Thanks to Jen for initially supplying this link:

"In June, the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most respected medical journals, made a startling announcement. The editors declared that they were dropping their policy stipulating that authors of review articles of medical studies could not have financial ties to drug companies whose medicines were being analyzed...."

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20020805/newman20020725

How sad that impartiality is becoming an endangered species.

Sad and dangerous, Lisa.

If you see some of the articles - you can deduce that.

A favorite tactic I see is to prove that every natural cure you and I can do without them - does not work, is a waste of money, and could be dangerous (fear, uncertainty, and doubt - FUD).

Their only study is - take all the studies that show benefit and find a reason to throw each study out. Then there are only studies that show no benefit. Do a study of studies that show no benefit and there is only one conclusion.

Then it gets published in a prestigous journal and big pharma pays news networks to push the results in front of everyone.

And as long as they have their tool, the FDA, on the chain, nobody will be able to challenge them.

Pharmaceutical drugs are not centered on health. It's all about money. It's a business, and profits are the driving force.