Glaxo Exec Concedes Drug Industry ‘Lost Its Way’ And Prescribes Changes (NPR)
A “competitive selling model” that works fine for autos or candy isn’t right for medicines that can save people’s lives. Duh.
Text of speech by Glaxo president Deirdre Connelly (NPR) (PDF)
“An industry that should be hailed as one of the greatest contributors to health in our society actually ranks among the lowest in public trust. … our industry lost its way.”
Why Almost Everything You Hear About Medicine Is Wrong (Newsweek)
Dr. John Ioannidis is the new chief of Stanford’s Prevention Research Center. “People are being hurt and even dying” because of false medical claims. It’s not a question of quackery, but of real errors in medical research. See Andrew Wakfield: The integrity and validity of science
New approach to weight loss debated (NHS)
Research article discusses merits of promoting “health at every size.” Focus on weight reduction leads to cycles of weight loss and gain, preoccupation with food and body image, lower self-esteem and eating disorders.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee – review (Guardian)
“We can rid ourselves of cancer,” he concludes, “only as much as we can rid ourselves of the processes in our physiology that depend on growth – ageing, regeneration, healing, reproduction.”
America’s Top Parent (New Yorker)
The New Yorker reviews “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” Conclusion: Shallow, vain, manipulative, and plays on American fears of China.
A Supreme Conflict of Interest (Common Cause)
Online petition calling for for Justice Department to investigate whether Supreme Court judges Scalia and Thomas should have recused themselves from the Citizens United case after secret political strategy meetings with conservative Koch Industries.
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