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FDA committee votes to withdraw bevacizumab for breast cancer by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to withdraw approval of a top selling drug for the treatment of metastatic…”
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Prominent celecoxib researcher admits fabricating data in 21 articles by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Jane Albert, a spokeswoman for the centre, a teaching hospital that serves as a campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, said that after evaluating the…”
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Why we can’t trust clinical guidelines by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Despite repeated calls to prohibit or limit conflicts of interests among authors and sponsors of clinical guidelines, the problem persists. Jeanne Lenzer…”
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Researcher received undisclosed payments of $300 000 from Pfizer by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…A federal research scientist working for the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) pleaded guilty last week to a charge that he had not declared a…”
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US could recycle 10 million unused prescription drugs a year, report says by Lenzer, Jeanne

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Lay campaigners for prostate screening are funded by industry by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…The National Prostate Cancer Coalition includes lay men's groups that promote "free prostate cancer screenings." Funders of the coalition are a virtual Who's…”
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Cochrane Collaboration's stand versus industry funding by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…New guidelines issued by the Cochrane Collaboration prohibit industry funding of Cochrane reviews. The guidelines followed revelations that a drug company with…”
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Whistleblower protection needed in Canada: advocates by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Effective whistleblower legislation should help provide job security and "create a climate in which workers feel encouraged to report problems in the…”
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Stockholders protest Pfizer's drug prices by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Charging that high drug prices are a "social justice problem," the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) submitted a proposal to "increase…”
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Controversial stroke trial is under review following BMJ report by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…W Michael O'Fallon, professor of biostatistics and chairman of the independent committee, said the review was triggered by an outpouring of letters to the…”
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Proposed US stroke centres under fire for planned use of alteplase by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Advocates say that when the protocol is followed alteplase can work. Dr William Barsan, chairman of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan, said…”
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Claim that smallpox vaccine protects against HIV is premature, say critics by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Professor Alibek said test tube experiments using the blood of 10 marines who had recently been vaccinated against smallpox showed that peripheral blood…”
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: protecting the private good? by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…After revelations that the CDC is receiving some funding from industry, Jeanne Lenzer investigates how it might have affected the organisation’s decisions…”
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Why aren’t the US Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration speaking with one voice on flu? by Lenzer, Jeanne

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Doctors underwent “extreme sleep deprivation” in studies of effect on patient deaths by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Revelations that two studies waived limits on first year resident doctors' working hours to investigate whether their patients were more likely to die have led…”
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Ending “corrupt” practices in medicine: Harvard conference report by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…After a five year investigation into institutional corruption, experts want to get tough on drug companies and individuals, reports Jeanne Lenzer…”
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Chief architect of Obamacare sparks furore over wish to “die at 75” by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Ezekiel Emanuel denies accusations that he supports euthanasia but says that the US should focus on quality not length of life, Jeanne Lenzer reports…”
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California doctors under investigation for prescribing practices by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…A local newspaper raised the alarm over doctors allegedly prescribing antipsychotic drugs for large numbers of foster children just to calm them down. Jeanne…”
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One year into Obamacare: where is it now? by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…Jeanne Lenzer assesses how President Obama’s health policy is progressing…”
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French guidelines are withdrawn after court finds potential bias among authors by Lenzer, Jeanne

“…The French Council of State (Conseil d'Etat) made the ruling on 27 April, two years after doctors with the non-profit organisation Formindep (Formation…”
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