Tag Archives: regulation

Analysing conflicts of interests

May 11, 2009 – 3:26 pm

A Sydney doctor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has sent in the following piece examining the complexities of conflict of interest issues. It’s timely in view of the approaching NHMRC workshop on this issue, and recent debate surrounding Vioxx promotions, industry sponsored guidelines for DVT prevention, and the Baker/Sanofi deal, amongst other things.
The doctor writes:
It’s [...]

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The liver cleansing web of regulatory questions

February 1, 2009 – 11:32 am

Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, would like some questions answered about the promotion of complementary medicines on the web:
“The Australian has reported my complaints to authorities over the promotion of complementary medicines on “liverdoctor.com” by Dr Sandra Cabot; real name Dr Sandra McRae, a NSW registered [...]

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Should we regulate smoking in movies?

November 25, 2008 – 1:11 pm

Simon Chapman, professor of public health at the University of Sydney, writes:
There is an international push in tobacco control circles for regulation of the film industry in response to growing evidence on the association of smoking scenes in movies with teenage smoking uptake.
Thailand now pixilates smoking and there has been big momentum in both India [...]

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