Category: The Pharmaceuticle Industry

The pharmaceutical industries primary responsibility is to the interests of their shareholders, not the health of the nation.

Bogus Claims and drug promotion

Rupert Cornwell: The vast cost of drug promotion puts judgement in doubt Independent Friday, 19 March 2010 Links between the big drug companies and doctors have become increasingly controversial in the US, as the pharmaceutical industry showers physicians each year…

Something for sceptics to get their teeth into.

September 1, 2009, New York Times. Does Ibuprofen Help or Hurt During Exercise? By Gretchen Reynolds Several years ago, David Nieman set out to study racers at the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile test of human stamina held annually…

Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed Therapy (What a surprise)

Technorati Tags: evidence based medicine,Ghost writers,New York Times. evidence based medicine,Ghost writers,New York Times. By NATASHA SINGER Ney York Times Published: August 4, 2009 Newly unveiled court documents show that ghostwriters paid by a pharmaceutical company played a major role…

Impugning the integrity of Medical Science Vioxx

Impugning the Integrity of Medical Science The Adverse Effects of Industry Influence Editorial Journal of the American Medical Association April 16, 2008; Vol. 299 No. 15, pp. 1833-1835 Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH; Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA Dr. DeAngelis…