Research Protection and Bioethics in the News

Clearwater doctor's drug study raises questions. Kris Hundley. St Petersburg Times. 2008-04-18.
URL: (External) http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article463686.ece

Ghostwriters Used in Vioxx Studies, Article Says. Stephanie Saul. The New York Times. 2008-04-15.
URL: (External) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/business/15cnd-vioxx.html

Ross JS, Hill KP, Egilman DS, Krumholz HM. Guest Authorship and Ghostwriting in Publications Related to Rofecoxib. JAMA 2008;299(15):1800-1812. Accessed on 2008-04-15 at: (External) http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/16/business/VioxxJama.pdf

MMR doctor admits ethics failing. BBC News. 2008-04-11.
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7342618.stm

Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices. Kevin Freking. AP. 2008-04-11.
URL: (External) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBmAaXWIMrmklQHBySSjGqIvto7AD8VVHQHG0

FDA Hearings on Stem-Cell Drugs. Alicia Mundy. The Wall Street Journal. 2008-04-10.
URL: (External) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120779366925203837.html

Halted drug trial safety concerns. BBC News. 2008-04-08
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7336695.stm

Rep. Barton Seeks Probe In Theft of Computer. Ellen Nakashima and Rick Weiss. The Washington Post. 2008-04-03.
URL: (External) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/02/AR2008040203371.html (Requires free registration.)

Report Claims Clinical Trials Miss Many Populations. Alan Mozes. HealthDay. 2008-04-03.
URL: (External) http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=614031

Bitter Pill. Phil Dawdy. Willamette Week. 2008-04-02.
URL: (External) http://wweek.com/editorial/3421/10752/

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Good Reading

Marusic M. Reviewer's Report, A systematic review of how homeopathy is represented in conventional and CAM peer reviewed journals. BMJ Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2005-04-25. Accessed on 2006-07-28 at: (External) http://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/1162554431678031_comment.pdf
- Caulfield T, DeBow S. A systematic review of how homeopathy is represented in conventional and CAM peer reviewed journals. BMJ Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2005;5:12. Accessed on 2006-07-28 at: (External) http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/5/12
National Association of Science Writers. Reporting Cancers Cures Pt. 1. National Association of Science Writers web site. Undated. Accessed on 2007-02-13 at: (External) http://web.archive.org/web/20021202070145/http://nasw.org/cancer1.htm
- Part 2: (External) http://web.archive.org/web/20040811160056/nasw.org/cancer2.htm
- Part 3: (External) http://web.archive.org/web/20040811161450/nasw.org/cancer3.htm

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Last Updated on: 2008-04-21

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