tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post116231087512940008..comments2023-10-30T02:03:47.513-07:00Comments on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look: Patient Groups: Grassroots or Astroturf?CL Psychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-1162322144192291862006-10-31T11:15:00.000-08:002006-10-31T11:15:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting about this issue. 90,000 pharma...Thanks for posting about this issue.<BR/> 90,000 pharma reps in the usa,you can't watch the evening news without being bombarded.<BR/><BR/>What irks me is that the Eli Lilly company's blockbuster Zyprexa has been implicated in causing TEN times greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.<BR/><BR/>They then turn around and sell other blockbuster drugs to treat the same diabetes. <BR/>--<BR/>Daniel HaszardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-1162318653007374622006-10-31T10:17:00.000-08:002006-10-31T10:17:00.000-08:00NAB -- Good to see another post from you. I (obvi...NAB -- Good to see another post from you. I (obviously) agree wholeheartedly. People often believe that if they have good intentions, then they couldn't possibly be influenced by more nefarious interests. Too bad they're wrong.CL Psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-1162317437609742672006-10-31T09:57:00.000-08:002006-10-31T09:57:00.000-08:00"It is my belief that most of these [PHYSICIANS, A..."It is my belief that most of these [PHYSICIANS, ADVOCACY GROUPS, PANELISTS, ETC.] truly believe they are not influenced by [X] company funding. . . "<BR/><BR/>This naive underlying idea (not your belief regarding their sincerity - with which I agree) is not only absurd on its face but is one of the basic underlying problems with the medical profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com