News tagged with disclosures


Patient expresses concern about lack of data on biological drugs

(HealthDay)—A patient with Crohn's disease is concerned about the attempt by the makers of adalimumab to prevent disclosure of trial data submitted during the drug's approval process, according to a personal ...

Medications created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conflict-of-interest disclosures common at 2011 AAOS meeting

(HealthDay)—At the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, voluntarily disclosed conflicts of interest were common, especially for featured symposia, according to a study published ...

Other created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US probes Sanofi over blockbuster drug Plavix (Update 2)

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating drug maker Sanofi's disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration about different responses to its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix.

Medications created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Ethiopia, HIV disclosure is low

In Ethiopia, where more than 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, disclosure of infection by patients is important in the fight against the disease. A new study led by a Brown sociology researcher investigates HIV-positive ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social networking: Is the igeneration a 'we' generation?

(Medical Xpress)—Social networking sites may increase the bonds of friendship for nine to 13-year-old boys, according to researchers from the University of York.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer groups to improve disclosures on pink wares

(AP)—New York's attorney general says the nation's two largest breast cancer charities have adopted his guidelines for fuller disclosure by those selling pink products and services in their names.

Cancer created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

US park service was warned about Yosemite rodents

(AP)—The National Park Service was warned in 2010 to increase inspections for rodents in one of its most popular parks and prevent them from entering areas where people sleep, a report obtained Thursday states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

COI declarations and off-label drug use

Conflict-of-interest statements made by physicians and scientists in their medical journal articles after they had been allegedly paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers as part of off-label marketing programs are often inadequate, ...

Other created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New federal disclosure law may have little impact on drugs prescribed

A Colorado School of Public Health researcher has found that laws designed to illuminate financial links between doctors and pharmaceutical companies have little or no effect on what drugs physicians prescribe.

Medications created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disclosure of financial conflicts of interest may worsen medical bias

"Journals, professional associations, clinical guideline developers, and others need to worry not just that disclosure provides a band-aid to the real problem of the [conflict of interest] itself, but that any attempt to ...

Other created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commentary: Drug companies must report clinical trial results, even when they won't lead to a product

Drug companies sponsoring human trials of possible new medications have ethical responsibilities to study participants and to science to disclose the results of their clinical research -- even when product development is ...

Medications created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast