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Pharmaceutical Developments - Media Coverage

Pharmaceutical Advertising Biases Journals Against Vitamin Supplements

The "Business" of Drugs: Commonly Prescribed Pain Drug Linked to Increased Deaths

The "Business" of Drugs: Crime Pays for Big Pharma

Beyond Advertising: The Pharmaceutical Industry's Hidden Marketing Tactics

The Wall Street Journal - Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis

The Telegraph - The Worrying 32 Billion Dollar Wonder Drug

The Daily Telegraph - Judge Anger at Ritalin Kids: A New South Wales judge has slammed doctors for creating a generation of Ritalin kids now committing violent crimes and coming before the courts.

New York Times - In Guilty Plea, Narcotic Painkiller Manufacturer to Pay $600 Million for Misleading Regulators, Doctors and Patients on Addiction Risks

Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Children's Common Bath Products: Many Women's Shampoos and Body Wash also Contaminated

BBC News - Drug Company Intentionally 'Hid' Suicide Link to their Anti-Depressant, Seroxat

Britains largest pharmaceutical company concealed clinical test results that suggested Paxil unsafe, says BBC

NewsTarget - Legislative Bill in New Mexico Could Ban Aspartame from the State

NewsTarget - Pharmaceutical Television Advertising Labeled a Grand Hoax by Medical Journal

The Associated Press - Eli Lilly Attempts Downplay of $500 Million Settlement for Failing to Warn Consumers of Heightened Diabetes Risk from their Anti- psychotic Medication - Zyprexa

Austin American-Statesman - Johnson & Johnson Sued over Texas Medication Scam

The New England Journal of Medicine Report: Dangerous Deception - Hiding the Evidence of Adverse Drug Effects

United Press International – Eat To Live: Hot dog with virus, please!

Boston Globe – Schering-Plough Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy – Pays $435 Million in Fines

News Target – FDA poised to change the health & wellbeing of all Americans

Associated Press – Merck to Cut Jobs, Close or Sell 5 Plants

Reuters – Drugmakers expect hit from (US) Medicare drug plan

Business Telegraph - UK drugs industry tries to downplay the Vioxx case

Business Telegraph - Merck ordered to pay $250m to widow of Vioxx victim

BusinessWeek - Vioxx jurors sought to send a message

International Herald Tribune - $253 million awarded as Merck loses first Vioxx suit

Los Angles Times - Jury Finds Merck Liable in Man's Death

Newsday - Chronology of events surrounding Vioxx and other painkillers

CBS News - Troubles Just Beginning For Merck