When Big Food companies engage in health-washing tactics, what are the consequences for the reputations of the health organisations and health professionals involved? It’s a question t... Read more
(For updates to the Register, see its home page.) Concerns are widespread about the influence of pharmaceutical and other corporate interests on health and medical research, education, pract... Read more
The Crikey Register of Influence – which details links between opinion leaders, organisations and industry marketing campaigns – has been updated. The new entries are Professor Simon Stewart... Read more
In case there are any researchers or journalists out there with too much time on their hands, here are two ideas for stories or research projects. • What is the role of the media in Mr Ward... Read more
The Vioxx case in the Federal Court in Melbourne continues to produce a stream of interesting and illuminating revelations although I had to chuckle at one specialist’s efforts to down... Read more
A pharmacy researcher who wishes to remain anonymous has sent in this comment regarding the funding deal between the Baker and Sanofi Aventis (for more background info, see here, and here an... Read more
Garry Jennings. director of the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, has sent in the following response to concerns raised at Croakey and elsewhere, with a link to a question and answer d... Read more
Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, has written a long comment on my post below, and it is well worth a read. He also advises that he... Read more
You’ve got to hand it to Sanofi-Aventis. At the same time as the Vioxx case before the Federal Court is producing an alarming string of stories about the hazards of overly close ties between... Read more
Brett Forge, a physician and cardiologist from Warragul in Victoria, has sent in the following comments regarding his inclusion on the Crikey Register of Influence: Dear Crikey Many thanks f... Read more
