“Over 50% of trials published in top psychiatry/psychology journals contain spin in the abstract.”
Tag: Corruption
Peter C Gøtzsche: Cochrane—no longer a Collaboration
“Academic freedom has gone, scientific debates are unwelcome, and transparency is a thing of the past. Cochrane’s public statements deny this, but I am a witness on the inside and […]
Industry-Funded Pesticide Data Problematic, Study Shows
“Epidemiology studies have shown that chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxin that can lead to neurodevelopmental issues, including decreased intelligence quotient (IQ) in children exposed prenatally to even low doses of the […]
Sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and cancer
“The sugar industry did not disclose evidence of harm from animal studies that would have (1) strengthened the case that the CHD risk of sucrose is greater than starch and […]
Washington State University Researchers Complain of Industry Influence
“Thirty faculty members of Washington State University’s (WSU) Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources College say administrators there are bending to the influence of industry in setting research and employment priorities”
Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba
“Dicamba, an old weedkiller that is being used in new ways, has thrust Bradley and a half-dozen other university weed scientists into the unfamiliar role of whistleblower, confronting what they […]
A pharma company that spent $500,000 trying to keep pot illegal just got DEA approval for synthetic marijuana
“Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that was one of the chief financial backers of the opposition to marijuana legalization in Arizona last year, received preliminary approval from the Drug Enforcement […]
Monsanto Weed Killer Faces New Doubts
“The records suggested that Monsanto had ghostwritten research that was later attributed to academics and indicated that a senior official at the Environmental Protection Agency had worked to quash a […]
Highest grossing pharmaceuticals don’t help majority of patients
” The top ten highest-grossing drugs in the United States help between 1 in 25 and 1 in 4 of the people who take them…”
Medical Studies Often Leave Out Adverse Outcomes
“Approximately half of studies published on new medical treatments leave out at least some of the adverse effects they uncovered, according to a recent analysis in PLOS Medicine.”