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Items published in 2008

There are 2390 items in the Healthy Skepticism Library that were published in 2008.

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HSL12437
Jacobson PD.
Transforming clinical practice guidelines into legislative mandates: proceed with abundant caution.
JAMA 2008 Jan 9; 299:(2):208-10
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/2/208

HSL12271
Frontline Examines Why MoreThan 6 Million American Children Are Taking Powerful Psychiatric Drugs; Frontline Presents: The Medicated Child
PBS.org 2008 Jan 8
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/medicatedchild/

HSL12295
Health Canada responds
CBC News 2008 Jan 8
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/seniorsdrugs/health-canada.html

HSL12299
Sinha V.
D.C. Council votes to regulate pharmaceutical reps
Washington Business Journal 2008 Jan 8
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/01/07/daily15.html

HSL12311
Barbour V, Chinnock P, Peiperl L, Veitch E, Yamey G
From Theory to Practice: Translating Research into Health Outcomes
PLoS Medicine 2008 Jan 8; 5:(1):
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050015

HSL12316
Blum J.
FDA Approves 19 New U.S. Drugs, Fewest Since '83; Glaxo Leads
Bloomberg.com 2008 Jan 8
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=a2MOCNVDHucs&refer=healthcare

HSL12325
Pfizer comes under scrutiny for Lipitor celebrity adverts
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12574&src=EWorldNews

HSL12326
Taylor L.
Pharma defender Romney received $260,500 from industry
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12573&src=EWorldNews

HSL12332
McKee S.
NHS wasting millions on acid stoppers
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=12582&src=EWorldNews

HSL12336
D.C. Council Passes SafeRx Act: Groundbreaking Legislation Targets Safety of Prescription Drug Marketing in the District of Columbia
PharmaLive 2008 Jan 8
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=504827&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL12342
Coleman P.
Pentagon, Big Pharma: Drug Troops to Numb Them to Horrors of War
AlterNet 2008 Jan 8
http://www.alternet.org/story/72956/

HSL12414
Complementary Healthcare Council takes issue with Dr Ken Harvey and the AMA on the regulation of complementary medicines.
Complementary Healthcare Council 2008 Jan 08
www.chc.org.au/view/document.shtml?k03180-frbvsbm

HSL12275
Mansfield PR.
Do advertisements in clinical software influence prescribing?
Med J Aust 2008 Jan 7; 188:(1):13-14
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/188_01_070108/man11083_fm.html

HSL12312
Wang SS.
Congress to Pfizer: Why is Robert Jarvik the Lipitor Man?
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jan 7
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/01/07/congress-to-pfizer-why-is-robert-jarvik-the-lipitor-man/

HSL12317
Steenhuysen J.
Effect of antidepressant warnings moderate: U.S. study
Reuters 2008 Jan 7
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0734236420080107?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

HSL12327
UK Government seeks 10% drugs price cut – FT report
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12565&src=EWorldNews

HSL12328
Big pharma’s promotional spend double that of R&D – study
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/worldnews/article.aspx?id=12561&src=EWorldNews

HSL12331
Taylor L.
Pharma industry must change R&D model, says Tufts director
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/clinicalnews/article.aspx?id=12567&src=EWorldNews

HSL12408
Elliott C.
Guinea-pigging
The New Yorker 2008 Jan 7
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/01/07/080107fa_fact_elliott

HSL12411
McArthur G.
AMA attacks weight-loss pills industry
The Herald Sun 2008 Jan 7
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23015042-2862,00.html

HSL12417
Committee on Energy and Commerce Opens Investigation into Celebrity Drug Endorsements
PharmaLive 2008 Jan 7
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=504438&categoryid=43

HSL12477
Vickers AJ.
Stats for the Health Professional - Statistics Is Unscientific! (Well, as Clinicians See it, Anyway)
Medscape Business of Medicine 2008 Jan 7;

HSL12663
Dejgaard A.
[Coloured attitudes].
Ugeskr Laeger 2008 Jan 7; 170:(1):66
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18219742?dopt=Abstract

HSL12919
By the numbers: Top 20 pharmaceutical companies ranked by US sales, October 2006 to September 2007.
Mod Healthc 2008 Jan 7; 38:(1):31
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18271198

HSL12310
Challenge Filed to Merck's Vioxx Settlement
Therapeutics Daily 2008 Jan 5
http://www.therapeuticsdaily.com/news/article.cfm?contentValue=1669697&contentType=sentryarticle&channelID=33

HSL12378
Gibson L.
South Africa is to publish complaints about drug marketing.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):15
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7634/15-d

HSL12392
Godlee F.
Doctors and the drug industry
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:
http://www.bmj.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi/content/full/336/7634/0

HSL12393
Bruzzi P.
Non-drug industry funded research.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):1-2
http://www.bmj.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi/content/full/336/7634/1

HSL12394
Forgacs I, Loganayagam A.
Overprescribing proton pump inhibitors.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):2-3
http://www.bmj.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi/content/full/336/7634/2

HSL12395
Mozley C.
People should be free to spend their money as they wish.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):7
http://www.bmj.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi/content/full/336/7634/7-a

HSL12396
Connery TP.
Is it worth it?
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):7
http://www.bmj.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi/content/full/336/7634/7-b

HSL12492
Lenzer J, Brownlee S.
Doctor takes "march of shame" to atone for drug company payments.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):20-1
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7634/20

HSL12493
Lenzer J.
Nigerian judge orders arrests of Pfizer officials.
BMJ 2008 Jan 5; 336:(7634):11
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7634/11

HSL12524
Goldacre B.
The data belongs to the patients who gave it to you.
The Guardian 2008 Jan 5
http://www.badscience.net/?p=603

HSL12235
Irwin T.
Pharma Spends Much More On Marketing Than On R&D
Marketing Daily 2008 Jan 4
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=73653&Nid=37899&p=448587

HSL12258
Bansal P, McCormick GE.
Judge denies class in Fosamax cases against Merck
Reuters 2008 Jan 4
http://www.reuters.com/article/health-SP/idUSN0431373620080107

HSL12309
IMS Health to Cut 10 Percent of Staff, Take Charge
Therapeutics Daily 2008 Jan 4
http://www.therapeuticsdaily.com/news/article.cfm?contentValue=1669651&contentType=sentryarticle&channelID=33

HSL12323
Taylor L.
Indian state takes steps to curb drug prices
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 4
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12548&src=EWorldNews

HSL12269
Guyatt GH, Mills EJ, Elbourne D.
In the Era of Systematic Reviews, Does the Size of an Individual Trial Still Matter
PLoS Medicine 2008 Jan 3; 5:(1):
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050004

HSL12279
Rubenstein S.
With Iowa Caucuses in Wings, Pharma CEOs Talk Politics
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jan 3
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/01/03/with-iowa-caucuses-in-wings-pharma-ceos-talk-politics/

HSL12296
Allen TJ.
Warning: Drug Ads Can Make You Sick
AlterNet 2008 Jan 3
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/72357

HSL12303
Drug Firms Spent Twice R&D Budget on Marketing
Therapeutics Daily 2008 Jan 3
http://www.therapeuticsdaily.com/news/article.cfm?contentValue=1665445&contentType=sentryarticle&channelID=33

HSL12304
New Approaches to Drug Development Will Drive Drug Company Success, According to Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
PharmaLive 2008 Jan 3
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=503418&categoryid=9&newsletter=1#

HSL12307
Public Citizen: Antibiotic Leads to Tendon Ruptures; FDA Ignores Risks
PharmaLive 2008 Jan 3
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=503650&categoryid=43

HSL12324
Taylor L.
Sri Lanka clamps down on drug multinationals
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12544&src=EWorldNews

HSL12339
Drug makers spend more on marketing than research: study
CBC News 2008 Jan 3
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/01/03/drugs.html

HSL13505
Gagnon MA, Lexchin J.
The cost of pushing pills: a new estimate of pharmaceutical promotion expenditures in the United States.
PLoS Med. 2008 Jan 3; 5:(1):e1
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050001

HSL12273
Reinberg S.
Most Free Drug Samples Go to Wealthy and Insured: Study undercuts notion that they're given to help the poor, some experts say
US News 2008 Jan 2
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080102/most-free-drug-samples-go-to-wealthy-and-insured.htm

HSL12274
Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Bor DH, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU.
Characteristics of Recipients of Free Prescription Drug Samples: A Nationally Representative Analysis
American Journal of Public Health 2008 Jan 2;
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2007.114249v1

HSL12301
Drug companies spend nearly double on marketing compared with research: study
The Canadian Press 2008 Jan 2
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZnWB_b33DySVzhz2Pv82zF1cBxA

HSL12305
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Sanofi-Aventis by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP
PharmaLive 2008 Jan 2
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=503204&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL12329
Mansell P.
Tougher scrutiny needed to weed out CV effects, says FDA advisor
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 2
http://www.pharmatimes.com/clinicalnews/article.aspx?id=12536&src=EWorldNews

HSL12330
Mansell P.
No “Swiss solution” for trial registry, insists Interpharma
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 2
http://www.pharmatimes.com/clinicalnews/article.aspx?id=12538&src=EWorldNews

HSL12333
Taylor L.
EU to increase industry role in patient info?
PharmaTimes 2008 Jan 2
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=12529&src=EWorldNews

HSL12340
Sonnenschein C.
Book review of 'The estrogen elixir: A history of hormone replacement therapy in America' by Elizabeth Siegel Watkins
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008 Jan 2; 3:(1):
http://www.peh-med.com/content/3/1/1/abstract

HSL12236
Junk food ad ban comes into force in Britain
Agence France-Presse 2008 Jan 1
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080101/health/lifestyle_britain_health_food_media_1

HSL12240
Nimesulide
ISDB / PharMeD Trade News, Hyderabad 2008 Jan 1

HSL12379
Kirk SM.
Prescriber profiling.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jan 1; 148:(1):82
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/148/1/82

HSL12380
Fugh-Berman A.
Prescriber profiling.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jan 1; 148:(1):82
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/148/1/82-a

HSL12381
Tsai AC.
Prescriber profiling.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jan 1; 148:(1):81
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/148/1/81

HSL12382
Pratt SE.
Prescriber profiling.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jan 1; 148:(1):81-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18166762

HSL12651
Journalism Award for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting
CNW Group 2008 Jan 1
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/01/c6248.html

HSL12720
Hosansky T.
Bias in the Hot Seat
MeetingsNet 2008 Jan 1
http://meetingsnet.com/cmepharma/cme/education_pharmaceutical_industry_marketing_012808/

HSL12806
Kovaleski D.
No Pharma Funding
MeetingsNet 2008 Jan 1
http://meetingsnet.com/cmepharma/cme/no_pharma_funding_012808/index.html

HSL12088
Jones SC, Hall D, Munro G.
How effective is the revised regulatory code for alcohol advertising in Australia?
Drug Alcohol Rev 2008 Jan; 27:(1):29-38
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/09595230701499175

HSL12300
Olfson M, Marcus SC, Druss BG
Effects of Food and Drug Administration Warnings on Antidepressant Use in a National Sample
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2008 Jan; 65:(1):94-101
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/1/94

HSL12318
The Right to Communicate
Adbusters 2008 Jan
http://www.adbusters.org

HSL12409
Fagin D.
Second Thoughts About Fluoride
Scientific American 2008 Jan
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=second-thoughts-on-fluoride

HSL12443
Rottlaender D, Hoppe UC.
[Risks of non-prescription medication, Clobutinol cough syrup as a recent example].
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2008 Jan; 133:(4):144-6
http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2008-1017490

HSL12491
Senior K.
Pharmaceutical downsizing and oncology drug development.
Lancet Oncol 2008 Jan; 9:(1):11
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18183658

HSL12588
Braunstein JB, Sherber NS, Schulman SP, Ding EL, Powe NR.
Race, Medical Researcher Distrust, Perceived Harm, and Willingness to Participate in Cardiovascular Prevention Trials.
Medicine (Baltimore) 2008 Jan; 87:(1):1-9
http://www.md-journal.com/pt/re/medicine/abstract.00005792-200801000-00001.htm;jsessionid=HchLG5ntJ14TLymTXC12jQThZdQqnbQNMjZN6ySQgK0cRnb5rvVP!101667287!181195629!8091!-1

HSL12598
Breckenridge A.
Post-marketing strategies for medicines.
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2008 Jan; 83:(1):24-5
http://www.nature.com/clpt/journal/v83/n1/abs/6100427a.html;jsessionid=B987F23C228744920AFB5DA429BF7CFD

HSL12665
Schneider PJ, Murphy JE, Pedersen CA.
Impact of medication packaging on adherence and treatment outcomes in older ambulatory patients.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2008 Jan-Feb; 48:(1):58-63
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18192132

HSL12667
Singh S, Trivedi AN.
Spontaneous reports as evidence of adverse drug reactions.
South Med J 2008 Jan; 101:(1):16
http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?doi=10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815d2b7f

HSL12703
Getz K, Faden L.
Racial disparities among clinical research investigators.
Am J Ther 2008 Jan-Feb; 15:(1):3-11
http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?an=00045391-200801000-00003

HSL12707
Freidin B, Timmermans S.
Complementary and alternative medicine for children's asthma: satisfaction, care provider responsiveness, and networks of care.
Qual Health Res 2008 Jan; 18:(1):43-55
http://qhr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/18/1/43

HSL12711
UnmotivatedAnonymous
PHARMA TV AD - Strivor
: YouTube 2008 Jan
http://www.youtube.com/user/UnmotivatedAnonymous

HSL12748
Howland RH.
How are drugs approved? Part 1: the evolution of the Food and Drug Administration
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2008 Jan; 46:(1):15-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251347

HSL12749
McLay R, Klinski A.
Changes in prescription habits with the introduction of generic fluoxetine.
Mil Med 2008 Jan; 173:(1):100-4
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251340

HSL12751
Tobin L, de Almedia Neto AC, Wutzke S, Patterson C.
Influences on the prescribing of new drugs.
Aust Fam Physician 2008 Jan-Feb; 37:(1-2):78-81
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18239759

HSL12788
Weinstein J.
Bias-free health care.
Can Fam Physician 2008 Jan; 54:(1):27
http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18208947

HSL12790
Sim I.
Trial registration for public trust: making the case for medical devices.
J Gen Intern Med 2008 Jan; 23:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/t07wuu73t920gl03/

HSL12871
Sanfélix J, Palop V, Pereiró I, Rubio E, Gosalbes V, Martínez-Mir I.
Gender influence in the quantity of drugs used in primary care.
Gac Sanit 2008 Jan; 22:(1):11-19

HSL12878
De Almeida Neto AC, Chen TF.
When pharmacotherapeutic recommendations may lead to the reverse effect on physician decision-making
Pharmacy World and Science. 2008 Jan; 30:(1):3-8
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2082656

HSL12910
Wemos Foundation
A Bitter Pill
Amsterdam: Wemos Foundation 2008 Jan
http://www.somo.nl/html/paginas/pdf/A_Bitter_Pill.pdf

HSL12921
Winkler AL, Finegold D.
Giving patients a say: how to work with patient advocacy groups.
Nat Biotechnol 2008 Jan; 26:(1):23-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251047?dopt=Abstract

HSL12924
Bohrer RA.
Reach-through claims for drug target patents: Rx for pharmaceutical policy.
Nat Biotechnol 2008 Jan; 26:(1):55-6
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v26/n1/abs/nbt0108-55.html;jsessionid=0F293AA2AD8FD1645C3D814D3C88C130

HSL12925
Frew SE, Sammut SM, Shore AF, Ramjist JK, Al-Bader S, Rezaie R, Daar AS, Singer PA.
Chinese health biotech and the billion-patient market.
Nat Biotechnol 2008 Jan; 26:(1):37-53
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v26/n1/abs/nbt0108-37.html

HSL12926
.
The regulator disapproves.
Nat Biotechnol 2008 Jan; 26:(1):1
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v26/n1/abs/nbt0108-1.html

HSL12961
Al-Jazairi AS, Bhareth S, Eqtefan IS, Al-Suwayeh SA.
Brand and generic medications: Are they interchangeable?
Ann Saudi Med. 2008 Jan-Feb; 28:(1):33-41
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18299655

HSL12969
Moran N.
Fractured European market undermines biosimilar launches.
Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Jan; 26:(1):5-6
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nbt0108-5

HSL13055
Puliyel JM, Madhavi Y.
Vaccines: Policy for public good or private profit?
Indian J Med Res 2008 Jan; 127:(1):1-3
www.icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2008/january/editorial1.pdf

HSL13256
Schetky DH.
Conflicts of interest between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry and special interest groups.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2008 Jan; 17:(1):113-25,
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1056-4993(07)00075-2

HSL13381
Outterson K, Kesselheim AS.
Market-based licensing for HPV vaccines in developing countries.
Health Aff (Millwood) 2008 Jan-Feb; 27:(1):130-9
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/130

HSL13385
Goldman DP, Jena AB, Philipson T, Sun E.
Drug licenses: a new model for pharmaceutical pricing.
Health Aff (Millwood) 2008 Jan-Feb; 27:(1):122-9
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/122

HSL13443
Hartley H, Coleman CL.
News media coverage of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising: implications for countervailing powers theory.
Health (London) 2008 Jan; 12:(1):107-32
http://hea.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/1/107

HSL13499
Caulin C.
[History of the evaluation of medicines aiming for marketing authorization].
J Fr Ophtalmol. 2008 Jan; 31:(1):71-4
http://www.masson.fr/masson/portal/bookmark?Global=1&Page=18&MenuIdSelected=106&MenuItemSelected=0&MenuSupportSelected=0&CodeProduct4=370&CodeRevue4=JFO&Path=REVUE/JFO/2008/31/1/ARTICLE120281938714.xml&Locations=

HSL13785
Dens N, Eagle LC, De Pelsmacker P.
Attitudes and self-reported behavior of patients, doctors, and pharmacists in New Zealand and Belgium toward direct-to-consumer advertising of medication.
Health Commun 2008 Jan-Feb; 23:(1):45-61
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/10410230701805190

HSL13802
Grosjean OV.
The resistible growth of health care costs.
Acta Chir Belg 2008 Jan-Feb; 108:(1):4-14
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18411565

HSL13947
Mohapatra PR.
Interaction between medical practitioners & pharmaceutical industry.
Indian J Med Res. 2008 Jan; 127:(1):93
http://www.icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2008/january/0115.pdf

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