“DOING THINGS RIGHT ISN’T THE SAME AS DOING THE RIGHT THING” – my mother
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Head to head brawl: should drug companies be trusted to conduct research trials on their own drugs?
You decide: does bad research information lead to bad medical decisions, or are all those clinical trials funded by drug companies “properly managed”? Continue reading
Posted in Big Pharma, In the research lab
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The business of prostate cancer: putting profit before patients
Still true today: “Most men diagnosed with but untreated for prostate cancer have a survival rate identical to the general population of men.” Continue reading
Posted in In the research lab, True confessions
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Not for women’s eyes
Only men who like smart, interesting TV are allowed to watch this channel. Continue reading
Posted in Marketing ethics
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