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• Monday, December 1, 2008 06:50 PM

  Conflict of interest?

  Well, duh! (as we scientific types say!) I am involved in health/medical research and professional education, and I am absolutely required to disclose financial interests and support (when relevant, and the assumption is that if money changes hands, it's a priori relevant) One thing that is positive coming out of congress is a movement to clamp down on the huge and flagrant conflicts of interest in the "academic" medical research/pharmaceutical industry complex (like psychiatrists who research and advocate for powerful antipsychotic medications being used with children, somehow failing to mention millions of dollars a year in consulting fees from the manufacturers of these drugs:

  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30sun2.html?scp=1&sq=psychiatrist%20conflict%20of%20interest&st=cse

  Much as it pains me to ever agree with spooter about anything, I would love to see a mandatory "disclosure panel" under all talking heads. It does seem like most liberal speakers usually have something like, say, "Center for American Progress" as an example of their affiliation. Of course these labels are frequently misleading, but I think it's safe to say it is far more so on the Right- so sorry shoothead, few on the "Left" could be subtitled "A Division of Exxon-Mobil"...

  Anyway, Glenn, you are spot on as always. Also as always, it's frustrating to try to avoid the amazing divergences by folks here at times. I wonder what percentage of posters actually READ your blog, much less the responses. Sad...

  —drdave39 Read drdave39's other letters
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