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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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HSL14532
Mansell P.
Call for user-testing of healthy volunteer information
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 27
http://www.pharmatimes.com/clinicalnews/article.aspx?id=14613&src=EWorldNews

HSL14559
Costlier New Diabetes Drugs Don't Necessarily Produce Better Outcomes, Stanford Researcher Says
PharmaLive 2008 Oct 27
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=580765&categoryid=43

HSL14528
Ramshaw E.
State medication protocol researchers sought money from drug firms
The Dallas Morning News 2008 Oct 26
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-cmap_26tex.ART.State.Edition1.4a88179.html

HSL14594
Key Findings On Psychiatric Drug Research
Dallas News.com 2008 Oct 26
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-cmapbox_26tex.ART.State.Edition1.4a86d1f.html

HSL14563
Goldacre B.
Listen carefully, I shall say this only once
The Guardian 2008 Oct 25
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/25/medical-research-science-health

HSL14484
Taylor L.
EU pharma legislative package delayed
Pharma Times 2008 Oct 24
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14604&src=EWorldNews

HSL14485
Silverman E.
Kansas Sues 13 Drugmakers Over Medicaid Fraud
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 24
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/kansas-sues-13-drugmakers-over-medicaid-fraud

HSL14512
To Today's Drug Reps, Docs Just Say No
PharmaLive 2008 Oct 24
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=580037&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL14522
Taylor L.
EU Parliament OKs plan to simplify rules on changes to medicines
Pharma Times 2008 Oct 24
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14605&src=EWorldNews

HSL14481
Jack A.
GSK to publish level of advisory fees for doctors
Financial Times 2008 Oct 23
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29ad8ecc-a099-11dd-80a0-000077b07658.html

HSL14483
MacK J.
Allergan Doesn't Comply with PhRMA Guidelines, Wins Kudos Anyway
Pharma Marketing Blog 2008 Oct 23
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2008/10/allergan-doesnt-comply-with-phrma.html

HSL14527
Pfizer Finalizes $60M Settlement With States Over Off-Label Marketing of COX-2 Inhibitors
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report 2008 Oct 23
http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=55169

HSL14642
Wadman M.
Pharma payment probe widens its net.
Nature 2008 Oct 23; 455:(7216):1017
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081022/full/4551017a.html

HSL14478
Silverman E.
NIH Scolded Employee For Flagging Conflicts
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 22
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/nih-scolded-employee-for-flagging-conflicts/

HSL14479
Goldstein J.
Pharma Buys TV Ads Praising Favored Lawmakers
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Oct 22
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/10/22/pharma-buys-tv-ads-praising-favored-lawmakers/#more-3507

HSL14480
Dobson R.
Atorvastatin advertising misled over benefits for women, study claims
BMJ 2008 Oct 22; 337:a2209 epub ahead of print
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/oct22_1/a2209?papetoc

HSL14542
Giezen TJ, Mantel-Teeuwisse AK, Straus SM, Schellekens H, Leufkens HG, Egberts AC.
Safety-related regulatory actions for biologicals approved in the United States and the European Union.
JAMA 2008 Oct 22; 300:(16):1887-96
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/16/1887

HSL15482
Alfter B, Teugels M, Bouma J.
Media lift lid on secret reports on drug side-effects
EU Observer 2008 Oct 22
http://euobserver.com/9/26973

HSL14464
Ban for Horlicks and noodle ads
BBC News 2008 Oct 21
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7683259.stm

HSL14472
Silverman E.
Lilly To Take $1.4 Billion Charge For Zyprexa Probe
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 21
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/lilly-to-take-14-billion-charge-for-zyprexa-probe/

HSL14473
Moore J.
U Medical School plan: Ban all gifts to doctors
Star Tribune (Minneapolis - St Paul, Minnesota) 2008 Oct 21
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/31435329.html?page=1&c=y

HSL14475
Smith R.
A ripping yarn of editorial misconduct
BMJ Blogs 2008 Oct 21
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/10/21/richard-smith-a-ripping-yarn-of-editorial-misconduct/

HSL14476
Silverman E.
The Case of the Disappearing Journal Article
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 21
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/the-case-of-the-disappearing-journal-article/#more-16761

HSL14477
Tanne JH.
US university sets up conflict of interest office after investigation into drug company payments
BMJ 2008 Oct 21; 337:a2200 epub ahead of print
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/oct21_3/a2200

HSL14602
Freedhoff Y.
Vetting journal advertisements.
CMAJ 2008 Oct 21; 179:(9):931
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18936461

HSL14526
Reidbord S.
Almost a speaker for Wyeth
Reidbord's Reflections (blog) 2008 Oct 20
http://www.stevenreidbordmd.com/2008/10/almost-speaker-for-wyeth.html

HSL14731
Roner L.
Wikipedia Strategies for European Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketers
Eyeforpharma.com 2008 Oct 20
http://social.eyeforpharma.com/story/wikipedia-strategies-european-pharmaceutical-healthcare-marketers

HSL17162
Goozner M
Where's Harvard's Missing Health Policy Journal?
GoozNews 2008 Oct 20
http://www.gooznews.com/archives/001223.html

HSL17460
Han T
Office Created for Ethical Conflicts
The Emory Wheel 2008 Oct 20
http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=26027

HSL14461
Dutch advisory body hit by funding scandal
Radio Netherlands/ Expatica 2008 Oct 19
http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Dutch-advisory-body-hit-by-funding-scandal.html#send

HSL14543
Rosenberg M.
States Taking Pharma to Court for Risky Antipsychotic-Prescribing Spree
AlterNet.org 2008 Oct 19
http://www.alternet.org/story/103543/

HSL14588
Edwards J.
Why Pharma Fears Social Networking
Brand Week 2008 Oct 19
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3ideada6994c7b92e7f67e8f8804394a08?pn=1

HSL14462
Silverman E.
Wisconsin Medical Society Bans Pharma Gifts
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 18
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/wisconsin-medical-society-bans-pharma-gifts/

HSL14463
Lea D.
Grieving mom and dad want inquest
Oakville Beaver (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) 2008 Oct 18
http://www.oakvillebeaver.com/news/article/213791

HSL14449
Brody H.
'Biologicals'--a Technique to Justify High Drug Prices
Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma (blog) 2008 Oct 17
http://brodyhooked.blogspot.com/2008/10/biologicals-technique-to-justify-high.html

HSL14450
Sharav VH.
Undisclosed Financial Ties: JAMA editor hoodwinked once again
Alliance for Human Research Protection 2008 Oct 17
http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/view/18/87/

HSL14465
Megget K.
Sweden launches a TV campaign to warn about fake drugs
Pharma Times 2008 Oct 17
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14560&src=EWorldNews

HSL14505
Johnson LA.
$894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits
Associated Press 2008 Oct 17
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g--AosBLRVpNsiYYtzTePEXOUzoQD93SEK7O1

HSL14506
Pettypiece S.
Merck Aims Gardasil to Women Least Likely to Benefit
Bloomberg.com 2008 Oct 17
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=am85Fd2sVycU&refer=healthcare

HSL14509
Meier B.
Ties Between Doctors and Stent Makers Queried
The New York Times 2008 Oct 17
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/business/17device.html?em

HSL14439
Editorial .
More than one bad apple
Nature 2008 Oct 16; 455:(7215):835
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v455/n7215/full/455835a.html

HSL14497
FDA website on DTC under investigation
PMlive 2008 Oct 16
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=7118

HSL14498
Patients want personal engagement – survey
PM Live 2008 Oct 16
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=7117

HSL14500
Silverman E.
Amgen Sales Rep Can Pursue Wrongful Firing Suit
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 16
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/amgen-sales-rep-can-pursue-wrongful-firing-suit/

HSL14504
Goldstein J.
Senators Probe Cardiologists’ Ties to Stent Makers
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2008 Oct 16
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/10/16/senators-probe-cardiologists-ties-to-stent-makers/

HSL14508
Prasad R.
Vioxx: drug promotion in guise of research
The Hindu 2008 Oct 16
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2008/10/16/stories/2008101650751500.htm

HSL14510
Hopkins Tanne J.
US psychiatrist steps down after questions about drug company payments.
BMJ 2008 Oct 16; 337:a2088:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/oct16_1/a2088

HSL14448
Montori VM, Guyatt GH.
Progress in Evidence-Based Medicine
JAMA 2008 Oct 15; 300:(15):1814-1816
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/15/1814

HSL14499
Rawlins criticises traditional methods of assessing evidence
PM Live 2008 Oct 15
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=7115

HSL14501
Dye L.
Drug Claims Often Misleading
ABC News 2008 Oct 15
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6034371&page=1

HSL14490
Hitchen L.
Drug firms and regulatory agencies must consider how drugs are used.
BMJ 2008 Oct 14; 337:a2083:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/oct14_1/a2083?papetoc

HSL14492
Taylor L.
Govt group calls for better ways to explain pharma risks/benefits to patients
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 14
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=14529&src=EWorldNews

HSL14493
Silverman E.
Congress Probes Bayer Ads & FDA Web Site
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 14
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/congress-probes-bayer-ads-fda-web-site/

HSL14495
Dingell, Stupak Continue DTC Ad Investigation
Pharmalive 2008 Oct 14
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=578037&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL14496
White G, Schneider C.
Depression expert at Emory pulls out of research projects
ajc.com 2008 Oct 14
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/10/14/nemeroff_emory_funds.html

HSL17461
Silverman E
NIH Suspends Big Grant To Emory University
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 14
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/nih-suspends-big-grant-to-emory-university/

HSL14458
Taylor L.
Internet replaces doctors in USA, DTC in Europe, as patients’ first stop for pharma info
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 13
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14523&src=EWorldNews

HSL14486
RTTNews
Indian Govt. Plans To Open Generic Drug Stores In 11 States
NASDAQ 2008 Oct 13
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20081013\ACQRTT200810130806RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0403.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.nasd

HSL14487
Huckman M.
Genentech's Avastin Goes Primetime
CNBC 2008 Oct 13
http://www.cnbc.com/id/27162364/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo

HSL14488
Ernst E.
Alternatives to debate: 'Treating evidence with contempt'.
BMJ 2008 Oct 13; 337:a2063:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/oct13_2/a2063?papetoc

HSL14491
McKee S.
GPs seek greater intimacy with pharma, report finds
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 13
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=14534&src=EWorldNews

HSL14494
Emory Creates New Conflict Oversight, Announces New Disclosure Requirements
PharmaLive 2008 Oct 13
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=577722&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL14507
Vitiello B.
Letters: Truly independent research? Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS)
BMJ 2008 10 13; 337:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/oct13_2/a2070

HSL17459
White G, Sscheider C
Emory psychiatrist as divisive as he is gifted
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2008 Oct 12
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/10/12/nemeroff_emory_investigation.html

HSL14442
Read all about it: media reports of drug studies
The Lancet 2008 Oct 11; 372:(9646):1274
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608615299/fulltext

HSL14444
Silverman E.
Which Drug Web Sites Are Most Widely Viewed?
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 10
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/which-drug-web-sites-are-most-widely-viewed/

HSL14457
Baar A.
AstraZeneca Marketing Efforts Hike Web Site Traffic
MarketingDaily 2008 Oct 10
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.san&s=92473&Nid=48244&p=448587

HSL14467
Reynolds L, McKee M.
Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing in China: An exploratory analysis.
Health Policy 2008 Oct 10; epub ahead of print
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168-8510(08)00206-6

HSL14489
Just a Numbers Game? Making Sense of Health Statistics
PharmaLive 2008 Oct 10
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=577465&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL14503
Goozner M.
Support the Therapeutics Initiative!
GoozNews.com 2008 Oct 10
http://www.gooznews.com/archives/001217.html

HSL14438
AstraZeneca's Purplepill.com Tops the List of Most Visited Pharmaceutical Brand Web Sites in Q2 2008
MarketWatch 2008 Oct 9
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/astrazenecas-purplepillcom-tops-list-most/story.aspx?guid=4A0BA2F3-9DDA-46B1-8562-669982243E44&dist=hppr

HSL14441
Warner J.
Diagnosis: Greed
The New York Times 2008 Oct 9
http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/diagnosis-greed/?dpc

HSL14460
Internet Surpasses Doctors as the Top Source of Health Information
PharmaLive 2008 Oct 9
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=577026&categoryid=43

HSL14502
MacK J.
FDA and YAZ: Is FDA Helping Marketers Work Around Regulations?
Pharma Marketing Blog 2008 Oct 9
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2008/10/fda-and-yaz-is-fda-helping-marketers.html

HSL14764
American Medical Student Association Launches Pharmfree.Org
Medical News Today 2008 Oct 9
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132379.php

HSL14427
Silverman E.
FDA Warns Bayer Over Birth Control Pill TV Ads
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 8
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/fda-warns-bayer-over-birth-control-pill-tv-ads/

HSL14428
Saul S.
Experts Conclude Pfizer Manipulated Studies
The New York Times 2008 Oct 8
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/health/research/08drug.html?_r=3&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

HSL14436
Baar A.
Osteoarthritis Rx Meds Market May Hit $4 Billion By 2017
MarketingDaily 2008 Oct 8
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.san&s=92273&Nid=48152&p=448587

HSL14437
Teinowitz I.
Bayer to Pull Yaz Ad After FDA Warning
The Advertising Age 2008 Oct 8
http://adage.com/article?article_id=131586

HSL14420
Swiatek J.
Lily to pay $62M in 32-state Zyprexa settlement
The Indianapolis Star 2008 Oct 7
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/BUSINESS03/810070327/1278/BUSINESS03

HSL14421
Cockcroft L.
Drug companies urged to drop NHS prices
Telegraph.co.uk 2008 Oct 7
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/health/3150282/Drug-companies-urged-to-drop-NHS-prices.html

HSL14433
Taylor L.
Doctors' leaders “must act on abuses of industry hospitality”
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14480&src=EWorldNews

HSL14533
Young NS, Ioannidis JP, Al-Ubaydli O.
Why current publication practices may distort science.
PLoS Med 2008 Oct 7; 5:(10):e201
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050201

HSL14396
Mirapex Subject of DDMAC Warning Letter
FDAnews Drug Industry Daily 2008 Oct 6
http://www.fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=12019&articleId=111010

HSL14417
Harris G.
Study Says Drug Samples May Endanger Children
The New York Times 2008 Oct 6
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/health/research/06sample.html

HSL14419
Mansell P.
Psychiatrist Nemeroff steps down in GSK payments probe
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 6
http://www.pharmatimes.com/clinicalnews/article.aspx?id=14481&src=EWorldNews

HSL14422
Berenson A.
33 States to Get $62 Million in Zyprexa Case Settlement
The New York Times 2008 Oct 6
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/07zyprexa.html

HSL14459
Wallack T.
Putting sleep ads to bed
The Boston Globe 2008 Oct 6
http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2008/10/06/putting_sleep_ads_to_bed/

HSL17458
Jaschik S
More Scrutiny on Conflicts of Interest
Inside Higher ED 2008 Oct 6
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/06/emory

HSL14374
Harris G.
Top Psychiatrist Didn't Report Drug Makers' Pay
The New York Times 2008 Oct 4
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/health/policy/04drug.html

HSL17455
Schneider C, Young A
Emory acknowledges past issues with professor, launches investigation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2008 Oct 4
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/10/04/Emory_professor_investigation.html

HSL17457
Harris G
Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay
The New York Times 2008 Oct 4
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/health/policy/04drug.html

HSL14412
EU experts seek greater role for pharma in patient info
PharmaTimes 2008 Oct 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=14469&src=EWorldNews

HSL14415
Corbett Dooren J
FDA Will Rewrite Rules For Marketing for Children
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Oct 3
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122295403205798163.html

HSL14416
Jack A.
Plan to give drug groups direct public access
The Financial Times.com 2008 Oct 3
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09fdd612-90d2-11dd-8abb-0000779fd18c.html

HSL14411
Hirschler B, Stonestreet J.
Glaxo settles U.S. Paxil lawsuit for $40 mln
Reuters 2008 Oct 2
http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINL247863520081002

HSL14413
Goldstein J.
Glaxo Pays $40 Million in (Another) Paxil Settlement
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2008 Oct 2
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/10/02/glaxo-pays-40-million-in-another-paxil-settlement/?mod=yahoo_hs

HSL14414
Silverman E.
Congressman Warns DTC Tax Break May Get Axed
Pharmalot 2008 Oct 2
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/congressman-warns-dtc-tax-break-may-get-axed/

HSL17456
Gellene D, Maugh TH 2nd
Doctor accused in Congress' probe
The LA Times 2008 Oct 2
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/04/science/sci-doctors4

HSL14373
Drugmaker Cephalon Completes $443.9M Settlement With DOJ, States Related to Allegations of Improper Sales, Marketing Practices
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report 2008 Oct 1
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/Daily_Reports/rep_hpolicy_recent_rep.cfm?dr_cat=3&show=yes&dr_DateTime=01-Oct-08#54769

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Cases of wilful misrepresentation are a rarity in medical advertising. For every advertisement in which nonexistent doctors are called on to testify or deliberately irrelevant references are bunched up in [fine print], you will find a hundred or more whose greatest offenses are unquestioning enthusiasm and the skill to communicate it.

The best defence the physician can muster against this kind of advertising is a healthy skepticism and a willingness, not always apparent in the past, to do his homework. He must cultivate a flair for spotting the logical loophole, the invalid clinical trial, the unreliable or meaningless testimonial, the unneeded improvement and the unlikely claim. Above all, he must develop greater resistance to the lure of the fashionable and the new.
- Pierre R. Garai (advertising executive) 1963