I was appaled at the recent news involving the pharmaceutical company, Wyeth, paying people to ghostwrite favorable articles on the drugs they sell.
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Originally Posted by http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/health/research/05ghost.html?_r=2
Newly unveiled court documents show that ghostwriters paid by a pharmaceutical company played a major role in producing 26 scientific papers backing the use of hormone replacement therapy in women, suggesting that the level of hidden industry influence on medical literature is broader than previously known.
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