Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed Therapy

[Guest guest]

By NATASHA SINGER

Published: August 4, 2009

 

" Newly unveiled court documents show that ghostwriters paid by a pharmaceutical

company played a major role in producing 26 scientific papers backing the use of

hormone replacement therapy in women, suggesting that the level of hidden

industry influence on medical literature is broader than previously known.... "

 

Go here, to the NYTimes, to see the rest of the article.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/health/research/05ghost.html?pagewanted=1 & _r=2

 

Am guessing few on this list will be surprised by this 'revelation'!

 

 

Margi