the pharmaceutical industry is having on the safety and integrity of medicine and medical research, and the powerful stakeholders–the pharmaceutical-academic industrial complex.

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Pediatric Cardiologist Explains: The crucial health stat you’ve never heard of_Slate

Dr. Sanghavi provides us with a statistical reality-check by which to gauge for ourselves whether or not we should–or need not–take a  octor’s advice about starting a medical treatment for a speculated risk–rather than evidence of illness.