Manufacturing Consent on Product Safety Nominee
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
A controversial nominee to head the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just got more controversial. Michael E.
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More Outsourced Science Raises More Questions
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"The public interest and the private interest aren't always the same thing," said Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), as Congress prepares to investigate "possible conflicts of interest involving medical research firms such as the Constella Group." The U.S.
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Mr. Butts Happy About Defeating Oregon Cigarette Tax
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Drug Companies Provide Slightly More Information
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Prompted by a U.S.
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How Hill & Knowlton Pioneered Unsound Science
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
In the 1950s, with the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer becoming well established, the tobacco industry was in crisis.
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NIH Cancels Contract with Conflicted Consultants
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Sciences International -- the firm that evaluated the safety of certain chemicals for the U.S. Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, "helping the government determine whether they pose dangers to reproduction and newborn babies" -- has been fired by the federal government.
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European Ban on Drug Ads Under Pressure
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Later this month, proposals "that would jeopardise the current ban on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs" in the European Union will be unveiled, reports Hannah Brown.
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Swift Boat Firm Helps Abstinence Group Court Public Opinion
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Consulting Firm OK's Its Own Conflicts of Interest
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"The National Institutes of Health has temporarily suspended" the consulting firm Sciences International, which "had been reviewing the health dangers of chemicals for the government while also working for the chemical industry," reports Marla Cone. The evaluation of the firm's work is ongoing, and its $5 million government contract, "which runs through June 2008," remains in force.
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Don't Worry Your Pretty Heads, Says Cosmetics Industry
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
In response to growing concerns about the safety of some cosmetics, the industry group Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) "has embarked on what it calls an 'education process' designed to reassure consumers." As the Center for Media and Democracy repo
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