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HSL12263
Hodgson J.
U.K. Probes Glaxo, AstraZeneca Over Iraqi Bribe Allegations
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 31
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119905800200858361.html?mod=djemHL&apl=y&r=881449

HSL12265
Bowers S.
UK drug firms told to hand over files in Iraq investigation
The Guardian 2007 Dec 31
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,331913034-103550,00.html

HSL12335
Analysts say blockbuster drugs will take back seat to boutique products amid regulation
Associated Press/Therapeutics Daily 2007 Dec 31
http://www.therapeuticsdaily.com/news/article.cfm?contentvalue=1664673&contenttype=sentryarticle&channelID=26

HSL12264
Hall C.
Glaxo, AstraZeneca Get U.K. Document Request on Oil for Food
www.bloomberg.com 2007 Dec 30
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=ahQb6MSaLXy0&refer=uk

HSL12322
Meier B, Lipton E.
Under Attack, Drug Maker Turned to Giuliani for Help
The New York Times 2007 Dec 28
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/us/politics/28oxycontin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HSL12272
Hundley K.
Doctor combats pull of drug reps: He's in the lead of a drive to curtail effects of industry freebies.
St Petersburg Times 2007 Dec 27
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/27/Business/Doctor_combats_pull_o.shtml#rants

HSL12237
Public Access Mandate Made Law
Alliance for Taxpayer Access 2007 Dec 26
http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-1226.html

HSL12308
IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health and Verispan Comment on Federal Judge's Decision to Grant Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Maine Prescription Restraint Law
PharmaLive 2007 Dec 26
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=502473&categoryid=43

HSL12260
Nigeria court seeks 3 arrests in Pfizer drug trial
Reuters Africa 2007 Dec 24
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN454820.html

HSL12266
Kowalczyk L.
UMass policy limits doctor, drug maker ties: Conflict of interest rules among strictest in country
The Boston Globe 2007 Dec 24
http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2007/12/24/umass_policy_limits_doctor_drug_maker_ties/?page=1

HSL12262
Rubin R.
Year in Health: Here's to your safety
USA Today 2007 Dec 23
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-12-23-yearend-diabetes_N.htm?POE=click-refer

HSL12358
Todd S.
Great defender: Merck's new general counsel ready to guide the company beyond Vioxx
The Star Ledger 2007 Dec 23
http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-1/1198388158225530.xml&coll=1

HSL12495
Holtzman NA.
The strange malady of Alessandro's uncle.
BMJ 2007 Dec 22; 335:(7633):1306-7
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7633/1306

HSL12239
Berenson A.
Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed
New York Times 2007 Dec 21
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/business/21drug.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ei=5070&en=faf0a45fa9e95d8f&ex=1198904400&emc=eta1

HSL12259
Pollack A.
Drug Maker and Eye Doctors Settle Dispute Over Avastin
The New York Times 2007 Dec 21
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/business/21avastin.html?ex=1355893200&en=087cfdb3d61345ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

HSL12268
Graybow M.
Lawyers for Vioxx Users Seek Changes to Pact
Reuters 2007 Dec 21
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567886?src=mp

HSL12334
EU and pharma pact challenges status quo of drug discovery
PharmaTimes 2007 Dec 21
http://www.pharmatimes.com/worldnews/article.aspx?id=12517&src=EWorldNews

HSL12361
Berenson A.
Drugmakers withheld studies of cholesterol medication, FDA reports
International Herald Tribune 2007 Dec 21
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/21/business/drug.php

HSL12225
Armstrong D.
Pfizer Is Sued Over Lipitor Marketing
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 20B5
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119811136568740957-email.html

HSL12228
Kaufman J.
Ransom-Note Ads About Children’s Health Are Canceled
The New York Times 2007 Dec 20
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/business/media/20child.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HSL12230
Nimesulide must be withdrawn worldwide
International Society of Drug Bulletins 2007 Dec 20

HSL12238
Iskowitz M.
ACC to re-examine approach to satellite fees amid concern
Medical Marketing & Media 2007 Dec 20
http://www.mmm-online.com/ACC-to-re-examine-approach-to-satellite-fees-amid-concern/article/100085/

HSL12267
Garber K.
Who's Behind the Bible of Mental Illness: Critics say that touted efforts against conflicts fall short
US News 2007 Dec 20
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2007/12/20/whos-behind-the-bible-of-mental-illness.html

HSL12306
Avastin Press Statement
PharmaLive 2007 Dec 20
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=502165&categoryid=43

HSL12360
Furukawa TA, Watanabe N, Omori IM, Churchill R.
Can pill placebo augment cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder?
BMC Psychiatry 2007 Dec 20; 7:(73):
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/7/73

HSL12668
Wadman M.
Regulator under siege.
Nature 2007 Dec 20; 450:(7173):1143
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071219/full/4501143a.html;jsessionid=B32E919A54964A51E14B7334E99850B4

HSL16787
Armstrong D
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Lipitor
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2007 Dec 20
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/20/a-jug-of-wine-a-loaf-of-bread-and-lipitor/

HSL12216
Japan to promote use of generics
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2007 Dec 19
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL12245
Twombly R.
So far, victories are few as breast cancer patients sue Wyeth over hormone therapy.
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 Dec 19; 99:(24):1828-9,
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/99/24/1828

HSL12261
Leonhardt D.
No. 1 Book, and It Offers Solutions
The New York Times 2007 Dec 19
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/business/19leonside.html

HSL12338
Doctors rely too heavily on drug company data: CMA
CBC News 2007 Dec 19
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/12/19/cma-drug-companies.html

HSL12215
Dangerous drugs continue to be prescribed to seniors: CBC report
CBC News 2007 Dec 18
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/12/17/dangerous-drugs.html

HSL12222
Cassels A.
Who reads those Health Canada advisories anyway?
CBC News 2007 Dec 18
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_cassels/20071217.html

HSL12224
Jittapong K, Cropley E.
Thailand, big pharma wrangle over cancer drugs
Reuters 2007 Dec 18
http://www.reuters.com/article/americasCrisis/idUSBKK255164

HSL12281
Main ML, Goldman JH, Grayburn PA.
Thinking outside the 'box' - the ultrasound controversy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 Dec 18; 50:(25):2434-7
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0735-1097(07)03575-9

HSL12213
Hensley S.
Stop the Government’s War on Drug Companies
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 17
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/17/stop-the-other-war-on-drugs/

HSL12217
Kennedy D.
NEW FOX NATIONAL NEWS CLIP: Antidepressants and School Shootings
Fox News 2007 Dec 17
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUchjOKxKY8

HSL12223
Rosen M.
2007: The best and worst of times for Big Pharma
Wisconsin Technology Network 2007 Dec 17
http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=4398

HSL12359
Crowe D.
Inked Out
Los Angeles Business Journal 2007 Dec 17
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/print.asp?aid=14777374.784054.1565941.9385296.4423268.466&aID2=120448

HSL12211
Farley R.
A risky drug may get wider market: The FDA may approve Zyprexa for kids, despite its significant side effects in adult use.
St. Petersburg Times 2007 Dec 16
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/16/Worldandnation/A_risky_drug_may_get_.shtml

HSL12214
GSK says pharma must become more transparent
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 16
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6360

HSL12212
Dyer O.
HPV vaccine campaign struggles: Low Ontario uptake rate "a huge disappointment," says expert
National Review of Medicine 2007 Dec 15; 4:(20):
http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/issue/2007/12_15/4_patients_practice02_20.html

HSL12219
Boyle C.
Psych groups' fury over 'ransom' ads
New York Daily News 2007 Dec 15
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2007/12/14/2007-12-14_psych_groups_fury_over_ransom_ads-1.html

HSL12231
FDA off-track on off-label drug promotion.
Lancet. 2007 Dec 15; 370:(9604):1976
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=18083382

HSL12242
Tanne JH.
FDA may allow drug and device companies to promote "off-label" uses.
BMJ 2007 Dec 15; 335:(7632):1229
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7632/1229

HSL12243
Sayburn A.
Drug companies expected to get more leeway in communicating with patients in Europe.
BMJ 2007 Dec 15; 335:(7632):1228
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7632/1228-c

HSL12244
Choonara I.
Regulation of drugs for children in Europe.
BMJ 2007 Dec 15; 335:(7632):1221-2
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7632/1221

HSL12793
Traynor K.
Trade group says thwarting drug counterfeiters remains challenging.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2007 Dec 15; 64:(24):2532,
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/content/full/64/24/2532

HSL13254
Kripke DF.
Who should sponsor sleep disorders pharmaceutical trials?
J Clin Sleep Med 2007 Dec 15; 3:(7):671-3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198797

HSL12194
Hirschler B.
Big pharma shrinks as slowdown forces cuts
Globe and Mail 2007 Dec 14
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071214.IBPHARMA14/TPStory/Business

HSL12226
FDA Sends Wyeth Warning Letter Over Effexor Ad
Pharma Live 2007 Dec 14
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=500482&categoryid=43#

HSL12229
Kaufman J.
Campaign on Childhood Mental Illness Succeeds at Being Provocative
The New York Times 2007 Dec 14
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/business/media/14adco.html

HSL12218
McClellan S.
GSK to Shift Planning on $1 Bil. Biz to MediaCom
Adweek 2007 Dec 13
http://www.adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003685148

HSL12539
Galson SK.
The FDA and the IOM report.
N Engl J Med 2007 Dec 13; 357:(24):2520-1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18077820

HSL12181
Fancy dinners and drug sales
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois) 2007 Dec 12
http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/21714.asp

HSL12184
Goldstein J.
Glaxo Research Chief: ‘Science is Overridden by Managers’
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 Dec 12
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/12/glaxo-research-chief-science-is-overridden-by-managers/

HSL12185
Stewart N.
D.C. Effort to License Drug Sellers Advances
Washington Post 2007 Dec 12B01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121102284.html

HSL12186
Doctors most influenced by drug efficacy
United Press International 2007 Dec 12
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2007/12/12/doctors_most_influenced_by_drug_efficacy/5733/

HSL12189
McGuire S.
Washington, DC, pharma sales rep licensing bill passes first vote
Medical Marketing and Media 2007 Dec 12
http://www.mmm-online.com/Washington-DC-pharma-sales-rep-licensing-bill-passes-first-vote/article/99815/

HSL12232
Freudenberg N, Bradley SP, Serrano M.
Public Health Campaigns to Change Industry Practices That Damage Health: An Analysis of 12 Case Studies.
Health Educ Behav 2007 Dec 12;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=18077655

HSL12177
Carlat D.
From Embarrassment to Scandal: Lilly + APA + The Psychiatrist's Program + Lots and Lots of Money
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog 2007 Dec 11
http://carlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com/2007/12/from-embarassment-to-scandal-lilly-apa.html

HSL12180
Baertlein L.
Merck, Schering-Plough cholesterol trial faces probe
Reuters 2007 Dec 11
http://www.reuters.com/article/health-SP/idUSN1137519320071212?rpc=401&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

HSL12183
Mathews AW.
Those Vytorin Results Will Be Right Out
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 Dec 11
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/11/those-vytorin-results-will-be-right-out/?mod=yahoo_hs

HSL12195
Smith GD, Lawlor DA, Harbord R, Timpson N, Day I, Ebrahim S.
Clustered Environments and Randomized Genes: A Fundamental Distinction between Conventional and Genetic Epidemiology.
PLoS Med 2007 Dec 11; 4:(12):e352
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040352

HSL12220
DISABILITY ADVOCATES: "WE ARE NOT FOR RANSOM" : National Disability Groups Seek End to N.Y.U. Child Study Center's Ad Campaign
ASAN - Autism Self Advocacy Network 2007 Dec 11

HSL12227
House Committee Sends Letter Regarding Vytorin
PharmaLive 2007 Dec 11
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=499724&categoryid=43

HSL15779
Crigger NJ, Bennison LW.
Both Sides of Pharmaceutical Promotion
Advance 2007 Dec 11
http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/Article/Both-Sides-of-Pharmaceutical-Promotion.aspx

HSL12179
Pettypiece S.
Merck May Lose Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Pill Bid
Bloomberg News 2007 Dec 10
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aS0E_gOp3ENc&refer=healthcare

HSL12346
In search of CRM ROI
eyeforpharma,com 2007 Dec 10
http://social.eyeforpharma.com/node/1816

HSL12140
Shelton DL.
Addiction treatment's effectiveness argued
Chicago Tribune 2007 Dec 9
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004061363_medaddict09.html

HSL12171
Indian medical reps accuse drug companies of overcharging
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 9
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6323

HSL12172
Lang M.
Who's watching your surgery?
Calgary Herald 2007 Dec 9
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=bd4991ed-fe8d-4570-bd77-b868c9472937&k=22331

HSL12173
Stewart N.
Catania's Bill Would Regulate Pharmaceutical Salespeople
Washington Post 2007 Dec 9C11
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120801388.html?hpid=sec-health

HSL12176
Russell J.
Mailing aims to reassure psychiatrists
The Indianapolis Star 2007 Dec 8
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071208/BUSINESS/712080432/

HSL12054
Crews FC.
Talking Back to Prozac
The New York Review of Books 2007 Dec 6
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/20851

HSL12116
Martinez B, Goldstein J.
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 6A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119689933952615133-email.html

HSL12130
Goldstein J.
Lilly & Novo Nordisk Do Battle With More Reps
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 Dec 6
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/06/lilly-novo-nordisk-do-battle-with-more-reps/

HSL12141
Mantone J.
Big Pharma’s Bitter Pill
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 Dec 6
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/06/big-pharmas-bitter-pill/?mod=yahoo_hs

HSL12104
Koroneos G.
In Defense of Peer Review: Waxman Opponents Argue for Distribution of Off-Label Info
PharmExec.com 2007 Dec 5
http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=477262

HSL12105
Perrone M.
Drug Salespeople See Doctors Less
Associated Press 2007 Dec 5
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-drugsalestechnology1205.artdec05,0,364785.story

HSL12107
Pharmaceutical companies' direct-to-consumer communication: No thanks!
ISDB, Medicines in Europe Forum, HAI Europe, and Association Internationale de la Mutualité 2007 Dec 5
http://66.71.191.169/isdbweb/pag/index.php

HSL12110
Negative vaccination info popular on YouTube: study
CBC News 2007 Dec 5
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/12/05/vacciantion-study.html

HSL12114
Gunn A.
GPs and their mail.
Perspective (Radio National, ABC Australia) 2007 Dec 5
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/perspective/stories/2007/2108059.htm#transcript

HSL12117
Report finds FDA 'deeply flawed'
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 5
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6312

HSL12118
Merck & Co accepts USD 670m Medicaid charge
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 5
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6315

HSL12131
Oboh M.
Nigeria douses hope of settlement with Pfizer
Reuters 2007 Dec 5
http://www.reuters.com/article/health-SP/idUSL0528336920071206?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

HSL12133
Greenhouse L.
Supreme Court Hears Medical Device Case
New York Times 2007 Dec 5
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/washington/05bizcourt.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin

HSL12134
Tatsioni A, Bonitsis NG, Ioannidis JPA.
Persistence of Contradicted Claims in the Literature
JAMA 2007 Dec 5; 298:(21):2517-2526
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/21/2517

HSL12136
Corson E.
A real doozy of a mistake
Macon.com (Georgia, USA) 2007 Dec 5
http://www.macon.com/203/story/203715.html

HSL12197
Tuma RS.
Trend toward noninferiority trials may mean more difficult interpretation of trial results.
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 Dec 5; 99:(23):1746-8
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/99/23/1746

HSL12106
Orelli B.
An Early Gift to Drugmakers
The Motley Fool 2007 Dec 4
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2007/12/04/an-early-gift-to-drugmakers.aspx

HSL12108
FDA to ease off-label marketing strictures
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 4
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6305

HSL12109
Restricting marketing to trainee doctors can create scepticism
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 4
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6306

HSL12120
Perrone M.
Drug Promotion Takes to the Web
Associated Press 2007 Dec 4
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/features/high_tech/20071204_ap_drugpromotiontakestotheweb.html

HSL12135
Lagnado L.
Prescription Abuse Seen In U.S. Nursing Homes
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 4A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119672919018312521.html

HSL12101
Do Medical Schools Affect the Way Future Doctors Interact with Drug Companies?
PharmaLive 2007 Dec 3
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=496899&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL12103
Too many reps minimise impact of personal selling
PMLive.com 2007 Dec 3
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6302

HSL12137
Baxter Introduces New Drug Safety Packaging for High Alert Medications
PharmaLive 2007 Dec 3
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=497747&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL12138
Loviglio J.
Inmates were 'Sentenced to Science'
Associated Press 2007 Dec 3
http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/12_03_SENTENCED_TO_SCIENCE

HSL12192
Yach D, Lucio A, Barroso C.
Can food and beverage companies help improve population health? Some insights from PepsiCo.
Med J Aust 2007 Dec 3; 187:(11-12):656-7
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_11_031207/yac11168_fm.html

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