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HSL10170
Boseley S.
Drug firms and patient groups join in fight to overturn advertising ban
The Guardian 2007 May 21
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/news/0,,2084522,00.html

HSL10214
Warning Letter to Enzon Pharmaceuticals re Abelcet (Amphotericin B Lipid Complex Injection) Marketing
: US FDA 2007 May 21
http://www.fda.gov/CDER/warn/2007/Abelcet_wl.pdf

HSL10679
Gulmann NC.
[Conflict of interest: none stated].
Ugeskr Laeger 2007 May 21;168:(21):2039
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17566238&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

HSL10152
Moss R.
Cancer doctors are paid to prescribe dubious drugs
The Moss Reports - Cancer Decisions Newsletter 2007 May 20
http://www.cancerdecisions.com/052007.html

HSL10153
Hirschler B.
Asia set to dominate global drugs industry - survey
Reuters 2007 May 20
http://www.reuters.com/article/health-SP/idUSL2030786420070521?pageNumber=1

HSL10092
Mansfield PR.
The illusion of invulnerability
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1020
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1020-c

HSL10141
Miles J.
Drug hotline may close
Courier Mail (Brisbane) 2007 May 19
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21757617-953,00.html

HSL10142
Lang T.
Functional foods
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1015
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1015

HSL10145
Cates CJ.
Misuse of confidence intervals threatens conclusions
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1020
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/334/7602/1020-a?etoc

HSL10146
Rule J.
Drug money for patient groups: Cancerbackup sets record straight
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1020
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/334/7602/1020-b?etoc

HSL10147
Moynihan R.
Consumers fight to halt move towards direct to consumer advertising in Europe
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1025
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1025

HSL10148
Mintzes B.
Pfizer conducts survey of French patients on information provided by industry
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1027
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1027-g

HSL10149
Coombes R.
Cancer drugs: swallowing big pharma's line?
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1034
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1034

HSL10194
[No authors listed].
How pharmaceutical representatives change your behaviour.
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1029
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1029-a

HSL10326
Tanne JH.
FDA calls for warnings on anaemia drugs amid reports of incentives to doctors.
BMJ 2007 May 19;334:(7602):1022
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7602/1022-a

HSL10119
Prescribing costs in primary care
National Audit Office, UK 2007 May 18
http://www.nao.org.uk/pn/06-07/0607454.htm

HSL10124
For Michael Moore, controversy is marketing
Associated Press 2007 May 18
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070518/AE/70518008

HSL10126
McKee S.
NHS wasting millions on drugs, NAO finds
Pharma Times 2007 May 18
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/Articles/10887-National-Audit-Office-prescriptions.aspx?src=PharmaTimes

HSL10159
Study disputes benefits of lycopene for preventing prostate cancer
CBC News 2007 May 18
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/05/18/lycopene-prostate-cancer.html

HSL10193
Islam MS, Farah SS.
Misleading promotion of drugs in Bangladesh: evidence from drug promotional brochures distributed to general practioners by the pharmaceutical companies.
J Public Health (Oxf) 2007 May 18;epub ahead of print
http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/fdm024v1

HSL10223
Australians avoid scripts
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2007 May 18
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au/getdoc/df857e45-d972-4241-9a04-07d18dc294a3/pd180507.aspx

HSL13353
Lassman S.
Does a drug firm's free lunch influence doctors?
The Boston Globe 2007 May 18
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/05/18/does_a_drug_firms_free_lunch_influence_doctors/

HSL10104
Media miss real stories on health
Simon Fraser University 2007 May 17
http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news05170703.htm

HSL10108
Stanton A.
Are kids being overdosed?
Northern Express (Northern Michigan) 2007 May 17
http://www.northernexpress.com/editorial/features.asp?id=2465

HSL10125
Picard A.
When 'tried and true' can make you sick
The Globe and Mail 2007 May 17
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070517.wxlpicard17/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

HSL10215
Warning Letter to KV Pharmaceutical re Clindesse (clindamycin phosphate) Vaginal Cream Marketing
: US FDA 2007 May 17
http://www.fda.gov/CDER/warn/2007/Clindesse_ltr.pdf

HSL10093
10th Annual National Survey On Consumer Reaction To DTC Pharmaceutical Advertising Reveals #1 Action Taken After Seeing DTC Ad
PharmaLive 2007 May 16
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=443322&categoryid=9&newsletter=1

HSL10094
Mestel R.
Honestly, this is nothing short of miraculous
Los Angeles Times 2007 May 16
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-hew-webbooster16may16,1,5125965.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=2&cset=true

HSL10100
Pfizer unit loses suit over menopause drug
Bloomberg News 2007 May 16
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/05/16/pfizer_unit_loses_suit_over_menopause_drug/

HSL10101
Routledge S.
GSK meningitis vaccine shows potential in phase II study
Pharmaceutical Business Review Online 2007 May 16
http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=8C4822A4-6A7E-4C30-8ED5-91561A934FA6

HSL10102
SEC mulls action against Biovail execs
Associated Press 2007 May 16
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8P5EAC00.htm

HSL10105
Study: Diabetes drug use spikes in girls
Associated Press 2007 May 16
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-05-16-diabetes-drug_N.htm

HSL10168
Greenspan H.
We Are All the Mitten State - FDA Preemption and the Lipstick Problem
Tort Deform: The Civil Justice Defense Blog 2007 May 16
http://www.tortdeform.com/archives/2007/05/we_are_all_the_mitten_state_fd.html

HSL10091
Greene JA.
Pharmaceutical Marketing Research and the Prescribing Physician
Ann Intern Med 2007 May 15;146:(10):742-748
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/10/742

HSL10098
Wyeth wins hormone therapy case
Reuters 2007 May 15
http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/15/news/companies/bc.wyeth.trial.reut/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote

HSL10099
Havrilla M.
Eyeing ISIS
The Motley Fool 2007 May 15
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2007/05/15/eyeing-isis.aspx

HSL10106
Prescribed drug spending expected to surpass $21 billion in 2006
Canadian Institute for Health Information 2007 May 15
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=media_15may2007_e

HSL10107
Seymour JA.
Networks Praise Osteoporosis Drug, Neglect To Credit Novartis
SeekingAlpha 2007 May 15
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070515/35513_id.html?.v=1

HSL10109
Faunce T, Searles A.
Review of PBS drugs changes should be priority
The Canberra Times 2007 May 15
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=your%20say&subclass=general&story_id=584781&category=Opinion

HSL10568
Grande D.
Prescriber profiling: time to call it quits.
Ann Intern Med 2007 May 15;146:(10):751-2
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/10/751

HSL10770
Stiles MM, Barrett B.
Medicine and the pharmaceutical industry: a call to action.
Am Fam Physician 2007 May 15;75:(10):1447,
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070515/letters.html

HSL11226
Young J.
Drug industry launches warnings on cough medicine
TheHill.com 2007 May 15
http://thehill.com/business--lobby/drug-industry-launches-warnings-on-cough-medicine-2007-05-15.html

HSL10067
Dudley S.
The gifts that keep on giving
Los Angeles Times 2007 May 14
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-files14may14,1,4624458.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=1&cset=true

HSL10096
Schwitzer G.
Unhealthy Advocacy: Journalists and Health Screening Tests
Poynter Online 2007 May 14
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=123044

HSL10110
To market a drug
CanWest News Service 2007 May 14
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a9943315-e629-479b-b59a-acd75f311364

HSL10111
Kontominas B.
Risk lies in untested drug duos
Sydney Morning Herald 2007 May 14
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/risk-lies-in-untested-drug-duos/2007/05/13/1178995000306.html

HSL10121
Schwappach DL, Boluarte TA, Suhrcke M.
The economics of primary prevention of cardiovascular disease - A systematic review of economic evaluations.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2007 May 14;5:(1):5
http://www.resource-allocation.com/content/pdf/1478-7547-5-5.pdf

HSL10554
Conn J.
State loses data-mining case. N.H. plans appeal of ruling allowing use of Rx data.
Mod Healthc 2007 May 14;37:(20):32
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17542311&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

HSL10555
Conn J.
In the interest of privacy. Deborah Peel has some blunt words on the increased push for data-mining.
Mod Healthc 2007 May 14;37:(20):30-1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17542310&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

HSL10088
Fortson D.
Have a Nice day? Pfizer in court clash with British drug authority
The Independent 2007 May 13
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article2536746.ece

HSL10090
Moore A.
Eternal sunshine
The Observer 2007 May 13
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,2075796,00.html

HSL10048
Sokol DK.
Can deceiving patients be morally acceptable?
BMJ 2007 May 12;334:(7601):984
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7601/984

HSL10049
Spurgeon D.
Depression is the real killer, not antidepressants, say commentators
BMJ 2007 May 12;334:(7601):974
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7601/974-e

HSL10050
Norris J.
Link cost to clinical outcome
BMJ 2007 May 12;334:(7601):968
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7601/968-b

HSL10320
Hunter DJ.
Why are so many doctors politically illiterate?
BMJ 2007 May 12;334:(7601):1007
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7601/1007

HSL10064
Meier B.
Narcotic Maker Guilty of Deceit Over Marketing
New York Times 2007 May 11
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/business/11drug.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

HSL10087
Lavoie D.
Cracking down on off-label marketing
Associated Press 2007 May 11
http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-0/1178866605289360.xml&coll=1

HSL10112
Vance E.
Medical Students' Group Gives 40 Schools an F on Policies Regarding Access by Drug Companies
The Chronicle of Higher Education 2007 May 11
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=ch6YDwsWcgHjxp6qSBxGv52M6fvkptxq

HSL10221
Apte S, Hefford S.
Eye opener
PMLive.com 2007 May 11
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=5354

HSL10328
Cohen J.
AIDS drugs: Brazil, Thailand override big pharma patents
Science 2007 May 11;316:(5826):816
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/316/5826/816

HSL10353
Johnson C.
OxyContin Makers Admit Deception
Washington Post 2007 May 11A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/10/AR2007051000892.html

HSL10027
Harris G, Carey B, Roberts J.
Psychiatrists, Children and Drug Industry’s Role
New York Times 2007 May 10
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/health/10psyche.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

HSL10028
Charo RA.
Politics, Parents, and Prophylaxis — Mandating HPV Vaccination in the United States
NEJM 2007 May 10;356:(19):1905-1908
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/19/1905?query=TOC

HSL10041
OxyContin maker misled on addiction risks
Associated Press 2007 May 10
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18591261/

HSL10042
Mathews AW.
Senate Bill Would Boost FDA Powers
The Wall Street Journal 2007 May 10A4
http://setup1.wsj.com/article/SB117873083650997398.html?mod=Health

HSL10043
Meier B.
In Guilty Plea, OxyContin Maker to Pay $600 Million
New York Times 2007 May 10Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/business/11drug-web.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

HSL10044
Pear R.
Senate Approves Tighter Policing of Drug Makers
New York Times 2007 May 10
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/washington/10drug.html

HSL10045
Sales Agent Makes Allegations About Improper Anemia Drug Marketing Against J&J's Ortho Biotech Unit
Kaiser Network Daily Reports 2007 May 10
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=44835

HSL10047
AMSA RELEASES PHARMFREE SCORECARD GRADING MEDICAL SCHOOLS’ POLICIES ON PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ACCESS AND INFLUENCE
American Medical Student Association 2007 May 10
http://www.amsa.org/news/release2.cfx?id=302

HSL10051
Goldstein J.
Ex-J&J Salesmen Fault Anemia Drug Marketing
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 May 10
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/05/10/ex-jj-salesmen-fault-anemia-drug-marketing/?mod=yahoo_hs

HSL10063
Dilanian K.
Senators who weakened drug bill received millions from industry
USA Today 2007 May 10
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-05-10-senators-drug-bill_N.htm

HSL10065
Ross B, Esposito R, Schwartz R.
OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection
ABC News (US) - The Blotter 2007 May 10
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/oxycontin_the_g.html

HSL10066
Silverman E.
OxyContin And...Our Next President?
Pharmalot 2007 May 10
http://pharmalot.com/2007/05/oxycontin_andour_next_presiden.php

HSL10086
Bristol to plead guilty to charges in Plavix deal
Reuters 2007 May 10
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070510/bristolmyers_settlement.html?.v=3

HSL10089
Cooke R.
Kuru Awareness Week
ABC Radio National (Australia) 2007 May 10
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/perspective/stories/2007/1916383.htm#transcript

HSL10025
Lavoie D.
Feds Step Up Drug Marketing Cases
Associated Press 2007 May 9
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/09/ap3703423.html

HSL10026
Nagle M.
Novartis' new blood pressure drug no better than the rest?
DrugResearcher.com 2007 May 9
http://www.drugresearcher.com/news/ng.asp?n=76397-novartis-hypertension-high-blood-pressure-tekturna

HSL10030
Berenson A, Pollack A.
Doctors Reap Millions for Anemia Drugs
New York Times 2007 May 9
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/business/09anemia.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

HSL10033
Carreyrou J, Winstein K.
Medical Journal Questions Efficacy of HPV Vaccine
The Wall Street Journal 2007 May 9
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117874216633897566.html?mod=wsjcrmain

HSL10034
Goldstein J.
Anemia Drug Rebates to Docs May Spur Overuse
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2007 May 9
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/05/09/anemia-drug-rebates-to-docs-may-spur-overuse/?mod=yahoo_hs

HSL10035
Peterson LA.
Texas' Anti-Cervical Cancer Shot a No Go
Associated Press 2007 May 9
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070509/texas_cervical_cancer.html?.v=1

HSL10036
Herskovits B.
Pharma's Med Ed Gets Low Grade From Congress
Pharmaceutical Executive 2007 May 9
http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=425173

HSL10222
Track change
PMLive.com 2007 May 9
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=5332

HSL10683
Simmonds H, Courtenay M, Griffiths M.
Taking and giving.
Nurs Stand 2007 May 9-15;21:(35):16-7
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17515145&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

HSL9993
Burke K.
Ribena's dash of humility
The Age (Melbourne) 2007 May 8
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/ribenas-dash-of-humility/2007/05/07/1178390225764.html

HSL9994
Russell L.
Reforms to pharmaceutical costs won't benefit consumers
The Age (Melbourne) 2007 May 8
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/pharmaceutical-cost-reform-wont-benefit-public/2007/05/07/1178390223048.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

HSL10037
Lowe D.
Why is Brazil Pirating Merck's AIDs Drug?
SeekingAlpha 2007 May 8
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070508/34869_id.html?.v=1

HSL10038
Cerojano T.
Philippines Challenges Pfizer Patent
Associated Press 2007 May 8
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/08/ap3695984.html

HSL10039
Deardorff J.
The real drug pushers: patients
Julie's Health Club (Chicago Tribune Blog) 2007 May 8
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2007/05/the_real_drug_p.html

HSL10040
Martin JP.
Federal probe: Implant makers bought doctors
The New Jerey Star-Ledger 2007 May 8
http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1178599559134500.xml&coll=1&thispage=1

HSL10140
Othman N.
Self-regulation open to abuse
The New Straits Times 2007 May 8
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/Letters/20070508082931/Article/index_html

HSL10300
Meek C.
Europe reconsidering DTCA.
CMAJ 2007 May 8;176:(10):1405
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/10/1405

HSL10318
Guthrie P.
US Congress to consider limits on DTCA.
CMAJ 2007 May 8;176:(10):1404
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/10/1404

HSL9982
Bogdanich W, Hooker J.
China's toxic syrup a global killer
Sydney Morning Herald 2007 May 7
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/chinas-toxic-syrup-a-global-killer/2007/05/06/1178390145340.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

HSL9991
Goldberg C.
'No' to drug money
The Boston Globe 2007 May 7
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2007/05/07/no_to_drug_money/?page=1

HSL9995
Avorn J.
Rethinking research funding
The Boston Globe 2007 May 7
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/05/07/rethinking_research_funding/

HSL10021
Merck Disappointed with Brazil over Patent Breach; India Pharma to Benefit
SeekingAlpha 2007 May 7
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070507/34684_id.html?.v=1

HSL10024
Cheng M.
Medical journal criticizes WHO for neglecting evidence when issuing health advice
Associated Press 2007 May 7
http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=12294&news_channel_id=2002&channel_id=2002&rot=11

HSL10684
Amir LH.
Medicines and breastfeeding: information is available on safe use.
Med J Aust 2007 May 7;186:(9):485
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/186_09_070507/matter_arising_fm-7.html

HSL10686
Donohoo EA.
MIMS is not a stand-alone resource.
Med J Aust 2007 May 7;186:(9):484
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/186_09_070507/matter_arising_fm-4.html

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