Healthy Skepticism Library
Items mentioning or quoting Healthy Skepticism members or activities
HSL20258
Luthra S
U. forgoes action against prof after study fraud
The Brown Daily Herald 2012 Sep 14
http://www.browndailyherald.com/u-forgoes-action-against-prof-after-study-fraud-1.2762909#.UFrj5I51A21
HSL18774
Henry D
Doctors and Drug Companies: Still Cozy after All These Years
PLoS Med 2010 Nov 2;
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000359
HSL18819
Blackwell T
Blackwell on Health: Is Pharma influencing doctors’ prescriptions?
National Post 2010 Nov 1
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/01/pharmas-influence-on-doctor-prescribing/#ixzz14vJh3YHQ
HSL18849
Drummond K
Report: Drug Company Money Affects Doctors' Prescriptions
AOL News 2010 Oct 24
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/report-drug-company-cash-affects-doctors-prescriptions/19681712
HSL18756
Study finds doctors not immune to pharmaceutical promotion
YFile 2010 Oct 21
http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=15726
HSL18777
A HCP’s response to the PLoS study that pharma marketing increases Rx’s
World of DTC Marketing 2010 Oct 20
http://web.archive.org/web/20101226035147/http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/a-hcps-response-to-the-plos-study-that-pharma-marketing-increases-exs/business-of-the-drug-industry/
HSL18748
Hall J
Drug companies promoting bad health
Healthzone.ca 2010 Oct 19
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/877781--drug-companies-promoting-bad-health
HSL18749
Tan EL
Drug companies influence prescribing, study finds
Reuters 2010 Oct 19
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69I6DK20101019
HSL18767
Schwitzer G
Industry influence is 'an infection' - international criticism of Pfizer-funded journalism workshops
Health News Review Blog 2010 Oct 13
http://www.healthnewsreview.org/blog/2010/10/industry-influence-is-an-infection---international-criticism-of-pfizer-funded-journalism-workshops.html
HSL18766
Schwitzer G
Industry-occupied medicine...somewhat like a Communist state
Health News Review Blog 2010 Oct 11
http://www.healthnewsreview.org/blog/2010/10/industry-occupied-medicinesomewhat-like-a-communist-state.html
HSL18641
Relação entre médicos e IF: 'é possível fazer melhor!'
Jornal Médico de Família 2010 Sep 3
http://www.jmfamilia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1191&Itemid=27
HSL18317
Shepherd T
Alarm at growing medical 'spin'
The Advertiser 2010 July 5
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/alarm-at-medical-spin/story-e6frea83-1225888221683
HSL18230
Mack J
Sex, Pharmaceuticals, and Selling Sickness: I'm Looking Forward to a Great Time In Amsterdam!
Pharma Marketing Blog 2010 Jun 18
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2010/06/sex-pharmaceuticals-and-selling.html
HSL18140
Kron J
Challenges at the cutting edge
Australian Doctor Weekly 2010 Jun 8
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/55/0c06a155.asp
HSL19555
Sweet M
Big pharma's big reveal: GSK will tell what it pays doctors
Crikey 2010 May 2
http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/02/big-pharmas-big-reveal-gsk-will-tell-what-it-pays-doctors/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrikeyDaily+(Crikey+Daily)
HSL17501
Brody H
Getting a Pharm-Free Education: What Works?
Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma 2010 Mar 8
http://brodyhooked.blogspot.com/2010/03/getting-pharm-free-education-what-works.html
HSL17365
Rout M
Doctors' danger swallowing drug companies' line
The Australian 2010 Mar 6
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/doctors-danger-swallowing-drug-companies-line/story-e6frg8y6-1225837527835
HSL17360
McLeod S
Vioxx ruling raises questions over drug marketing
ABC Radio: The World Today 2010 Mar 5
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2837562.htm
HSL17089
A Brief History of Bipolar Kids
Neuroskeptic 2010 Jan 14
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2010/01/brief-history-of-bipolar-kids.html
HSL16674
Pringle E
Profit Drive Swine Flu Propaganda - Pump Up the Volume - Part 2
Natural News 2009 Oct 22
http://web.archive.org/web/20100110110350/http://www.naturalnews.com/027301_swine_flu_influenza_pandemic.html
HSL16628
Hunt S
Drug companies accused of indirect marketing to consumers
The Wire 2009 Oct 13
http://www.thewire.org.au/daydetail.aspx?SearchDay=2009-10-13
HSL16514
Call for a review of pharmaceutical regulation
Croakey (blog) 2009 Sep 22
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2009/09/22/call-for-a-review-of-pharmaceutical-regulation/
HSL16435
Saphris: It's Different without Actually Being Different
The MacGuffin 2009 Sep 3
http://chekhovsgun.blogspot.com/2009/09/saphris-its-different-without-actually.html
HSL16400
Ghostwritten reports corrupt science, undermine public health
AHRP 2009 Sep 1
http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/view/632/9/
HSL16045
Cresswell A.
GPs anti-ageing 'academy' attacked
The Australian 2009 Jul 21
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25811718-23289,00.html
HSL16051
Can The Relationship Between Doctors And Drug Companies Ever Be A Healthy One?
Science Daily 2009 Jul 21
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720202559.htm
HSL16065
The Baker, the NHMRC and conflicts of interest
Croakey: The Crikey Health Blog 2009 Jul 17
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2009/07/17/the-baker-the-nhmrc-and-conflicts-of-interest/
HSL15870
Pharma targeted by students
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2009 Jun 22
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au
HSL15748
A Diversion - The AstraZeneca video
Science Based Wellness 2009 Jun 6
http://www.mingbaima.com/2009/06/a-diversion-the-astrazeneca-video/
HSL15695
A doctors group hits out at drug company sponsorship
Medical Search 2009 May 26
http://www.medicalsearch.com.au/News/A_doctors_group_hits_out_at_drug_company_sponsorship-38807
HSL15699
Doctors and Drugs
SBS Insight 2009 May 26
http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/index/id/67#transcript
HSL15907
Quinn S.
Review of award-winng book Inside Spin
Quinn.org 2009 Apr 24
http://squinn.org/?p=123
HSL15277
Russell MW.
Phentermine For Weight Loss - My Story
Self Help Blog 2009 Mar 14
http://www.drmartinrussell.com/phentermine-for-weight-loss-my-story/
HSL14927
Anderson M.
No More Drug Company Pens: A Trojan Horse?
The Social Medicine Portal 2009 Jan 16
http://www.socialmedicine.org/2009/01/16/big-pharma/no-more-drug-company-pens-a-trojan-horse/
HSL14646
Concern over MA speaker
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 Nov 19
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au
HSL14637
Silverman E.
Astroturfing & Consumer Advocacy Down Under
Pharmalot 2008 Nov 17
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/11/astroturfing-consumer-advocacy-down-under/
HSL14356
Martell J.
Buy me, I’ll change your life
Student BMJ 2008 Oct;16:(350):10
http://student.bmj.com/issues/08/10/life/350.php
HSL14224
Anderson, M
Former Pharmaceutical Reps Tell All
The Social Medicine Portal 2008 Aug 15
http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/08/15/big-pharma/former-pharmaceutical-reps-tell-all/
HSL14161
Moynihan R.
Is the relationship between pharma and medical education on the rocks?
BMJ 2008 Aug 14;337:a925:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/337/aug14_1/a925
HSL14099
Symons G.
What's on display?
PMLive.com 2008 Aug 8
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6982
HSL13826
Moynihan R.
Key opinion leaders: independent experts or drug representatives in disguise?
BMJ 2008 Jun 21;336:(7658):1402-3
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7658/1402
HSL13792
A Short Drive with Healthy Skepticism’s Dr. Peter Mansfield
The Social Medicine Portal 2008 Jun 13
http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/06/13/big-pharma/a-short-drive-with-healthy-skepticisms-dr-peter-mansfield/
HSL13694
Stein R.
Diagnose: Wuchernd
Der Tagesspiegel Politik 2008 May 9
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/div/Pharmaindustrie-Aerzte;art771,2527805
HSL13736
Perancho I.
Crece la demanda de registros públicos para hacer transparente la relación con la industria
El Mundo 2008 May 3
http://www.elmundo.es/salud/2008/755/1209765603.html
HSL13689
Bhopal S, Chan J.
Does the relationship of pharmaceutical industry with doctors negatively affect patient health? The result
The Lancet Student Blog 2008 Apr 29
http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/04/29/does-the-relationship-of-pharmaceutical-industry-with-doctors-negatively-affect-patient-health-the-result/#mo
HSL13417
Burton B.
Australian drug industry gives details of money spent courting doctors
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336:(7647):742
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/742-a
HSL13900
Shankar PR.
PharmedOut.
Singapore Med J 2008 Apr;49:(4):363-5
http://smj.sma.org.sg/4904/4904le2.pdf
HSL13357
Pharmas spend $31m on doctors: report
Associated Press 2008 Mar 28
http://news.smh.com.au/pharmas-spend-31m-on-doctors-report/20080328-2229.html
HSL12896
Moynihan R.
Health seminars spruik drug firms
The Australian 2008 Feb 22
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23255729-2702,00.html
HSL12901
Woodhead N.
Education: or is it marketing?
6minutes 2008 Feb 221
http://www.6minutes.com.au/dirplus/images/6minutes/newspluspharma/22_02_2008.pdf
HSL13002
Woodhead M.
Medical education blasted
6minutes (Australia) 2008 Feb 22
http://web.archive.org/web/20101027142731/http://6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=145942
HSL12563
Shaw G.
Drug Logo Overdose
HealthLeadersMedia 2008 Jan 23
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/204378/topic/WS_HLM2_MAR/Drug-Logo-Overdose.html
HSL13695
Kurzlechner W.
Ärzte fassen sich an die eigene Nase
Pharmazeutische Zeitung 2008
http://www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/index.php?id=5727&type=0
HSL11827
MacLean DS.
Drug Overuse: ‘Get Your Doctors to Fix This’
Caring for the Ages 2007 Oct;8:(10):5
HSL11473
Moynihan R.
How to disentangle doctors and drug companies
Open Medicine 2007 Sep 18;1:(3):epub
http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/145/68
HSL10563
Millard WB.
Docking the tail that wags the dog: banning drug reps from academic medical facilities.
Ann Emerg Med 2007 Jun;49:(6):785-91
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17536244&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
HSL10228
Cupaiuolo C.
Warning: This Commercial May be Dangerous to Your Health
Our Bodies Our Blog 2007 May 23
http://ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2007/05/warning_this_commercial_may_be_dangerous_to_y.php
HSL8657
McColl G.
Healthcare's sticking point
The Age (Melbourne) 2007 Feb 25
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/healthcares-sticking-point/2007/02/24/1171734074136.html
HSL8499
Pollard R.
Bitter pills
Sydney Morning Herald 2007 Feb 15
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bitter-pills/2007/02/14/1171405299899.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2
HSL8412
Langley ZL
Antidote for Misleading Advertising: Healthy Skepticism Inc.
: ShuffleBrain 2007 Feb 11
http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/drugads.html
HSL9173
Shankar PR.
Educating health professionals about drug and device promotion: a Nepalese perspective.
PLoS Med 2007 Feb;4:(2):e89
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040089
HSL8247
Fleg AN.
Introduction to pharmaceuticology
studentBMJ 2007;15:45-88
http://www.studentbmj.com/issues/07/02/life/78.php
HSL12740
McNaughton V.
Black Holes on the Web: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Online Misinformation
Wound Care Canada 2007;5:(2):30-40
http://www.cawc.net/open/wcc/5-2/%20McNaughton-Web.pdf
HSL8744
Stein R.
Arzneimitteldesinformation eher Regel als Ausnahme
Berliner Ärzte 2006 Dec;43:(12):16 - 20
http://www.l-va.city-bizzy.de/berlin/pdf/bae0612_016.pdf
HSL6419
Hingston C.
Drug promotional sweets prompt a sour reaction
Australian Doctor 2006 Oct 26;
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/b8/0c0464b8.asp
HSL6147
Mittelstaedt M.
Report reveals flawed drug system
The Globe and Mail 2006 Sep 25
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060925.DRUGS25/TPStory/?query=flawed+drug+system
HSL13621
Stein R.
Im Netz des Marketings
Der Tagesspiegel 2006 Sep 12
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/magazin/wissen/gesundheit/;art300,2039385
HSL5761
Burton B.
Drug industry told to disclose details of doctors' events
BMJ 2006 Aug 5;333:(7562):278
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/333/7562/278-b
HSL5585
Moynihan R.
Roche defends buying lavish meals for doctors at Sydney's restaurants
BMJ 2006 Jul 22;333:(7560):169
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/333/7560/169?etoc%3e
HSL5573
Moynihan R.
Drug giant forks out $65,000 on posh nosh for doctors
The Australian 2006 Jul 21
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19859691-601,00.html
HSL5479
Richards D.
The optimistic sceptic
Sydney Morning Herald 2006 Jul 13
http://www.smh.com.au/news/health-and-fitness/the-optimistic-sceptic/2006/07/12/1152637736864.html
HSL5600
Brody H.
Academic medical centers and conflicts of interest.
JAMA 2006 Jun 28;295:(24):2848
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/295/24/2848
HSL4625
Lane S, Colvin M.
New pharmaceutical guidelines criticised
Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Radio National - PM program) 2006 May 8
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1633524.htm
HSL5237
Harvie J.
Rebels with a cause: The constant campaigner
Australian Doctor 2006 Mar 31;20
HSL4439
Harvie J.
Rebels with a cause.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2006 Mar 30
HSL11000
Mitchell S.
Analysis: Experts split on DTC drug ads
United Press International 2006 Mar 27
http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060327-044106-9839r
HSL10859
Pollard R.
Doctors fear run on quick-fix diet pill
Sydney Morning Herald 2006 Feb 28
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/doctors-fear-run-on-quickfix-diet-pill/2006/02/27/1141020023615.html
HSL2772
Williams D.
Dealing With Depression , Bitter Pills
Time Pacific Magazine 2005 Nov 14
http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/article/0,13673,503051121-1130228,00.html
HSL2712
Gezonde Scepsis - New Dutch Version of Healthy Skepticism
Gezonde Scepsis 2005 Nov 2
http://web.archive.org/web/20070808010149/http://www.gezondescepsis.nl/2.html#A1
HSL2669
Teaching the rational use of medicines is subject of discussion ( Ensino para o uso racional de medicamentos é tema de debates)
ANVISA ( Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanataria ) 2005 Oct 14
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/divulga/noticias/2005/141005_2.htm
HSL2624
Bockmann M.
Generation Ritalin
The Australian Newspaper 2005 Sep 19
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16644615%5E28737,00.html
HSL4436
Kron J.
To see or not to see.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2005 Sep 14
HSL2360
Dearne K.
Thumbs down for pill pop-ups
Australian IT 2005 Aug 23
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/print/0,7208,16349683%5E15321%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
HSL1939
Pollard R.
Drug ad pop-ups ruled out of order
Sydney Morning Herald 2005 Jul 26
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/drug-ad-popups-ruled-out-of-order/2005/07/25/1122143787346.html
HSL1941
Stafford A.
Study finds drug ads breaching code
The Financial Review ( Australia) 2005 Jul 26
HSL1938
Allen L.
Medicine ads 'breach code'
The Financial Review ( Australia) 2005 Jul 22
HSL4443
Limprecht E.
Celebrex claim costs Pfizer $25,000
Australian Doctor Weekly 2005 Jun 9
HSL12804
Hopkins C.
Research, drug companies differ over male impotence
The Independent Monthly (University of Queensland student newspaper) 2005 Jun18
http://web.archive.org/web/20061224215658/http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/55/5/643
HSL1460
Burton B.
Pfizer Australia is fined for misleading promotion of celecoxib
BMJ 2005 May 28;330:1230
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7502/1230-b
HSL686
Carlisle W.
What Went Wrong with Vioxx?
Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Commission) 2005 Apr 10
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s1343699.htm
HSL1558
Fenam -.
Especialistas criticam propagandas de medicamentos
: FENAM - Federacao Nacional dos Medicos 2005 Apr 7
HSL1556
Agencia Nacional
Especialistas criticam propagandas de medicamentos
: Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Saitaria 2005 Apr 6
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/divulga/noticias/2005/060405_6.htm
HSL2037
Scott T, Stanford N, Thompson DR.
Killing me softly: myth in pharmaceutical advertising.
BMJ 2004 Dec 18;329:(7480):1484-7
http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=15604192
HSL366
Sweet M.
Doctors and drug companies are locked in 'vicious circle'.
BMJ 2004 Oct 30;329:(7473):998
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7473/998
HSL4449
Saunders C.
Program targets drug rep input.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Sep 1
HSL4472
Henson L.
Ego overload.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jul 5
HSL4473
Efrat Z.
Under the influence
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jun 16
HSL131
Burton B.
AstraZeneca digs in over advertising criticisms.
BMJ 2004 May 1;328:(7447):1035
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7447/1035-a
HSL9847
FDA Reanalyzes Data as Controversy Continues Over Antidepressant Use by Children and Adolescents
Psychiatr Serv 2004 May;55:(5):598-599
http://www.psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/55/5/598
HSL4475
Richards D.
Guess who’s coming to dinner
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jan 29
