Big Pharma, Bad Science

In June, the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most respected medical journals, made a startling announcement. The editors declared that they were dropping their policy stipulating that authors of review articles of medical studies could not have financial ties to drug companies whose medicines were being analyzed.  Read More…

The Great Health Grab

‘I think there’s some mistake,’ I said, pushing the pack of pills back across the counter.
‘Nope. It’s the same drug, just a different name,’ replied the pharmacist with a patient smile.
It was high summer, the peak of the hay fever season and I expect she’d been dealing with quite a few quizzical customers. I picked [...]

Big Pharma and profit priorities

One of the things I’ve observed while doing public speaking, being a part of business councils and interacting with a lot of well-connected people in society, is that many people work with the pharmaceutical company known as Merck. Merck seems to be everywhere, with drug reps, consultants, marketing people, email marketing people, scientists, lobbyists and [...]