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Did PLoS suffer from COI in ghostwriting article?
Remember that examination of Wyeth (now Pfizer)’s ghostwriting practices that ran in PLoS Medicine a few weeks back? Well, Pharmalot’s…
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Covering a new flu season
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control are ramping up the campaign for flu…
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Anecdotes suggest post-Gulf spill health issues
With the help of Spot.us, Glynn Wilson gathered anecdotes that point to a set of symptoms he’s calling the “BP…
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Canadian government obstructs journalists’ access
Writing in Nature News, Kathryn O’Hara celebrates Right to Know Week by declaring that “the information policies of Conservative Prime…
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Florida pill mills spread, resist prosecution
With South Florida beginning to crack down, the pain pill mills that fuel the Appalachian drug trade are moving northward.…
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GAO examines competition in hospital purchasing
Group purchasing organizations are intermediaries which theoretically group hospitals together to give them more leverage in purchasing negotiations. In 2009,…
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Ky. program a model for improving rural access
As part of his series on rural health, the Wisconsin State Journal‘s David Wahlberg traveled down to Appalachian Kentucky to…
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HHS, CDC campaign to encourage flu vaccinations
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control are ramping up the campaign for flu…
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FDA, device makers, patient advocates lock horns
In MedPage Today, Joyce Frieden breaks down the FDA’s day-long town hall meeting that brought together device makers, federal officials…
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Everyone reacts to Avandia roller coaster
First, the background: Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, is an anti-diabetes drug that helps patients control their blood sugar. It…
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