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Obama Administration Says 'No' To Global Health Fund For Developing Nations

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has alarmed global health experts by opposing a new international fund that would fight disease in the developi...

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Dollars and Sense, Baby and Bathwater: The Case for CAM Research

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.07.2012

If we are prepared to acknowledge the widespread bullying to which both science and sense are subject at the hands of the almighty dollar, we might commit ourselves to the systematic effort of distinguishing the two.

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Why Are Kids Suddenly So Sick?

Allen Frances | Posted 03.21.2012

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Giving a name to difficult problems that are poorly understood provides a kind of false comfort, but the label often doesn't really add to the understanding and may carry risks of its own -- especially unnecessary treatment, stigma and wasted resources.

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Drugmakers Boost Prices Despite Political Risks

www.npr.org | Posted 01.14.2012

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One thing big drug companies generally aren't keen on is being the focus of a hot political debate. In the past, the quickest way to become Exhibit...

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Drug Giant To Cut Thousands Of Jobs

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 03.14.2012

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GENEVA — Drug maker Novartis will cut 1,960 jobs in the United States this year in anticipation of lower sales for two of its hypertension drugs...

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The Psychiatric Drugging of America's Foster Children

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Medical Ethics, Psychiatry, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Mental Health, Antipsychotic Drugs, Drug Companies, Psychiatric Drugs, Foster Children, Antipsychotics, Healthy Living News

There were approximately 662,000 children in foster care in the U.S. in 2010. Now, there is a Government Accounting Office report confirming that foster children in five states are receiving shocking amounts of psychiatric drugs.

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How Drug Advertisements Affect Our Emotions And Decisions

Big Think | Posted 12.03.2011

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In today's technologically-driven digital age, consumers are constantly inundated with drug advertisements that encourage active engagement in making ...

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Who Owns the Data?

Susan M. Love | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Breast Cancer Research, Pharmaceutical Industry, Stephen Friend, Drug Companies, Cancer Research, Breast Cancer, Dr. Susan Love, Fda, Impact News

Clinical trial data are typically collected by drug companies or academics specifically for their own trials on their own new potential medicines or pet theories. This means the data is often locked away in proprietary silos.

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Drug Giant Beats Profit, Sales Forecasts

Posted 01.01.2012

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Pfizer Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by sales growth of its prescription drugs in emerging markets and its animal he...

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Key Industry Throwing Its Money Behind Obama

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.27.2011

President Barack Obama has raised more money from the health care industry than Republican candidates, according to an analysis conducted by the Cente...

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Patent Reform Bill Signed Into Law After Years Of Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.16.2011

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- President Barack Obama signed the long-debated patent reform bill into law on Friday, finally ending a seven-year nightmare for inn...

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THE SPOILSMEN COMETH: How Congress Corrupted Patent Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After months of dead-end negotiations over raising the federal debt ceiling, President Barack Obama walked into the East Room of the Whi...

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Bernie Sanders Tries Some Clear Thinking on Prescription Drugs

Dean Baker | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Medicare, Drug Companies, Government-Granted Patent Monopolies, Bernie Sanders, Health Insurance, Cost of Perscription Drugs, Cost of Health Care, Business News

Many drugs in the U.S. sell for hundreds of dollar per prescription and sometimes several thousand dollars per prescription. There is a simple reason for this: government-granted patent monopolies.

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Big Pharma's Role In Overmedicating Nursing Home Patients Noted In Government Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.10.2011

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Welcome to "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. Though the...

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Pharma Industry Pledges Pandemic Vaccines And Know-How In Landmark Deal

Posted 06.18.2011

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Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic, ...

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Drug Companies Set To Donate Vaccines To Poor Countries

Posted 06.15.2011

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Drug companies are set to donate vaccines and antivirals to poor countries, and share patented technology under a deal to strengthen defenses agai...

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Suggestions for Obama's Medicare Counterproposal

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.12.2011

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It's going to be very easy for whatever Obama comes up with to look a lot better than just handing seniors a voucher and saying: "Good luck with that medical insurance marketplace."

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Prostate Cancer: FDA Reviews 2 New Drugs To Treat The Disease

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Health regulators said Monday that two drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, though scien...

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In Bed With Drug Companies? Doctors Cut Financial Ties To Pharma

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Doctors have sharply cut some financial ties to drug companies, thanks to increased scrutiny about relationships that critics say impr...

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When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceutical Industry, Over Prescribing, Medicine, Health, Advertising, Paranoia, Drug Companies, Viagra, East Village, Home News

Almost everyone I know is on one kind of prescription drug or another. And what's worse is that an awful lot of them have been brainwashed into thinking that these pills hold the key to a healthy and happy life.

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Big Box Prescription Bargains -- Less Than Meets the Eye?

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

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Big box stores are in business to make money, not to subsidize your health care. Be aware of the research and study that have gone into making the attractive product displays.

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Feds Broaden Big Pharma Bribery Investigation

New York Times | GARDINER HARRIS and NATASHA SINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least a dozen major drug and device makers are under investigation by federal prosecutors and securities regulators in a broadening bribery inquiry...

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Viagra for Women? No Way

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 11.17.2011

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Women are aroused in more subtle ways, as well we know. A little pill is not going to be a substitute for a dozen roses, a candlelight dinner, or a passionate kiss.

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Drug Companies Share Data To Speed Brain Research

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that t...

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Drug Companies Shrug Off Criminal Penalties As Profits Balloon

Washington Post | David Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pfizer, Drug Companies Profits, Prescription Drugs, Drug Companies, Business News

On the morning of Sept. 2, 2009, another Pfizer unit, Pharmacia & Upjohn, agreed to plead guilty to the same crime. This time, Pfizer executives had b...

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