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Gates Foundation and Peter Pan 29 Apr 2011 | 01:01 pm
The COI jihadist went as far as insinuating that the Gates foundation needed extra scrutiny as it was working with industry in finding better treatments for malariaand the like. This was based on a PL...
JAMA should take lessons in avoiding bullying 4 Dec 2010 | 05:18 am
There is no doubt that the last paper in JAMA by Rothman and Chimonas (two sociologists and not physicians) represents the latest of a series of initimidation and bullying attempts at separating physi...
Conflct of interest and literature spin and JAMA 2 Sep 2010 | 05:07 pm
A recent article by Boutron and Altman in JAMA (2010, 303:2058) addressed the issue of spin in the medical literature. They stated a positive association between industry funding and a positive outcom...
Conflicts of interest: Finally a formula that solves it! 15 Aug 2010 | 03:17 am
It is now difficult to know what to do with the information provided in the disclosure section of journal articles. I am puzzled as to how are we supposed to train residents and fellows into how to i...
Insel gets cold feet... 14 Jul 2010 | 08:23 pm
Trying to “back-pedal” on his support to Dr. Nemeroff, Dr. Insel, Head of The National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, has gone to extremes but without considering carefully the facts. A 2010 ...
Guest Blog: Real Influence, Pharma or Insurers? 13 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm
With the recent proposal to repeal the so-called Massachusetts “gift ban” (referred to from this point as the “interaction ban”), I asked myself who stands to gain the most from such bans? Is it the c...
Lack of Context Leads to Conflict of Interest Charges at Patients Expense 25 Jun 2010 | 07:45 am
The AdvaMed and PhRMA codes are widely acknowledged, if soto voce, as penance by many of the largest members of these trade organizations for being habitual offenders. Look up fines paid by Lilly, Pfi...
Is There a Role for Industry Sponsored Education? 24 Jun 2010 | 08:44 am
Yes of course there is. And here is a critique of a recently published commentary against commercial support of education from Jerry Avorn, MD (self proclaimed father of Academic Detailing) who’s goa...
ACCME Changes office location to Salem, MA 19 Jun 2010 | 01:11 pm
Whom to censor next? Former employees, relatives/spouses of employees, applicants/candidates for industry jobs, known associates, industry sympathizers, recipients of Lilly or RWJ foundation grants, ...
war horse was left standing as a burrito 18 Jun 2010 | 02:33 pm
In browsing the WSJ Heath Blog today, I found the following exchange when talking about the new APA COI proposal. It seems that "war horse" was left standing like a burrito. (This post is abridged ...
