On AlterNet: astrazeneca

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Dollars For Docs: The Top Physicians In Big Pharma's Pocket

Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein, ProPublica. November 16, 2010.

A new investigation reveals some big-name doctors who have make hundreds of thousands of dollars boosting sales for drug companies.

Are Veterans Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD?

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. March 6, 2010.

A potentially deadly drug manufactured by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has been linked to the deaths of soldiers returning from war. Yet the FDA continues to approve it.

Pharmaceutical Giant Paid $500,000 to Psychiatrist Who Used Chicago's Poor as Guinea Pigs

Christina Jewett and Sam Roe, ProPublica. November 20, 2009.

Dr. Michael Reinstein reaped a cool half million off his patients' misery.

Unsafe Heart Medication Peddled to Public as Wonder Drug

Donald W. Light, Science Progress. December 23, 2008.

Crestor offers little benefit and offsets it with costly side effects. But you wouldn't know this from drug-company propaganda.

Are You One of Big Pharma's Lab Animals?

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 7, 2007.

Here's a rundown of whom we can thank for the national pathology of creating and treating diseases that aren't even there.

What's Missing on Your FDA Drug Warning Label: Corporate Influence over the Safety Process

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. August 28, 2007.

Ninety-two percent of FDA advisory meetings in the last decade included a member with financial ties to drug companies. A look at how that affects the drugs that are allowed on the market -- even after they're shown to be deadly.