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Items published during the years 2000 to 2009

There are 14385 items in the Healthy Skepticism Library that were published during the years 2000 to 2009.

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HSL4920
Unproven breast cancer screening test may steer women away from mammograms
CBC News Online 2006 May 23
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/05/23/breast-thermography.html

HSL4921
Gellene D.
From Blessing to Curse? :Drugs that relieve Parkinson's symptoms may also trigger odd urges: jet skiing up the coast, collecting toys or gambling compulsively.
Los Angeles Times 2006 May 23
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-parkinsons23may23,1,646592,full.story?coll=la-health-medicine

HSL5006
Boodman S.
Off Label, Off Base? Many Drug Uses Don't Rest on Strong Science
Washington Post 2006 May 23
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052201428.html

HSL5088
Cohen D.
Inconsistent position on SSRI ads.
CMAJ 2006 May 23; 174:(11):1597
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/11/1597-b

HSL5089
Silversides A.
Monitoring the price of new drugs.
CMAJ 2006 May 23; 174:(11):1548-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3051&uid=16717260&db=PubMed&url=http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16717260

HSL5090
Kondro W.
Eliminating barriers to DTC advertising for OTCs and natural health products.
CMAJ 2006 May 23; 174:(11):1547-8
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/11/1547

HSL4912
Counterfeiting culture
New Statesman: A New Statesman round table - Changing attitudes and gathering intelligence 2006 May 22
http://www.newstatesman.com/200605220044

HSL4962
Herper M.
The Vioxx Maelstrom
Forbes.com 2006 May 22
http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/22/merck-vioxx-approve-cx_mh_0522mrk_print.html

HSL4917
Breggin P.
FDA Warns that Paxil Makes Depressed Adults Suicidal
The Huffington Post 2006 May 21
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-breggin/_b_21389.html?view=print

HSL4913
Saul S.
Unease on Industry's Role in Hypertension Debate
New York Times 2006 May 20
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/business/20hyper.html?ex=1148184000&en=a88fc2652f6af4de&ei=5087%0A

HSL4916
Mukherjee R.
Essential drugs may become cheaper.
The Times of India 2006 May 20
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1539385.cms

HSL5132
McCarthy M.
US Food and Drug Administration pushed to change.
Lancet 2006 May 20; 367:(9523):1643-4

HSL5133
Schachter M, Wierzbicki AS.
Spinning stars: ASTEROID's impact on atherosclerosis.
Lancet 2006 May 20; 367:(9523):1655-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3048&uid=16714182&db=PubMed&url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(06)68728-X

HSL5134
Rockhold FW, Krall RL.
Trial summaries on results databases and journal publication.
Lancet 2006 May 20; 367:(9523):1635-6
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(06)68710-2

HSL5002
Governments must move forward with global R&D framework
MSF ( Medecins Sans Frontieres ) 2006 May 19
http://www.msfuae.ae/en/files/press/details.asp?ID=50

HSL5209
Firestone RA.
Drug giants hamstrung by timid middle management.
Nature 2006 May 18; 441:(7091):282
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/441282b

HSL5210
Wadman M.
How does a painkiller harm the heart?
Nature 2006 May 18; 441:(7091):262
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060515/full/441264a.html

HSL5211
Pearson H.
Antibiotic faces uncertain future.
Nature 2006 May 18; 441:(7091):260-1
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/441260a

HSL4733
Lofgren H.
You are invited to an afternoon symposium: The Global Pharmaceutical Market and Generic Drugs: Policy Challenges for Australia
Deakin University ( Melbourne, Australia ) 2006 May 17
http://www.deakin.edu.au

HSL4911
Global drug sales grew 5 pct in year to March -IMS
Reuters 2006 May 17
http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060517:MTFH59038_2006-05-17_08-37-49_L17622252&symbol=PFE.N&rpc=44

HSL4728
Cassels A, Moynihan R.
Pharmaceuticals for healthy people . US: selling to the worried well
Le Monde Diplomatique 2006 May 16
http://mondediplo.com/2006/05/16bigpharma

HSL4729
Cox S.
How the Drug Companies Want Us to Be Sick
AlterNet 2006 May 16
http://www.alternet.org/story/36174

HSL4734
Tanner L.
Sugar Cane Cholesterol Treatment Faulted
Associated Press 2006 May 16
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DIET_CHOLESTEROL_PILL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-16-20-17-31

HSL4909
GSK issues Seroxat warning letter
PM Live.com 2006 May 16
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=4621

HSL19506
Ridker PM, Torres J
Reported Outcomes in Major Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Funded by For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations: 2000-2005
JAMA 2006 May 16; 295:(15):2270
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/295/19/2270.abstract

HSL4914
Activists Crash Big Pharma's Party: Short Video Clip and Commentary
DC Indymedia 2006 May 16
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/133881/index.php#

HSL4731
Abbott S.
Letter to Healthy Skepticism: Personal concerns regarding drug company sponsored conferences and an alternative approach
Medicine with Altitude 2006 May 15
www.medicinewithaltitude.com

HSL4732
Armstrong D.
Bitter Pill: How the New England Journal Missed Warning Signs on Vioxx
The Wall Street Journal 2006 May 15
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114765430315252591.html

HSL4915
Cheung M.
Finding Normal
CBC News Online 2006 May 15
http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/normal/

HSL4959
Vickers AJ.
Stats for the Health Professional - Michael Jordan Won't Accept the Null Hypothesis: Notes on Interpreting High P Values
Medscape Business of Medicine 2006 May 15;

HSL5050
Hass DJ, Lewis JD.
Quality of manufacturer provided information on safety and efficacy claims for dietary supplements for colonic health.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2006 May 15;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3058&uid=16700078&db=PubMed&url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.1251

HSL5435
Healy J, Braithwaite J.
Designing safer health care through responsive regulation.
Med J Aust 2006 May 15; 184:(10):
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/184_10_150506/hea11015_fm.html

HSL6022
Exubera: So Far No Evidence Available Of An Additional Therapeutic Benefit
Medical News Today 2006 May 14
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=43179

HSL4730
Silverman E.
Drug maker warns of link between Paxil and suicide
Star-Ledger 2006 May 13
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-6/114749682244320.xml&coll=1

HSL4963
Godlee F.
An international standard for disclosure of clinical trial information.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1107-8
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1107

HSL4964
Hitchen L.
Adverse drug reactions result in 250,000 UK admissions a year.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1109
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1109

HSL4965
Brettingham M.
Department of Health ends contract with drugs bulletin.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1109
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/332/7550/1109-a

HSL4966
Watson R.
Belgium to tighten drug advertising laws.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1110
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1110-a

HSL4967
Tanne JH.
Rofecoxib may cause heart attacks in first weeks of use.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1114
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/short/332/7550/1114?etoc

HSL4968
Bachmann LM, Puhan MA, ter Riet G, Bossuyt PM.
Sample sizes of studies on diagnostic accuracy: literature survey.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1127-9
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1127

HSL4969
Rutten FH, Moons KG, Hoes AW.
Improving the quality and clinical relevance of diagnostic studies.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1129
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/332/7550/1129?etoc

HSL4970
Raven MK.
Depression should be managed like a chronic disease: myth of 15% suicide rate was promulgated again.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1154
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1154

HSL4971
Spence D.
Research for profit.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1155-1156
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1155-c

HSL4972
Looi YC.
Guideline overload forgets the staff needed to implement them
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1160
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/332/7550/1160-a?etoc

HSL4973
Wager E.
Making themselves sicke by phantsye
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1152
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/332/7550/1152?etoc

HSL5091
Chirac P, Torreele E.
Global framework on essential health R&D.
Lancet 2006 May 13; 367:(9522):1560-1
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(06)68672-8

HSL5094
Mayor S.
Cancer charity is to 'borrow' candidate drugs shelved by companies.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1112
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1112

HSL5095
Watson R.
EU companies can export generic versions of patented drugs to poor countries.
BMJ 2006 May 13; 332:(7550):1112
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7550/1112-a

HSL4961
Mira AJ, Isely W, McDonnell M, Huch KM, Whittle HM, Nugent TJ, Lack DZ
Readers' Responses to "Physicians on the Take"
MedGenMed 2006 May 12;
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531612?src=mp

HSL5093
Garber K.
Intellectual property. Decision on NFkappaB patent could have broad implications for biotech
Science 2006 May 12; 312:(5776):827
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5775/827a

HSL19946
Fleming K
GPs sceptical of pharma info
Medical Observer 2006 May 124

HSL20050
Jenkins R
Group urges doctors to say no to gifts
Australian Doctor 2006 May 124

HSL20105
Howe M
Computer ad rules criticised
Australian Doctor 2006 May 124
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/computer-ad-rules-criticised

HSL4910
ADRs 'significantly under-reported', says BMA
PM Live.com 2006 May 11
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=4606

HSL5053
Solhaug HR, Indermo H, Slordal L, Spigset O.
[Written drug advertisements--are they reliable?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2006 May 11; 126:(10):1314-7
http://www.tidsskriftet.no/pls/lts/pa_lt.visSeksjon?vp_SEKS_ID=1376195

HSL5092
Rognstad S, Straand J.
[The withdrawal of Vioxx: how did the patients react?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2006 May 11; 126:(10):1326-7
http://www.tidsskriftet.no/pls/lts/pa_lt.visSeksjon?vp_SEKS_ID=1377273

HSL5135
Check E.
Are rich nations up for drug reform?
Nature 2006 May 11; 441:(7090):135
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/441135a

HSL4627
Stop Drug Ads
Democracy in Action 2006 May 10
http://democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/commercialalert/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1415&t=stop_drug_ads_home.dwt

HSL4624
Carlat D.
Generic Smear Campaign
New York Times 2006 May 9
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/opinion/09carlat.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print

HSL4629
Fyfe M.
Gift guide for doctors toughened
The Age (Melbourne) 2006 May 9
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gift-guide-for-doctors-toughened/2006/05/08/1146940475899.html

HSL5136
Kondro W.
Dispute over Vioxx study plays out in New England journal.
CMAJ 2006 May 9; 174:(10):1397
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/10/1397

HSL5137
Silversides A.
Former director general: Health Canada needs broader drug safety powers.
CMAJ 2006 May 9; 174:(10):1395-6
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/10/1395

HSL4518
Herper M, Langreth R.
Pill Pushers: How the drug industry abandoned science for salesmanship.
Forbes.com 2006 May 8
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/0508/094a_print.html

HSL4620
Scheetz A.
Variation of drug ads numbers in JAMA
2006 May 8

HSL4621
Boseley S.
Pill under review over link to depression
The Guardian ( UK) 2006 May 8
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1769935,00.html

HSL4625
Lane S, Colvin M.
New pharmaceutical guidelines criticised
Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Radio National - PM program) 2006 May 8
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1633524.htm

HSL4626
Adams C.
Good science lacking for many `off-label' prescriptions, study finds
Knight Ridder Newspapers 2006 May 8
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/14530736.htm

HSL4628
Rubin R.
Study: Off-label drugs often prescribed
USA Today 2006 May 8
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-05-08-offlabel-drugs_x.htm

HSL4699
Theobald B.
Vaccine makers helped write Frist-backed shield law: E-mails reveal private meetings
Tennessean online 2006 May 8
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/NEWS02/605080356

HSL4700
Smith S.
Some hospitals forgo baby-formula handout: State considers ban on gift bags
Boston Globe 2006 May 8
http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2006/05/08/some_hospitals_forgo_baby_formula_handout/

HSL5083
Radley DC, Finkelstein SN, Stafford RS.
Off-label prescribing among office-based physicians.
Arch Intern Med 2006 May 8; 166:(9):1021-6
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/166/9/1021

HSL4622
Wahlberg D.
Outside income: UW's doctors needn't tell all
Wisconsin State Journal 2006 May 7
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=82989

HSL5085
Stephens J.
Panel faults Pfizer in '96 clinical trial in Nigeria.
Washington Post 2006 May 7; A1,:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/06/AR2006050601338.html

HSL4635
Dyer O.
Watchdog gives spoof awards for aggressive marketing of drugs.
BMJ 2006 May 6; 332:(7549):1050
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7549/1050-a

HSL4636
Tuffs A.
German law to cuts drug costs angers doctors.
BMJ 2006 May 6; 332:(7549):1051
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7549/1051

HSL4637
Patsopoulos NA, Ioannidis JP, Analatos AA.
Origin and funding of the most frequently cited papers in medicine: database analysis.
BMJ 2006 May 6; 332:(7549):1061-4
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7549/1061

HSL4638
Delaney B.
Is society losing control of the medical research agenda?
BMJ 2006 May 6; 332:(7549):1063-4
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7549/1063

HSL4639
Altman DG, Royston P.
The cost of dichotomising continuous variables.
BMJ 2006 May 6; 332:(7549):1080
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7549/1080

HSL4619
Babington C.
Out of a Son's Suicide, a New Mission
Washington Post 2006 May 5
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050401685.html

HSL4908
Ghosh P.
Doubt cast over drug trial safety
BBC News 2006 May 5
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4989810.stm

HSL5097
Wilson N, Signal L, Nicholls S, Thomson G.
Hazardous and beneficial nutritional messages in 858 televised food advertisements during children's viewing hours.
N Z Med J 2006 May 5; 119:(1233):U1967

HSL4614
Saul S.
Doctors Object to Gathering of Drug Data
New York Times 2006 May 4
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/business/04prescribe.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

HSL4615
Prescription Drugs | Pharmaceutical Company Advertisements Often False, Misleading, Report Finds
kaisernetwork.org ( The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) 2006 May 4
Pharmaceutical Company Advertisements Often False, Misleading, Report Finds

HSL4616
Baker D.
Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Why Is Anyone Surprised?
Beat th Press 2006 May 4
http://beatthepress.blogspot.com/2006/05/corruption-in-pharmaceutical-industry.html

HSL4617
Abelson R.
Too Soon to Breathe Easy?
New York Times 2006 May 4
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/business/04sinus.html

HSL5037
Wood AJ, Darbyshire J.
Injury to research volunteers--the clinical-research nightmare.
N Engl J Med 2006 May 4; 354:(18):1869-71
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/354/18/1869

HSL5086
Saul S.
Doctors object as drug makers learn who's prescribing what.
NY Times (Print) 2006 May 4; A1:

HSL4542
McConnell M.
An open letter to Healthy Skepticism:
2006 May 3

HSL4545
Grady D.
Study Finds Few Therapies Work Well on Hot Flashes
New York Times 2006 May 3
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?tntget=2006/05/03/health/03hormone.html&tntemail1=y&_r=1&oref=login&emc=tnt&pagewanted=print

HSL4623
Fallik D.
Penn bans gifts from drug reps
Philadelphia Inquirer 2006 May 3
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/14485248.htm

HSL5038
Strom BL.
How the US drug safety system should be changed.
JAMA 2006 May 3; 295:(17):2072-5
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/utils/lofref.fcgi?PrId=3051&uid=16670415&db=PubMed&url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16670415

HSL4534
Fyfe M.
Trio slams cancer drugs 'gravy train'.
The Age (Melbourne) 2006 May 2
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/trio-slams-cancer-drugs-gravy-train/2006/05/01/1146335671089.html

HSL4535
Companies 'overstep mark' to promote drugs
ABC Online (Australia) 2006 May 2
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1628456.htm

HSL4536
Consumers’ Association Calls For Regulation of Drug Advertising
Australian Consumers Association 2006 May 2

HSL4538
Cresswell A.
'Schmoozing' drug firms go too far
The Australian Newspaper 2006 May 2
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18996609-23289,00.html

HSL4539
Stafford A, Fyfe M.
Drug firms accused over doctor 'perks'
The Age (Melbourne) 2006 May 2
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/drug-firms-accused-over-perks/2006/05/01/1146335671080.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

HSL4544
Altman L.
For Science's Gatekeepers, a Credibility Gap
New York Times 2006 May 2
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/health/02docs.html?ex=1304222400&en=989fce7c62c8e849&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

HSL4612
Turning Medicine into Snake Oil
New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) 2006 May 2
http://njpirg.org/reports/TurningMedintoSnakeOil.pdf

HSL4613
Boodman S.
'Natural' Guidance: Better Safety, Efficacy Data on Natural Medicines Are Now Available for a Fee, as Public Use Grows
Washington Post 2006 May 2
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/NewsSearch?st=Data+on+Natural+Medicines&x=9&y=10&fn=&sfn=&sa=ns&cp=&hl=false&sb=-1&sd=&ed=&blt=

HSL4701
Heavey S.
Sick patients need access to drugs sooner: US court
Reuters 2006 May 2
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=12041977

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Far too large a section of the treatment of disease is to-day controlled by the big manufacturing pharmacists, who have enslaved us in a plausible pseudo-science...
The blind faith which some men have in medicines illustrates too often the greatest of all human capacities - the capacity for self deception...
Some one will say, Is this all your science has to tell us? Is this the outcome of decades of good clinical work, of patient study of the disease, of anxious trial in such good faith of so many drugs? Give us back the childlike trust of the fathers in antimony and in the lancet rather than this cold nihilism. Not at all! Let us accept the truth, however unpleasant it may be, and with the death rate staring us in the face, let us not be deceived with vain fancies...
we need a stern, iconoclastic spirit which leads, not to nihilism, but to an active skepticism - not the passive skepticism, born of despair, but the active skepticism born of a knowledge that recognizes its limitations and knows full well that only in this attitude of mind can true progress be made.
- William Osler 1909