Updated September 27, 2016
The link in the original post finally broke.
You might also be interested in the following in-depth analysis of the same marketing project mentioned below:
When clinical trials are designed by the marketing department
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This is all too sad. I suspect this is just the tip of the pharma iceberg. This is a prime example of ethical pharma gone bad. What I find the most fascinating is the internal company struggle between marketing versus bona-fide clinical trial staff. Read the full story in this LA Times news article, "Drug maker Merck's marketing project passed off as research, physicians say."
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
FDA Authority Over Tobacco - desperately needed
I was watching this interesting Fox News video, "Tobacco Time," about the effects of smoking on aging. I typically expect to hear how smoking shortens your life. However, this video has a twist, and cites recent National Cancer Institute research, reporting that smoking ages your body 10 years beyond your chronological age.
In any event, while googling for more smoking information, I stumbled across the topic about efforts to put tobacco products under the authority of the FDA. My reading started with this Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Special Report, "FDA Authority Over Tobacco - Legislation Will Protect Kids and Save Lives." It frames the issue well, and explains the legislative context. This article has been recently updated, reporting successful passage of legislation in the House, "U.S. House Casts Historic Vote to Protect Kids from Tobacco, Save Lives; Senate Should Act This Year and President Should Sign Bill Into Law." It reports, "this legislation would grant the FDA strong and effective authority over the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products."
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