Unpublished Data Shows Clinical Trial Deaths Posted by Rob at 02/22/06 11:33 AM

A story in today's Wall Street Journal, "Amid Alarm Bells, A Blood Substitute Keeps Pumping," is the latest in a long string of examples of companies downplaying potentially deadly side effects from prescription drugs and medical devices.

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Credit Reporting Agencies: ¿No se Habla Español? Posted by ayusra at 02/17/06 04:59 PM

Good credit is something to be treasured and monitored closely. It helps us get access to car loans, mortgages, and even insurance at more favorable rates. It makes us players in our economic system.

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Don't we all deserve to know when our personal information might be jeopardized? Posted by Gail H at 02/17/06 11:58 AM

Congress needs to make sure that companies and others tell us when our important data is no longer safe. The Gripeline Weblog had a story on Valentine's Day about the risk that Congress will pass a weak measure on notice of data security breaches which displaces stronger state laws.

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It just keeps coming: more nonprofits called to task for drug company connections Posted by Rob at 02/16/06 12:45 PM

Last month there was coverage on congressional oversight investigations of drug company 'education' grants to patient advocate groups. Well, the stories just keep coming, a February 7 Washington Post story on groups like the American Diabetes Association and the National Osteoporosis Foundation further explores what can happen when nonprofit groups take money from drug companies.

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Pharma Defends Use of Swag -- Does Anyone Believe Them? Posted by Rob at 02/08/06 10:27 AM

An interesting editorial debate today in USA Today, with the paper taking the position "Gifts from drugmakers damage doctors' integrity" and Pharma, naturally, taking the opposite stand, "Our code is thorough, strict."

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Once squandered, can the drug industry regain public trust? Posted by Rob at 02/05/06 01:00 AM

Drug companies hiding data from the public, wining and dining doctors, and regulators unable or unwilling to protect the public. Sam Rayburn said, "Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one." The question for the drug industry is whether they have permanently destroyed or merely damaged public trust. The signs don't look good for them.

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