More on psychiatry researchers and the influence of Big Pharma (from today's Inside Higher Ed):
"Stanford University has removed <http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/under-pressure-stanford-pulls-schatzberg-grant/> Alan Schatzberg, its psychiatry chair, from his position as principal investigator for a federal research grant, following complaints from Sen. Charles Grassley <http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=801251511483+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve> that the professor has not been properly reporting all payments he has received from pharmaceutical companies. Grassley has been charging that top universities are not adequately enforcing their own rules or federal rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest by researchers receiving federal grants. Stanford said that Schatzberg agreed that it was best to change his role on the grant, but that the university and Schatzberg believed he had acted in accordance with relevant federal rules and ethics guidelines." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
