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News Media


This page lists 47 references in the Main Healthy Skepticism Library about the News Media.

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HSL5809
Cassels A.
Canada may be forced to allow direct to consumer advertising.
BMJ 2006 Jun 24;332(7556):1469
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7556/1469-a

HSL5628
Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ.
Media as a public health issue.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2006 Apr;160(4):445-6
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/160/4/445

HSL5608
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

HSL2657
Van Der Weyden MB, Armstrong RM.
Australia's media reporting of health and medical matters: a question of quality.
Med J Aust 2005 Aug 15;183(4):188-9
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_04_150805/van10578_fm.html

HSL2658
Smith DE, Wilson AJ, Henry DA.
Monitoring the quality of medical news reporting: early experience with media doctor.
Med J Aust 2005 Aug 15;183(4):190-3
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_04_150805/smi10755_fm.html

HSL2659
Sweet MA.
New website is no miracle cure.
Med J Aust 2005 Aug 15;183(4):194
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_04_150805/swe10424_fm.html

HSL2660
Swan N.
Evidence-based journalism: a forlorn hope?
Med J Aust 2005 Aug 15;183(4):194-5
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_04_150805/swa10415_fm.html

HSL2661
Herman JR, Morgan JA.
Medical news reporting: establishing goodwill and cooperation.
Med J Aust 2005 Aug 15;183(4):195-196
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_04_150805/her10409_fm.html

HSL5328
Althof SE, Goldstein I, Becher E, Giraldi A, Vardi Y, Dennerstein L, Marson L, Brotto L, Schreiner-Engel P, Wallen K, Clayton A, Altman A, Kingsberg S, Shabsigh R; Board of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.
The other side: failure in fair and balanced reporting.
J Sex Med 2005 Jul;2(4):583-4

HSL1918
Metherell M.
Lung cancer drugs will cost more
The Sydney Morning Herald 2005 Jun 17
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Lung-cancer-drugs-will-cost-more/2005/06/16/1118869048092.html

HSL1916
Rowland C.
Doctors fight over drug firm influence: Some in hypertension society hit fees paid to members for talks
The Boston Globe 2005 Jun 16

HSL1917
AstraZeneca to appeal 60 mln eur EU fine; analysts shrug off impact
2005 Jun 15

HSL1919
Pear R.
Medicare Officials Insisting on Wider Choices in Drug Benefits
The New York Times 2005 Jun 15
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/15/health/15drug.html?ei=5070&en=be3d33b7b081

HSL1915
Jackson L.
A marketing breakthrough
Mediawatch ABC Online 2005 Jun 13
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1390967.htm

HSL1911
Mandel M.
Smokin' family feud: Michele Mandel visits the home of the Kaczmarczyks. He's on a hunger strike because she won't quit smoking
The Toronto Sun 2005 Jun 12

HSL1913
Health Canada to receive FDA award
CNW Telbec 2005 Jun 10

HSL1905
Levin M.
Firm Removed Mercury From Nasal Spray, Not Infant Shots: Wyeth used thimerosal in vaccines for years after it did away with the chemical in Dristan.
The LA Times 2005 Jun 4

HSL1883
Editorial .
Hiding the Data on Drug Trials
The New York Times 2005 Jun 1

HSL6662
Brouneus F, Dahlin A, Beermann B.
Press coverage and sales of Xenical in Sweden, 1998-2000.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2005 Jun 01;61(4):285-9
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h74829p313380064/

HSL1877
Opinion .
Health law is essentially flawed
The Sydney Morning Herald 2005 May 30
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Health-law-is-essentially-flawed/2005/05/

HSL1880
Maher S.
Drug companies 'talk up' ailments
The Australian 2005 May 30

HSL2483
Mebane FE.
The importance of news media in pharmaceutical risk communication: proceedings of a workshop.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 May;14(5):297-306
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109596257/ABSTRACT

HSL2084
Bokhari SA.
How to become a biomedical (dental) journalist.
Saudi Med J 2004 Jan;25

HSL1361
Szetela AM.
The relationship between health care and mass media in Polish law.
Med Law 2004;23(1):9-17

HSL2257
Sweet M.
Conference promotion in the media: serving whose interests?
Med J Aust 2002 Oct 7;177(7):341-2
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_07_071002/swe10463_fm.html

HSL2258
Sweet M.
Australian media raises alarm over meningitis
BMJ 2002 Aug 14;325:604
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7364/604

HSL2873
Fontanarosa PB, DeAngelis CD.
The importance of the journal embargo.
JAMA 2002 Aug 14;288(6):748-50
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/288/6/748

HSL2859
Hoye S, Hjortdahl P.
New wonder pill!--what do Norwegian newspapers write
2002 Jun 30;122(17):1671-6 2002 June 30;122(17):1671-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12555610

HSL2990
Sweet M.
Medicines and the media: a journalist's view
Australian Prescriber 2000;23(4):70-1
http://www.australianprescriber.com

HSL3003
Roughead L, Gilbert A.
Medicines and the media
Australian Prescriber 2000;23(6):115
http://www.australianprescriber.com

HSL8517
Kizer JR, Kimmel SE.
Calcium channel blocker controversy: historical perspective and important lessons for future pharmacotherapies-International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology hot topic
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2000;9(1):25-36

HSL2411
Shuchman M, Wilkes MS.
Medical scientists and health news reporting: a case of miscommunication.
Ann Intern Med 1997 Jun 15;126(12):976-82
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/126/12/976

HSL770
Myers MG.
"Drug may have caused huge number of deaths": lessons learned during an encounter with The Fifth Estate.
CMAJ 1996 Sep 15;155(6):772-5

HSL4076
Vo-kyung S, Ok KIM.
Investigation of the violations of pharmaceutical regulations in advertisements of children’s medicines
1988 Aug 18-20

HSL3971
Drug companies trying a facelift
Drug Monitor 1987 Aug;2(8):5-6

HSL3727
Mintz M.
At any cost: corporate greed, women, and the Dalkon Shield
1985

HSL3736
Woods D, Radford T.
Annual meeting 1985
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1985;133:591-594, 597

HSL3679
Liebman M.
Prescription drug advertising to the general public.
Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1984 May;19(5):13,

HSL3614
Advertiser wins CMAJ award
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1984;131:58

HSL3646
Morris LA, Millstein LG.
Drug advertising to consumers: effects of formats for magazine and television advertisements
Food Drug Cosmetic Law Journal 1984;39:497-503

HSL3568
'Opren scandal'
Lancet 1983 Jan 29;1(8318):219-20 1983 Jan 29;1(8318):219-20

HSL3439
Relman AS.
The sulindac story: what is medical news?
N Engl J Med 1979 Mar 29;300(13):733-4

HSL3422
Editor .
Publicity about sulindac [Editor's reply]
New England Journal of Medicine 1979;300(13):735

HSL3431
Mallace AH.
Publicity about sulindac [2nd of 4 letters]
New England Journal of Medicine 1979;300(13):734

HSL3433
Miller DR.
Publicity about sulindac [3rd of 4 letters]
New England Journal of Medicine 1979;300(13):735

HSL3410
Ahmad S, Sheikh AI, Meeran MK.
Publicity about sulindac [1st of 4 letters]
New England Journal of Medicine 1978;300(13):734

HSL3418
Blakeslee A.
Publicity about sulindac [4th of 4 letters]
New England Journal of Medicine 1978;300(13):735

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