Healthy Skepticism Library
Items published in 2005
There are 1256 items in the Healthy Skepticism Library that were published in 2005.
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HSL2699
Harris G.
Ex-Head of F.D.A. or Wife Sold Stock in Regulated Area
New York Times 2005 Oct 27
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/politics/27fda.html
HSL2731
Montague P.
Why we can't prevent cancer
Rachel's Democracy and Health News 2005 Oct 27
http://web.archive.org/web/20060821202625/http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/
HSL2696
Vedantam S.
U.S. Alters Test Policy On Psychiatric Drugs; FDA Won't Require 6-Month Studies
Washington Post 2005 Oct 26
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102501576.html
HSL2697
Lueck S, Mathews A.
FDA Head Held Shares in Regulated Firms In Regulated Firms as Late as '04
The wall street journal 2005 Oct 26
http://online.wsj.com/public/health
HSL2701
Goddard J.
Obesity's dominant factor is genetics, scientist says
Toronto Star 2005 Oct 26
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1130277008357&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes
HSL5126
Mathews AW.
An FDA reviewer battles the drug his boss approved: private letter gets Dr. Misbin pulled from diabetes case but he pursues it anyway.
Wall St J (East Ed) 2005 Oct 26; A1:
HSL19922
Limprecht E
Bayer matching up GPs, patients
Australian Doctor 2005 Oct 26
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/bayer-matching-up-gps,-patients
HSL2695
Ljunggren D, Pinck P.
"Don't panic over bird flu," say top officials
Reuters 2005 Oct 25
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-10-26T013255Z_01_MCC461588_RTRUKOC_0_US-BIRDFLU-CANADA.xml&archived=False
HSL2698
Siegel M.
Scare Scenario
The Nation 2005 Oct 24
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051107/bird_flu_scare
HSL4566
Approval of drug marketed to African Americans raises political, economic issues. Study criticizes manufacturer for re-branding generic drug with race-specific indication.
Med Health 2005 Oct 24; 59:(38):1,
HSL2693
Light D, Lexchin J.
US drug prices not Canada's fault, study says
York University 2005 Oct 22
http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/archive/Release.asp?Release=966
HSL9985
Light DW, Lexchin J.
Foreign free riders and the high price of US medicines.
BMJ 2005 Oct 22; 331:(7522):958-60
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7522/958
HSL2683
Fidelman C.
Herceptin in demand after glowing editorial
The Gazette ( Montreal) 2005 Oct 21
http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/montreal/story.html?id=e4e4bd99-c8ca-45fb-b4f9-4ee36e86a295
HSL2686
Gerstel J.
Trolling for truth in fish debate
Toronto Star 2005 Oct 21
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1129845011301&call_pageid=991479973472&col=991929131147
HSL2680
Taylor R, Giles J.
Cash interests taint drug advice
Nature 2005 Oct 20
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051017/full/4371070a.html
HSL2682
Picard A.
Big Pharma's Calling the Shots
The Globe and Mail ( Canada) 2005 Oct 20
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051020/HPICARD20/Health/Idx
HSL2687
Tanner L.
Diabetes pill comes under fire
The Globe and Mail ( Canada) from Associated Press 2005 Oct 20
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051020.wdiab1020/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/
HSL2690
Brophy J.
New Medication Awaiting FDA Approval for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes May Increase Deaths and Cardiovascular Events plus Editorial
JAMA 2005 Oct 20
http://www.JAMA.com
HSL2691
Hoyes J.
Feds call pill claims bogus: Distributor sues FTC over ads
Boston Herald ( Business Today) 2005 Oct 20
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=107878
HSL2702
Eli Lilly donation proposal sought loosened restrictions
Associated Press ( on Macon.com ) 2005 Oct 20
http://web.archive.org/web/20051020135806/http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/12949375.htm
HSL2685
Donn J.
Drug Effective Against Early Breast Cancer
Associated Press 2005 Oct 19
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051019/ap_on_he_me/breast_cancer_drug
HSL2661
Aboud L, Matthews A.
FDA May Require Longer Studies Before Clearing Psychiatric Drugs
The Wall Street journal 2005 Oct 18
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=912743641&Fmt=3&clientId=20485&RQT=309&VName=PQD
HSL2662
Tanner L.
Dementia Drugs Can Increase Death Risks
Associated Press ( in Seattle Post-Intelligencer ) 2005 Oct 18
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/1500AP_Dementia_Drug_Risks.html
HSL2663
Doctors Told To Stop Using Acid Reflux Treatment
Associated Press ( on NBCSandiego.com ) 2005 Oct 18
http://web.archive.org/web/20051020122515/http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/5115101/detail.html
HSL2664
World Menopause Day
International Menopause Society 2005 Oct 18
http://web.archive.org/web/20061215084315/http://www.imsociety.org/PDF/wmd_press_release.pdf?PHPSESSID=2a06ccab2b0218967868e6b0505c6c14
HSL2665
Carey B.
Can Brain Scans See Depression?
New York Times 2005 Oct 18
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/18/health/psychology/18imag.html
HSL2666
Hogan B.
Paging Dr. Ross
: Mother Jones 2005 Oct 18
http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2005/11/paging_dr_ross.html
HSL2667
Masterjohn C.
Myth: Cholesterol Causes Alzheimer's Disease Part I: Debunking the Myth
: cholesterol-and-health.com 2005 Oct 18
http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Cholesterol-Alzheimers.html
HSL2673
Doctors' children get fewer antibiotics: study
Reuters ( originally in the medical journal 'Pediatrics' ) 2005 Oct 18
http://deaconesshospital.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=16&pid=16&gid=2369
HSL2689
Lichtblau E.
Settlement in Marketing of a Drug for AIDS
New York Times 2005 Oct 18
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?ppds=bylL&v1=ERIC%20LICHTBLAU&fdq=19960101&td=sysdate&sort=newest&ac=ERIC%20LICHTBLAU&inline=nyt-per
HSL2692
Barrett S.
Endocrinologists Blast CBS Promotion of Dr. Steven Hotze
Quackwatch 2005 Oct 18
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/hotze.html
HSL3314
Laine C, Mulrow CD.
Exorcising ghosts and unwelcome guests.
2005 Oct 18;143(8):611-2.
Ann Intern Med 2005 Oct 18; 143:(8):611-2
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/143/8/611.pdf
HSL2660
Grove L.
Drug business prescribes a novel cure for its ills
New York Daily News 2005 Oct 17
http://web.archive.org/web/20060208084005/http://www.nydailynews.com/10-17-2005/news/story/356294p-303697c.html
HSL2670
WHO warns against bird flu 'scaremongering'
AFX News ( on Forbes.com) 2005 Oct 17
http://web.archive.org/web/20051219020620/http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/10/17/afx2280935.html
HSL2671
Cresswell A.
Small fines 'let drug giants off hook'
The Australian Newspaper 2005 Oct 17
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16940396%5E23289,00.html
HSL2681
Check E.
"I really hate my period"
Nature ( News at Nature Blog) 2005 Oct 17
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051017/full/051017-6.html
HSL2694
Ritalin Nation
Telegraph ( UK ) 2005 Oct 16
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/nadhd116.xml
HSL5205
Hall SS.
The short of it: more short children are being given growth hormone in the hope that an extra inch will protect their supposedly fragile psyches. But research suggests that their height is a problem less for them than for us.
N Y Times Mag 2005 Oct 16; :54-9:
HSL2654
How GPs keep Uptodate about Medicines ( Page 4-5 of MedicinesTalk Spring 2005 )
NPS ( National Prescribing Service, Australia ) 2005 Oct 15
http://www.nps.org.au/resources/medicines_talk/mt_spring2005.pdf
HSL2655
Royce D.
Hundreds May Have Used Botox Knockoff
Associated Press ( here in the Washingotn Post ) 2005 Oct 15
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/15/AR2005101500716.html
HSL2657
Healy D.
Contra Pfizer
Springer Publishing Company ( originally from Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry Volume 7, Number 3, Fall/Winter 2005 ) 2005 Oct 15
http://www.springerpub.com/default.aspx?pid=68
HSL2653
Moghimi Y.
AMSA's PharmFree Campaign
AMSA ( American Medical Student Association ) 2005 Oct 14
http://web.archive.org/web/20060415120428/http://www.amsa.org/prof/pharmfree.cfm
HSL2656
Westphal S.
Human Gene Patents 'Surprisingly High,' A New Study Shows
The wall street journal 2005 Oct 14
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB112922829130567900.html
HSL2658
Ritter M.
Scientists Look to DNA for Nutrition Ideas
Associated Press ( here on ChannelOne.com ) 2005 Oct 14
http://channelone.com/news/2005/10/14/ap_nutrition/
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
HSL2649
Lascelles M.
A cheat's guide to clinical trials: 15 tricks pharma companies use to get the right results
Pharma Watch 2005 Oct 13
http://pharmawatch.blogspot.com/2005/10/cheats-guide-to-clinical-trials-15.html
HSL2675
Whitehead J.
A Lone Wolf Talks on the Drug Leviathan ( An interview with Allen Jones )
The Rutherford Institute 2005 Oct 13
http://www.rutherford.org/oldspeak/articles/interview/oldspeak-jones.htm
HSL2646
Tanner L.
Cholesterol Levels Fall in Older Americans
Los Angeles Times ( via AP and based on study in JAMA ) 2005 Oct 12
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top16oct12,0,706283.story
HSL2672
Rovner J.
FDA Woes May Lead to Credibility Problems
NPR (National Public Radio ) 2005 Oct 12
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4956167&ft=1&f=1001
HSL2645
Wyeth smallpox vaccine to carry heart warning--US
Reuters 2005 Oct 11
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=governmentFilingsNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20051011:MTFH67867_2005-10-11_22-10-16_N11312126:1
HSL2648
Badsher K.
Pressure Rises on Producer of a Flu Drug
New York Times 2005 Oct 11
www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/business/11drug.html
HSL2644
Raab S.
Errors in cancer diagnosis common
Reuters ( originally in the medical journal 'Cancer' ) 2005 Oct 10
http://www.health.am/cr/more/errors_in_cancer_diagnosis_common_often_harmful/
HSL2647
Rabin R.
Lawsuit questions drug's need
Newsday 2005 Oct 9
http://www.freewebs.com/killerpillresearch/lawsuit%20questions%20need.pdf
HSL2688
Mayeda J.
Big Pharma holds all ages in its thrall
SFGate ( San Francisco Chronicle ) 2005 Oct 9
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/09/RVG24F0EPB1.DTL&type=books
HSL2708
Foggo D.
ADHD Advice Secretly Paid for by Drugs Companies
Telegraph ( UK ) 2005 Oct 9
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/09/nadhd09.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/09/ixhome.html
HSL2641
Lurie P, Wolfe S.
Misleading data analyses in salmeterol (SMART) study
The Lancet 2005 Oct 8
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673605675186/fulltext
HSL2652
Gaffen A, Nesic M, Coleman G.
Statins and memory loss
Health Canada 2005 Oct 8
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/bulletin/carn-bcei_v15n4_e.html
HSL2642
Pfister B.
Key Merck Witness Struck From Vioxx Trial
Associated Press 2005 Oct 7
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=1194440&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
HSL2643
Vedantam S.
Psychiatric Drugs' Use Drops for Children
Washington Post 2005 Oct 7
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/07/AR2005100701795.html
HSL2651
Westphal S.
Multiple Births Persist as Doctors Buck Guidelines
The wall street journal 2005 Oct 7
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05280/584576.stm
HSL2638
The Sheldon Chumir Foundation and partners present three Fora ethics, Public policy & the pharmaceutical industry
The Sheldon Chumir Foundation 2005 Oct 6
HSL2639
Jaroff L.
The End of Homeopathy? A British Medical Journal has high hopes
TIME 2005 Oct 4
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/jaroff/article/0,9565,1114166,00.html
HSL2611
Henning L.
Is FDA's New Chief Counsel a Change in Name Only?
Law.com 2005 Oct 2
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1127133335154&rss=newswire
HSL2616
Cassels A.
Cancer drug warrants healthy skepticism
Common Ground ( Canada) 2005 Oct 2
http://www.commonground.ca/iss/0510171/cg171_cancerdrug.shtml
HSL2622
O'Connor A.
Dr. Berman's Sex Rx
Los Angeles Times 2005 Oct 2
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-tm-sexresearch40oct02,0,3036874.story
HSL2623
Goodman, B
Pictures at an Exhibition: The 2005 American Academy of Family Practice Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
No Free Lunch 2005 Oct 2
http://nofreelunch.org/news.htm
HSL2609
Currie J.
The Marketizaton of Depression: Prescribing SSRI Antidepressants to Women
Women and Health Protection ( Canada) 2005 Oct 1
http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/SSRIs.pdf
HSL2613
Weiss R.
Acting FDA Head Drops Other Duty
Washington Post 2005 Oct 1
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/30/AR2005093001747.html
HSL4563
Kaphingst KA, Rudd RE, Dejong W, Daltroy LH.
Comprehension of information in three direct-to-consumer television prescription drug advertisements among adults with limited literacy.
J Health Commun 2005 Oct-Nov; 10:(7):609-19
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16278198
HSL4569
Mouchawar J, Laurion S, Ritzwoller DP, Ellis J, Kulchak-Rahm A, Hensley-Alford S.
Assessing controversial direct-to-consumer advertising for hereditary breast cancer testing: reactions from women and their physicians in a managed care organization.
Am J Manag Care 2005 Oct; 11:(10):601-8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16232001
HSL4570
Tuech JJ, Moutel G, Pessaux P, Thoma V, Schraub S, Herve C.
Disclosure of competing financial interests and role of sponsors in phase III cancer trials.
Eur J Cancer 2005 Oct; 41:(15):2237-40
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3048&uid=16214044&db=PubMed&url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959-8049(05)00182-6
HSL4571
Blackledge GR.
The difficulties industry is facing with investigators.
Eur J Cancer 2005 Oct 01; 41:(15):2210-2
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959-8049(04)00985-2
HSL4572
Yamada T.
2005 Association of American Physicians Presidential Address. Academia-industry collaboration: a dynamic partnership on behalf of patients.
J Clin Invest 2005 Oct; 115:(10):2944-7
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/115/10/2944
HSL4573
Adams CD.
Doctors and the drug industry: reader feedback.
Am J Med 2005 Oct; 118:(10):1177
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(05)00203-2
HSL4574
Nardone DA.
Doctors and the drug industry: reader feedback.
Am J Med 2005 Oct; 118:(10):1176-7
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(05)00202-0
HSL4575
Warrier R, Houghton B.
Doctors and the drug industry: reader feedback.
Am J Med 2005 Oct; 118:(10):1175-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3048&uid=16194656&db=PubMed&url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(05)00277-9
HSL4576
Miller FG, Brody H.
Viewpoint: professional integrity in industry-sponsored clinical trials.
Acad Med 2005 Oct; 80:(10):899-904
http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=1040-2446&volume=80&issue=10&spage=899
HSL4578
Wright J.
Hormone replacement therapy: an example of McKinlay's theory on the seven stages of medical innovation.
J Clin Nurs 2005 Oct; 14:(9):1090-7
HSL4582
Verweij J.
Pharmaceutical industry, investigators and institutions: Partners or tools?
Eur J Cancer 2005 Oct; 41:(15):2204-5
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959-8049(05)00609-X
HSL5286
Mintzes B
Educational initiatives for medical and pharmacy students about drug promotion: an international cross-sectional survey
: WHO/HAI/EU 2005 Oct 1
www.haiweb.org/26012006/MRhaipromosurveyFINAL06.pdf
HSL5785
Himmel W, Simmenroth-Nayda A, Niebling W, Ledig T, Jansen RD, Kochen MM, Gleiter CH, Hummers-Pradier E.
What do primary care patients think about generic drugs?
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 2005 Oct 01; 43:(10):472-9
HSL6144
Kirk DD, Robert JS.
Assessing commercial feasibility: a practical and ethical prerequisite for human clinical testing.
Account Res 2005 Oct-Dec 01; 12:(4):281-97
HSL4630
Davidoff F, Batalden P.
Toward stronger evidence on quality improvement. Draft publication guidelines: the beginning of a consensus project.
Qual Saf Health Care 2005 Oct; 14:(5):319-25
http://qhc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/14/5/319?ijkey=603325b34bc3c
HSL4738
Ballantyne A.
HIV international clinical research: exploitation and risk.
Bioethics 2005 Oct; 19:(5-6):476-91
HSL4754
Menaster MJ.
Weight gain, sexual dysfunction, and bupropion.
J Clin Psychiatry 2005 Oct; 66:(10):1335-6
http://article.psychiatrist.com/?ContentType=START&ID=10001489
HSL4771
Couzos S.
PBS medications--improving access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Aust Fam Physician 2005 Oct; 34:(10):841-4
http://www.racgp.org.au/document.asp?id=18314
HSL4853
Parker DB, James M, Barrett RJ.
The practical logic of reasonableness: an ethnographic reconnaissance of a research ethics committee.
Monash Bioeth Rev 2005 Oct; 24:(4):7-27
HSL5081
Benedetti L.
We must find the problem in the intrinsic mechanisms of both media and medical research.
PLoS Med 2005 Oct; 2:(10):e364
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020364
HSL5213
Mamdani B, Mamdani M.
Colonialism of clinical trials: discerning the positive spin offs.
Indian J Med Ethics 2005 Oct-Dec; 2:(4):132-3
HSL5320
Carpenter D, Ting MM.
Essay: the political logic of regulatory error.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2005 Oct; 4:(10):819-23
http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v4/n10/abs/nrd1850_fs.html;jsessionid=BA9DED6BE100D813C43426D4CE680584
HSL9986
Lexchin J.
Commentary: Nesiritide and Lessons Unlearned
Israeli Journal of Emergency Medicine 2005 Oct; 5:(4):69-72
http://www.isrjem.org/NesiritideOct05.pdf
HSL14338
Tonkin A, Jureidini J.
Wishful thinking: antidepressant drugs in childhood depression.
Br J Psychiatry 2005 Oct; 187:304-5:
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/187/4/304
HSL2610
Lavine G.
Myriad Genetics zeroes in on possible link between gene and childhood obesity
The Salt Lake Tribune 2005 Sep 30
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3074405
HSL2612
Health Canada reviewing silicone breast implants
CTV.ca 2005 Sep 30
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050929/silicone_implants_050929/20050929?hub=Health
HSL2614
Kakutani M.
Tense? Lonely? There's Promise in a Pill
New York Times 2005 Sep 30
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/books/30book.html
HSL2640
Sturcke J.
Bird flu pandemic 'could kill 150m'
The Guardian ( UK) 2005 Sep 30
http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/story/0,14207,1582197,00.html
HSL2711
Jones S, Jones C.
Email To The MHRA re Strattera and Suicidality
Stuart Jones 2005 Sep 30
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=402
HSL20027
Limprecht E
Medical students need drug industry lessons
Australian Doctor 2005 Sep 308
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/medical-students-need-drug-industry-lessons
HSL2606
Wheldon J.
Fears over the fatbuster free-for-all
The Daily Mail (UK) 2005 Sep 29
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=363808&in_page_id=1774&in_a_source=
HSL2607
Lumpkin J.
FDA Warns ADHD Drug May Be Associated With Thoughts of Suicide in Some Young People
Associated Press 2005 Sep 29
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOPITC7EE.html
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