3 Doctors leave NIH in conflict of interest controversy.

[deminks]

Just found this from today - 3 doctors leave NIH because of taking money from industrial interests.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=716&e=30&u=/latimests/20050310/ts_latimes/threeresearchersinnihcontroversyareleaving

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Brewer, 66, is taking a position with a research institute in the Washington area, according to an e-mail distributed Tuesday to agency employees. From 2001 to 2003, Brewer accepted about $114,000 in consulting fees from four companies making or developing cholesterol medicines, government and corporate records show. His paid arrangements with the companies were approved in advance by the NIH, an agency spokeswoman said.

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As part of his federal role, Brewer helped draft national guidelines urging more aggressive use of drugs to lower cholesterol. In an article published Aug. 21, 2003, in the American Journal of Cardiology, Brewer extolled the safety and effectiveness of a new cholesterol drug, Crestor, without disclosing to readers that he was a paid consultant to the manufacturer, AstraZeneca. Company sales representatives later distributed copies of Brewer's article to doctors nationwide.

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[medeak]

1. this is great

goes right along with past discussion:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1295433

[deminks]

2. Thanks for the link.

I have been wondering why the guidelines changed so drastically and so suddenly. It was all to add millions of people to the drugs, and increase the doses on millions of people already taking the drugs. I don't think anything is known really about the effects of taking large doses, other than possibly preventing heart attacks.

How can we trust the guidelines being set are in our best interests?

[medeak]

3. don't even get me started

Canada and Europe are way hip to the scam