Monday, January 25, 2010

India on Gifts to Docs: Just Say No

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The following item came my way courtesy of the Healthy Skepticism list-serv and as the material itself is labeled for public release, I asum...
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Friday, January 15, 2010

DOJ: Johnson and Johnson Paid Big Kickbacks to Push Risperdal in Nursing Homes

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For background, start with Ed Silverman's post on Pharmalot: http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/01/johnson-johnson-charged-with-kickback-sche...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Biased Policies on Stroke: It's Only Partly Pharma's Fault

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This (long) post is about how Pharma marketing can play a not-unimportant but still subsidiary role in pushing a misleading health message o...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Return of the Usual Suspects: Shadowy Interest Groups Lobby on Health Reform

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Dan Eggen, in the Washington Post : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/06/AR2010010605160.html --wanted to know wh...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

If You Can't Lick 'Em...

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Timothy Carney in the Washington Examiner notes President Obama's apparent turnaround on lobbying by PhRMA: http://www.washingtonexamin...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Increasing Price of Medical Journal Editors?

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You're seen in the press these last few days that health care costs moderated last year, apparently under the influence of the recession...
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Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Times They Are A'Changin'? So Says Harvard Affiliate

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From the New York Times , reports of tighter rules governing senior physicians who serve on corporate boards at some Harvard affiliated teac...
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