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		<title>Handy hints for getting along with your drug company</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethical Standards in Health & Life Sciences Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This new guide for doctors emphasizes the value of seeing Big Pharma sales representatives, the benefits of industry-sponsored education, and the critical importance of health professionals serving on companies’ advisory boards - all questions that make you wonder: "Who's paying for this guide?" <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2012/05/17/ray-moynihan-bmj/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=9072&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How did this heart drug get approved in the first place?</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/07/18/how-did-this-heart-drug-get-approved-in-the-first-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Christopher M. O'Connor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric J. Topol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric Topol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Harlan Krumholz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Peter M. DiBattiste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Robert Califf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Clinical Research Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart failure drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natrecor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nesiritide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England Journal of Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past decade during which acute heart failure patients have been given a useless drug is now described by doctors as "10 years of fuzziness and ambiguity regarding whether or how to use this drug".  Shouldn't "fuzziness and ambiguity" be appropriately addressed long before a drug gets approved? <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/07/18/how-did-this-heart-drug-get-approved-in-the-first-place/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=6638&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal drugs: Big Pharma&#8217;s dirty little tricks</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/07/14/big-pharmas-dirty-little-tricks/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/07/14/big-pharmas-dirty-little-tricks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lying for fun and profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Make the sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biggest drug companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overseas clinical trials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical companies spend $19 billion every year paying doctors to promote their drugs for them. In fact, the drug industry spends 2.5 times more on marketing than they do on research. Find out more about how the pros deal drugs. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/07/14/big-pharmas-dirty-little-tricks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=6116&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can quantum mechanics really explain the &#8220;law of attraction&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/24/quantum-mechanics-law-of-attraction/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/24/quantum-mechanics-law-of-attraction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deepak Chopra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawrence Krauss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantum mechanics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Secret]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The credibility of Deepak Chopra, 'The Secret' and Transcendental Meditation was openly questioned by theoretical physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss when he proclaimed them winners of the "Worst Abusers of Quantum Mechanics for Fun and Profit (but Mostly Profit)" award.   <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/24/quantum-mechanics-law-of-attraction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=4676&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why there&#8217;s no such thing as &#8220;clinically proven&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/20/why-theres-no-such-thing-as-clinically-proven/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/20/why-theres-no-such-thing-as-clinically-proven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lying for fun and profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinically proven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lucy Hornstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[misleading advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings of a Dinosaur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Lucy Hornstein: "There is no 'clinically proven' remedy available without a prescription for menopausal symptoms, quick and painless weight loss or sinus congestion that can be purchased from a media ad, because there is no such thing as 'clinically proven'. Laboratory and patient-based medical research can STRONGLY SUGGEST things, but there is virtually no such thing as 'proof' in the scientific sense. In fact, 'clinically proven' is a meaningless combination of words that mean someone is just trying to sell you something." <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/20/why-theres-no-such-thing-as-clinically-proven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=4655&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How doctors are selling weight loss surgery to teens</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/16/stomach-banding-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/16/stomach-banding-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Society of Bariatric Physicians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Wendy Scinta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reporting On Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Szwarc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teen lap band surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even a noted gastric surgeon admits: "These operations clearly help some people, but they're trying to sell it as a solution for everybody. If you follow the rules, it can work. But most people who get to be 400 pounds aren't very good at following rules." <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/02/16/stomach-banding-teens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=3439&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>British surgeon threatened with lawsuit for daring to question &#8216;Boob Job&#8217; cream</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/01/11/boob-job-libel-lawsuit/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2011/01/11/boob-job-libel-lawsuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PR for the ethically challenged]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boob Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast enhancement cream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ben Goldacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Dalia Nield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[libel lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Hatzistefanis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Dr. Dalia Nield told the British media she thought it was "highly unlikely" that this breast enhancement cream could do what it claimed to do, she was threatened with libel action by the cream's manufacturer for speaking out. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2011/01/11/boob-job-libel-lawsuit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=4300&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 posts from The Ethical Nag for 2010</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/12/31/top-10-posts-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Make the sale]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this blog were the Taj Mahal in India, it would take four days for The Ethical Nag's 36,000 visitors in 2010 to see it! From microwave popcorn to Big Pharma's disease mongering, the Vancouver Olympics or why doctors get sued, find out which topics attracted the most attention in 2010 at 'The Ethical Nag: Marketing Ethics For The Easily Swayed'. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2010/12/31/top-10-posts-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=4329&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Five A&#8217;s of Empty Arguments</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/12/18/5-as-of-empty-arguments/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/12/18/5-as-of-empty-arguments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lying for fun and profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PR for the ethically challenged]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wry Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empty arguments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thinking is Dangerous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just because Charles Darwin believed in homeopathy, does that make it valid science?  Just because your sister was cured of 'X' after she started taking 'Y', does that make it credible treatment?  Just because you don't like a theory, does that make the opposite evidence true?  Find out more from 'Thinking Is Dangerous' how empty scientific arguments survive and thrive. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2010/12/18/5-as-of-empty-arguments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=3435&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>News flash: food is better than supplements for staying healthy</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/08/28/cancer-preventionfood-better-than-supplements/</link>
		<comments>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/08/28/cancer-preventionfood-better-than-supplements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the research lab]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sally Scroggs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supplement industry darlings vitamins E and C were found not to prevent cancer in both the large-scale Women's Health Study and the Physicians' Health Study II, while findings from other studies suggest that some supplements - like beta carotene - may actually increase cancer risk for some by affecting the balance of nutrients in the body. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2010/08/28/cancer-preventionfood-better-than-supplements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=2945&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why industry lobbyists and pseudo-scientists insist that the &#8220;meat and butter diet&#8221; is actually good for us</title>
		<link>http://ethicalnag.org/2010/08/08/meat-and-butter-diet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lying for fun and profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[True confessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government dietary guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry lobby groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weston Price Foundation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The influential Weston Price Foundation is trying to convince us that butter is a "super food" because it contains the "X Factor" discovered by the late Dr. Price, that we should eat poached animal brains for better nutrition, and that we shouldn't give fruits or veggies to our children. <a href="http://ethicalnag.org/2010/08/08/meat-and-butter-diet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ethicalnag.org&#038;blog=9332576&#038;post=2734&#038;subd=carolynthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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