More Questions About Emory University
Drug Maker On Its Faulty. Emory University is being criticized once again because of its financial ties to drug makers. This time, Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has slammed the Atlanta, GA university for allegedly changing its rules in order to protect a doctor who is on its faculty. Universities are supposed to monitor … [Read more...] about More Questions About Emory University
Efforts Underway to Reduce Industry Influence in Medicine
Industry Influence in Medicine. One of the most frequent critics of these unseemly financial ties has been Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). Earlier this week, Grassley criticized a University of Texas researcher who worked on a National Institutes of Health study involving the GlaxoSmithKline antidepressant Paxil. The … [Read more...] about Efforts Underway to Reduce Industry Influence in Medicine
Docs Wrote Reviews For Drugs Made By Employers
Docs Wrote Reviews For Drugs Made By Employers. The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine violated its own conflict-of-interest policy when it allowed two doctors with financial ties to Merck & Co. to tout COX-2 inhibitor such as Merck's Vioxx while downplaying their heart risks in an August 2001 paper, the Herald … [Read more...] about Docs Wrote Reviews For Drugs Made By Employers
