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Retraction record rocks community: One of the biggest purges of the scientific literature in history is finally getting under way

Sep 21, 2012

Anaesthesiology tries to move on after fraud investigations. David Cyranoski 19 September 2012 One of the biggest purges of the scientific literature in history is finally getting under way. After more…

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As Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Mount, Researchers Outline Effective Approaches to Curb Epidemic: Kills MoreThan Heroin and Cocaine combined

Sep 20, 2012

Sep 19, 2012 WASHINGTON — Prescription painkillers are responsible for more fatal overdoses in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. And while most states have programs to…

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Documentary Evidence Reveals Motives of Pharmaceutical “Seeding” Trials

Sep 19, 2012

Re-Post for filing 2008 Clinical studies that are designed by pharmaceutical companies to promote use of their drugs are called "seeding" trials. While much has been written about the marketing…

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Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed

Sep 19, 2012

Re post 2008 Contact: Nick Birch nick@biologists.com 44-122-342-6164 The Company of Biologists Britain's training programs may be contributing to the 'lost tribe' of clinician-scientists -- medical doctors who also perform…

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Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions

Sep 18, 2012

Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Susan Schantz and graduate student Victor Wang found that rats exposed to estradiol were significantly impaired on…

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Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters “Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States,”

Sep 18, 2012

Repost 2008 Contact: Jackie Cooper jcooper@asanet.org 202-247-9871 American Sociological Association Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are…

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Insight: In India, gift-giving drives drug makers’ marketing: shower Indian doctors with gifts, posh junkets abroad, and cash payments disguised as consultancy or other types of fees

Sep 17, 2012

By Frederik JoelvingPosted 2012/09/17 at 7:20 am EDT MUMBAI, Sep. 17, 2012 (Reuters) — Sales representatives for Abbott Laboratories Inc's Indian subsidiaries know what it takes to get a doctor…

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Can we engineer love and morality?

Sep 17, 2012

By RICHARD WEIKART The Modesto Bee Published: Sunday, Sep. 16, 2012 - 1:00 am Recently Oxford philosophy professor Julian Savulescu moved his campaign for "moral enhancement" out of the…

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From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells

Sep 17, 2012

From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells September 14, 2012 by Stuart Mason Dambrot Schemes of methodology and designs. (A) Thermodynamic scheme of…

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Mutation causes defective Natural Killer cells

Sep 17, 2012

Natural Killer (NK) cells defend the body against infectious diseases and cancer by recognizing and killing stressed or infected cells and patients with NK deficiencies are susceptible to severe…

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DEA shuts down shipments from Walgreen facility : Suspicion that highly addictive painkillers were being diverted to the black market.

Sep 15, 2012

Reuters – Fri, Sep 14, 2012 (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it shut down shipments of controlled substances from Walgreen Co's Florida distribution facility on the…

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Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells : Reduces Glial progenitor cells

Sep 15, 2012

Re-post 34th HRR 2008 Contact: Tom Rickey tom_rickey@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-7954 University of Rochester Medical Center Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important…

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Drug companies do almost no innovation : Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers

Sep 15, 2012

Re-Posted for Filing 2008 report New report: The truth about drug innovation New York, NY: A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi,…

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Half of drugs prescribed in France useless or dangerous, say two specialists

Sep 14, 2012

The doctors claim that the state wastes money on unnecessary medicine that they blame for up to 20,000 deaths annually Kim Willsher in Paris guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 12.18 EDT Half…

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Having a tonsillectomy can cause Obesity

Sep 14, 2012

Contact: David March dmarch1@jhmi.edu 410-955-1534 Johns Hopkins Medicine Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy Potentially worrisome weight gains following tonsillectomy occur mostly in…

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‘Spin’ in media reports of scientific articles: 47% of articles contain ‘Spin”

Sep 14, 2012

Contact: Sumrina Yousufzai syousufzai@plos.org 415-568-3164 Public Library of Science Press releases and news stories reporting the results of randomized controlled trials often contain "spin"—specific reporting strategies (intentional or unintentional) emphasizing…

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Pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis: Researchers claim may never be tested in TB clinical trials.

Sep 14, 2012

Public release date: 10-Sep-2012 [Print | E-mail| Share][ Close Window ] Contact: Lauren Woods law2014@med.cornell.edu 212-821-0560 New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers find low cost…

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Researchers discover mechanism related to negative emotions of cocaine withdrawal

Sep 14, 2012

Contact: Eric Sorensen eric.sorensen@wsu.edu 206-799-9186 Washington State University Emotional 'brakes' stay on after cocaine wears off PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University researchers have found a cellular mechanism that contributes to the…

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Taking painkillers increases death risk, second heart attacks in survivors: 59-63% Higher risk of Death

Sep 14, 2012

Contact: Maggie Francis maggie.francis@heart.org 214-706-1382 American Heart Association — Heart attack survivors who take common painkillers after a heart attack have a higher long-term risk of dying or having a…

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More pregnant women taking high blood pressure drugs, yet safety unclear

Sep 14, 2012

Contact: Karen Astle karen.astle@heart.org 214-706-1392 American Heart Association Nearly 5 percent of pregnant women are prescribed drugs to treat high blood pressure, including some drugs that aren't considered safe for…

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Retraction record rocks community: One of the biggest purges of the scientific literature in history is finally getting under way

Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed

Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions

Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters “Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States,”

Insight: In India, gift-giving drives drug makers’ marketing: shower Indian doctors with gifts, posh junkets abroad, and cash payments disguised as consultancy or other types of fees

Can we engineer love and morality?

From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells

Mutation causes defective Natural Killer cells

DEA shuts down shipments from Walgreen facility : Suspicion that highly addictive painkillers were being diverted to the black market.

Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells : Reduces Glial progenitor cells

Drug companies do almost no innovation : Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers

Half of drugs prescribed in France useless or dangerous, say two specialists

Having a tonsillectomy can cause Obesity

‘Spin’ in media reports of scientific articles: 47% of articles contain ‘Spin”

Pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis: Researchers claim may never be tested in TB clinical trials.

Researchers discover mechanism related to negative emotions of cocaine withdrawal

Taking painkillers increases death risk, second heart attacks in survivors: 59-63% Higher risk of Death

More pregnant women taking high blood pressure drugs, yet safety unclear

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