In an essay for the Public Library of Science former editor of the British Medical Journal, Richard Smith, argues that while corporate advertising may be the most obvious source of revenue for medical journals they are "the least corrupting." More significant, he writes, are the clinical trials the journal publishes which carry "the journal's stamp of approval (unlike the advertising)". Smith notes that while journals can more tightly screen what gets published he thinks more fundamental steps are required to "stop journals from being beholden to companies." He argues more public funding is required especially of all treatments available for treating a condition and journals should consider not publishing trials at all.
Clarendon Hotel Gary Santoro by Veronica Verve Start of a new photo shoot. Many more to be posted this week on The Mediaburn Radio Weblog. May 2005 Clarendon Hotel - Phoenix, AZ. Gary Santoro. Photography and styling by Veronica Verve.
Via Arizona Republic Tillman's family rips accounts by Army. Pat Tillman's family is lashing out at the Army, saying that the military investigations into Tillman's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan last year were a sham and that Army efforts to cover up the truth have made it harder for them to deal with their loss.* Pat Tillman's tribute page [azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page]
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