Conflicts galore: Statin study authors on the take from statin makers

Just yesterday, Senators Charles Grassley and Herbert Kohl announced that language requiring the public disclosure of payments to doctors from drug and medical device companies has been included in the draft bills for health care reform now being debated in the House and Senate. In case you haven't been convinced by the parade of doctors on the take (who in some cases were found to have skewed scientific data as a result of their conflicts of interest), ... Full Story »

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