Keebler
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- This was very interesting. Required viewing for all of us, it's that important. I hope everyone can watch this. I had no idea about half of the practices.
"BAD PHARMA: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients"
Ben Goldacre, a medical doctor, wrote the "Bad Science" column for the Guardian (UK) from 2003 to 2011. His book, "Bad Science," has sold over 400,000 copies and has been published in 18 countries.
Ben Goldacre talks about the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in the global healthcare system and argues that pharmaceutical companies hide negative studies and use questionable testing and intensive lobbying to get what they want, regardless of whether the drugs they produce are good for patients.
Mr. Goldacre spoke about his book at Town Hall Seattle.
Aired on BOOK-TV Sunday, March 3rd at 7pm (ET) -- you can watch this presentation on line now, see the video link to the right of page
Bad Science -
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Keebler
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- Sorry that the thread "went wide" from such a long link.
To shorten, I've used some "tiny URLs" in the past but they often change and then the connection is lost. This has happened to me on several really important articles.
I know this may be an inconvenience but you can just pull your page open farther or scroll to see it all.
This link is too important to miss. -
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lax mom
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Keebler: I'm going to watch it, but I'm scared to death about what I'm about to see.
Keebler
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- Why be scared to death? Education should never be frightening, rather empowering.
This is mostly about lost & manipulated studies. There is no emphasis on any particular drug. Still, his talk is enlightening.
And yet, there are many questions that I would have for this speaker as I think he may just think you can actually get all answers from a controlled study. And we all here know it's just not always that simple. -
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lax mom
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Very enlightening Keebler...not scary at all.
I hear "Bad Pharma" and immediately get a bad feeling I guess.
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