This article is scary, but not out of line with so much of what we already know. I wouldn't be so quick to trust what medical journals say.
http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/ghostwriting/ "Medical ghostwriting can be as scary as it is spooky. People with scientific backgrounds often with PhDs are paid to stay in the shadows and crank out favourable reports for drug companies. Then, drug companies get doctors to put their names on the studies for money, prestige, or perks. 'Doctors dont have time to write those articles. The people who have their names on those articles are very busy professionals.' They're busy and usually high-profile: the higher the profile, the greater the credibility for the article. Blair Snitch: Im given an outline about what to talk about, what studies to site. They want us to be talking about the stuff that makes the drug look good. Marketplace: They dont give you the negative studies? Blair Snitch: Theres no discussion of certain adverse events. Thats just not brought up....." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
