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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results21 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 9 Sources Library Connexions LibraryBad Pharma, Bad Journalism Cromwell, David Article 2012 ‘The drugs don't work: a modern medical scandal’, from Ben Goldacre's new book, Bad Pharma presents a disturbing picture emerges of corporate drug abuse. Big Pharma Making a killing: New Internationalist November 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look at big pharmaceutical companies and issues surrounding their pursuit for profit at the expense of peoples' health. Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions Library: Health Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on health. Deception By Design: Pharmaceutical Promotion in the Third World Lexchin, Joel; Kaur, Shila Rani Book 1995 The authors discuss the workings of the pharmaceutical industry by exposing the unethical marketing practices, double standards and weak marketing codes. Genocide by Prescription: The "Natural History" of the Declining White Working Class in America Petras, James; Eastman-Abaya, Robin Article 2016 The white working class in the US has been decimated through an epidemic of 'premature deaths' -- a bland term to cover-up the drop in life expectancy in this historically important demographic. This ... HealthSources.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring information and resources about health, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important arti... Held hostage by Big Pharma: a personal experience Marqusee, Mike Article 2013 Mike Marqusee looks at how drug firms can make huge profits from their state-enforced monopoly on an essential good. Killing 'Schizophrenics': Contemporary U.S. Psychiatry Versus Nazi Psychiatry Levine, Bruce E. Article 2017 In the United States in the earlier part of the twentieth century, there was widespread compulsory sterilization of those diagnosed with serious mental illness; and from the 1970s through the early 19... The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS Usdin, Shereen Book 2003 This book gives an overview of the origins of HIV, the ways in which it spreads, the profits made by drug companies, women's special vulnerability and the positive action being taken by people and com... Outrage Against Big Pharma! Activists Protest "Obscene" Conference Kinder, Chris Article 2016 It was in their fancy tailored suits and with suspicious eyes that Big Pharma CEO's and investors got interrupted by protestors as they came and went from the (too-big-to-fail) JP Morgan-sponsored con... Pfizer's Elixir of Youth?: Tamoxifen Makes Women Live Longer (Says Manufacturer of Tamoxifen) Rosenberg, Martha Article 2012 It was a great moment in Pharma funded physician “education.” At a symposium at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2010 meeting called “Mood, Memory and Myths: What Really Happens at Menopause,” t... Pharma Greed Run Amuk Hoover, James Article 2016 Congress, especially its GOP members, created the Martin monster. Martin Shkreli is only one of the monsters the GOP Congress has created. Probably our best hope is that one or many, like Shkreli, wil... Private Profits vs Public Policy: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Canadian State Lexchin, Joel Book 2016 According to Joel Lexchin, "Given the central role that medicines play in keeping us healthy, it is essential that we understand the policy environment that governs drug development, from the initial ... The Real Pushers: A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Drug Industry Lexchin, Joel Book 1984 A comprehensive analysis of the pharmaceutical drug industry in Canada. "Right to Try" Is a Cruel Farce Adler-Bolton, Beatrice Article 2018 Drug companies want you to think they're providing glimmers of hope to terminally ill patients. Don't believe them. Sources HotLink - June 30, 2016 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Articles about the FBI and the information it gathers, Donald Trump and the media, and the role of pharmaceutical companies in suppressing information. South Africa's Deadly Decade of HIV Denial: Against The Current vol. 111 Bond, Patrick Article 2004 The African National Congress has returned to power with an overwhelming majority in South Africa's third post apartheid democratic election. With millions of South Africans dying early because of AI... TPP is "Worst Trade Agreement" for Medicine Access, Says Doctors Without Borders Yakupitiyage,Tharanga Article 2015 The TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] will…go down in history as the worst trade agreement for access to medicines in developing countries, said Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAK Press AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material. We're small: a dozen people who work long hours for short mo... Health Action International Stichting Health Action International is a Dutch civil society Non-Government Organisation (NGO), with a coordinating office (HAI Global) in Amsterdam and partner regional offices Africa (Nairobi), As... Healthy Skepticism Concerned with the appropriate -- and inappropriate -- marketing of pharmaceuticals. Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryDrug Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to drugs and pharmaceuticals in the Sources directory for the media. Healthcare in China: GSK claims prompt crackdown on corruption Kaiman, Jonathan 2013 Fallout of bribery allegations against British company shows the state wants to be seen to act to clean up murky system. Nootropic Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Pharmaceutical policy Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Pharmaceutical policy is a branch of health policy that deals with the development, provision and use of medications within a health care system. Pharmageddon Healy, David 2012 David Healy's comprehensive argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine is an indictment of problems in health care that are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Pharmageddon: how the US got hooked on prescription drugs White House declares prescription drug abuse in US 'alarming' as thousands flock to Florida – the home of oxycodone pill mills Pilkington, Ed 2011 An investigation into the underground trade of oxycodone, a widely abused prescription drug. Ninety-eight percent of prescriptions in the United States come from southern Florida, where doctors at "pi... Prescription drug Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A prescription medication is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. Survey shows varying prices at drug store Diemer, Ulli 1976 It pays to shop around before you decide with which drug store to do business. This is the conclusion of a survey of Ward 7 drug stores carried out recently by Seven News staff. |
