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04-09-2001, 12:40 AM
CBS Evening News on April 5th, 2001
CBS Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson
http://www.cbs.com
This program talked about how drug companies are paying doctors to sign articles written the the company's drug researchers. Then these articles are submitted to well-respected medical journals--journals that doctors trust for drug information.
Of course, biased information can make a drug sound safer or better than what it is.
Side effects may not be discussed in the article due to the drug company controlling the data. Please go to this site. It will be worth your time to read the transcript.
CBS Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson
http://www.cbs.com
This program talked about how drug companies are paying doctors to sign articles written the the company's drug researchers. Then these articles are submitted to well-respected medical journals--journals that doctors trust for drug information.
Of course, biased information can make a drug sound safer or better than what it is.
Side effects may not be discussed in the article due to the drug company controlling the data. Please go to this site. It will be worth your time to read the transcript.