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Although I’ve stayed outside of the autism/vaccination debate, make no mistake: I do not believe vaccinations cause autism, but I do believe there is a group hysteria around the topic that’s fueled by some clever, smart, vocal parties who have a vested interest in getting others on the bandwagon. Consider Jenny McCarthy, who would love [...]

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Games Pharmas Play

by Karoli on February 21, 2008 · 5 comments

I wasn’t exactly happy to read that Shire had raised the price of Adderall XR by 33.5%, following the trend of other pharmas to raise prices on medications that are shown to be effective and are often prescribed. According to the WSJ article, the higher prices are supposed to force patients to new medications as [...]

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Congratulations to everyone who blogged these ads and signed the petition. The NYU Child Study Center has decided to pull the ads. From the WSJ Health Blog: Today, Koplewicz told the Health Blog that he decided to pull the ads because “the debate began to become focused on the ads themselves” rather than on the [...]

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