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This page lists 62 references mentioning the work of Healthy Skepticism written by non-members.

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HSL14152
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

HSL14092
Pharmas spend $31m on doctors: report
Associated Press 2008 Mar 28(7647)
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HSL13611
Moynihan R.
Health seminars spruik drug firms
The Australian 2008 Feb 22(7647)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23255729-2702,00.html

HSL13616
Woodhead N.
Education: or is it marketing?
6minutes 2008 Feb 22(7647):1
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HSL13723
Woodhead M.
Medical education blasted
6minutes (Australia) 2008 Feb 22(7647)
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=145942

HSL13272
Shaw G.
Drug Logo Overdose
HealthLeadersMedia 2008 Jan 23(7647)
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HSL12528
MacLean DS.
Drug Overuse: ‘Get Your Doctors to Fix This’
Caring for the Ages 2007 Oct;8(10):5

HSL12165
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

HSL11226
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
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HSL10887
Cupaiuolo C.
Warning: This Commercial May be Dangerous to Your Health
Our Bodies Our Blog 2007 May 23(6)
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HSL9301
McColl G.
Healthcare's sticking point
The Age (Melbourne) 2007 Feb 25(6)
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HSL9142
Pollard R.
Bitter pills
Sydney Morning Herald 2007 Feb 15(6)
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HSL9054
Langley ZL
Antidote for Misleading Advertising: Healthy Skepticism Inc.
: ShuffleBrain; 2007 Feb 11(6)
http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/drugads.html

HSL9823
Shankar PR.
Educating health professionals about drug and device promotion: a Nepalese perspective.
PLoS Med 2007 Feb;4(2):e89
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HSL8887
Fleg AN.
Introduction to pharmaceuticology
studentBMJ 2007;15(2):45-88
http://www.studentbmj.com/issues/07/02/life/78.php

HSL13452
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

HSL9389
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

HSL7011
Hingston C.
Drug promotional sweets prompt a sour reaction
Australian Doctor 2006 Oct 26(12)
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/b8/0c0464b8.asp

HSL6721
Mittelstaedt M.
Report reveals flawed drug system
The Globe and Mail 2006 Sep 25(12)
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HSL6321
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

HSL6138
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

HSL6126
Moynihan R.
Drug giant forks out $65,000 on posh nosh for doctors
The Australian 2006 Jul 21(7560)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19859691-601,00.html

HSL6025
Richards D.
The optimistic sceptic
Sydney Morning Herald 2006 Jul 13(7560)
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HSL6155
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

HSL5115
Lane S, Colvin M.
New pharmaceutical guidelines criticised
Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Radio National - PM program) 2006 May 8(24)
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1633524.htm

HSL5771
Harvie J.
Rebels with a cause: The constant campaigner
Australian Doctor 2006 Mar 31(24):20

HSL4921
Harvie J.
Rebels with a cause.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2006 Mar 30(24)

HSL11689
Mitchell S.
Analysis: Experts split on DTC drug ads
United Press International 2006 Mar 27(24)
http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060327-044106-9839r

HSL11531
Pollard R.
Doctors fear run on quick-fix diet pill
Sydney Morning Herald 2006 Feb 28(24)
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HSL3195
Williams D.
Dealing With Depression , Bitter Pills
Time Pacific Magazine 2005 Nov 14(24)
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HSL3130
Gezonde Scepsis - New Dutch Version of Healthy Skepticism
Gezonde Scepsis 2005 Nov 2(24)
http://www.gezondescepsis.nl/2.html#A1

HSL3087
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(24)
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/divulga/noticias/2005/141005_2.htm

HSL3037
Bockmann M.
Generation Ritalin
The Australian Newspaper 2005 Sep 19(24)
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HSL4918
Kron J.
To see or not to see.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2005 Sep 14(24)

HSL2750
Dearne K.
Thumbs down for pill pop-ups
Australian IT 2005 Aug 23(24)
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HSL2268
Pollard R.
Drug ad pop-ups ruled out of order
Sydney Morning Herald 2005 Jul 26(24)
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HSL2270
Stafford A.
Study finds drug ads breaching code
The Financial Review ( Australia) 2005 Jul 26(24)

HSL2267
Allen L.
Medicine ads 'breach code'
The Financial Review ( Australia) 2005 Jul 22(24)

HSL4925
Limprecht E.
Celebrex claim costs Pfizer $25,000
Australian Doctor Weekly 2005 Jun 9(24)

HSL13517
Hopkins C.
Research, drug companies differ over male impotence
The Independent Monthly (University of Queensland student newspaper) 2005 Jun(24):18
http://upload.sjc.uq.edu.au/2005/PDFs/June2005/18.pdf

HSL1724
Burton B.
Pfizer Australia is fined for misleading promotion of celecoxib
BMJ 2005 May 28;330(24):1230
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7502/1230-b

HSL853
Carlisle W.
What Went Wrong with Vioxx?
Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Commission) 2005 Apr 10(24)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s1343699.htm

HSL1837
Fenam -.
Especialistas criticam propagandas de medicamentos
: FENAM - Federacao Nacional dos Medicos; 2005 Apr 7(24)

HSL1835
Agencia Nacional
Especialistas criticam propagandas de medicamentos
: Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Saitaria; 2005 Apr 6(24)
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/divulga/noticias/2005/060405_6.htm

HSL2389
Scott T, Stanford N, Thompson DR.
Killing me softly: myth in pharmaceutical advertising.
BMJ 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1484-7
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HSL500
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

HSL4931
Saunders C.
Program targets drug rep input.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Sep 1(7473)

HSL4955
Henson L.
Ego overload.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jul 5(7473)

HSL4956
Efrat Z.
Under the influence
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jun 16(7473)

HSL236
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

HSL10504
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

HSL4958
Richards D.
Guess who’s coming to dinner
Australian Doctor Weekly 2004 Jan 29(5)

HSL501
Sweet M.
Website launched to expose "tricks" of drug ads
BMJ 2003 Oct 18;327(7420):936
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7420/936

HSL4960
Saunders C.
New web site targets drug ads.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Oct 10(7420)

HSL4963
Mak HK.
Drug influences.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Jul 17(7420)

HSL6414
Toop L, Richards D, Dowell T.
The leadership role of general practice in public health: advocating a ban of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in New Zealand.'Possums in the headlights?'.
Br J Gen Pract. 2003 Apr 1;53(489):342-5

HSL2884
Corbett J.
Drug pushers - the campaign for Glivec funding
New Zealand Herald 2002 Oct 26(489)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3001076

HSL123
Robinson J.
Prescription games: money, ego, and power inside the global pharmaceutical industry
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart; 2001(489)
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HSL1659
Jureidini JN.
Epidemic of schizophrenia in children or inappropriate prescribing?
Med J Aust 2000 Nov 20;173(10):555-6

HSL2390
Braithwaite J, Drahos P.
Global business regulation.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2000(10)
http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521784999

HSL5783
Ragg M.
MaLAM and Augmentin
Lancet 1993;342(10):487

HSL4116
MaLAM’s open letter to industry
Scrip 1989(1457):23

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