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October 2010

21 Oct Is disease mongering selling fear and medications?

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The Georgia Straight interviews Ray Moynihan about his new book "Sex, Lies, And Pharmaceuticals: How Drug Companies Plan To Profit From Female Sexual Dysfunction" Read More ...

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18 Oct [77] Do statins have a role in primary prevention? An update.

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Therapeutics Letter #48 (April-June 2003)1 concluded that “statins have not been shown to provide an overall health benefit in primary prevention trials” based on the 5 RCTs8-12 available at that time. More RCTs are now...

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