Monday, September 21, 2009

Ghostbusting

From the New York Times article "Medical Editors Push for Ghostwriting Crackdown":
As Washington tries to revamp the health care system, concerns about ghostwriting are taking on new urgency. One of the underlying assumptions of the health care overhaul effort is that money can be saved and medical care improved by relying more heavily on research showing which drugs and procedures are the most effective. But experts fear that the process could be corrupted if research articles are skewed by the hidden influence of drug or medical device makers.
Click here to access the NYT article.

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