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A New Diabetic Drug? HUM-MOLGEN news - 0 views

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    Takashi Kadowaki and colleagues at the University of Tokyo administered adiponectin to obese mice fed a high fat diet & to mice w/reduced levels of body fat, improving insulin resistance & lowering blood glucose levels in both sets of mice.
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The Truth about Drug Companies - 0 views

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    There is no simple way to preserve the entrepreneurial spirit that has created MRI scans, stents, bioengineered drugs, and artificial knees - and completely eliminate financial conflicts of interest...Even with rigorous guidelines, pharmaceutical companie
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Key opinion leaders: independent experts or drug representatives in disguise? - 0 views

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    In the world of medicine, "key opinion leader" is the somewhat Orwellian term used to describe the senior doctors who help drug companies sell drugs. : BMJ : British Medical Journal
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Merck: A Case of Deadly Marketing // Killing People? Yes! - 0 views

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    The Scientist published that "Merck paid an undisclosed sum to Elsevier to produce several volumes of a publication that had the look of a peer-reviewed medical journal, but contained only reprinted or summarized articles--most of which presented data favorable to Merck products--that appeared to act solely as marketing tools with no disclosure of company sponsorship. "
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Medicine: Ignorance is Bliss? So Say Drug & Device Companies! | Paul Krugman Blog | NY... - 0 views

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    This is really unbelievable: The drug and medical-device industries are mobilizing to gut a provision in the stimulus bill that would spend $1.1 billion on research comparing medical treatments, portraying it as the first step to government rationing.
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Red Wine Drug (Resveratrol) Shows Proof It Combats Aging | GlaxoSmithKline Buys Its Mak... - 0 views

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    Resveratol, found in red wine (etc.) stimulates the SIRT1 gene, which is linked to extended health + lifespan in rodents. Sitris was able to replicate those results in humans. The resveratol formula stimulates the same gene that 'calorie-restricted' diets do. Sitris also found it reduces blood glucose in diabetic patients...But small trial, short duration...
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RxList | Drug Information - 0 views

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    Search this online database for comprehensive information on FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs.
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