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Golf and the environment: how green is golf?
Submitted by skassel on April 23, 2008 – 12:41 pm | No Comment

I’m about as big of a golf fan as there is and love the lush fairways and greens that we see (in high def no less) at Augusta National each April, but is it sustainable? …

Researcher sheds light on ghostwriting in medical journals
Submitted by skassel on April 20, 2008 – 9:40 pm | No Comment

Obviously, ghostwriting pharmaceutical research studies isn’t new(s)…
“The pharmaceutical industry relies on ghost-written publications in peer-reviewed journals as part of their marketing plans,” said Fugh-Berman. “Physicians rely on information in the medical literature to make treatment …

Ghostwriting of research studies draws into question validity of industry’s published research
Submitted by skassel on April 20, 2008 – 9:38 pm | No Comment

More on Merck’s ghostwriting of research reports. Makes me wonder who else is doing it and to what extent.

“It almost calls into question all legitimate research that’s been conducted by the pharmaceutical industry with the …

Merck using ghostwriters for research studies?
Submitted by skassel on April 20, 2008 – 9:38 pm | No Comment

I’m not sure what bothers me more, the questionable ethics of the academic ‘scientists’ or that of the drug companies. I guess I’m too use to big pharma’s behavior to be that surprised and I …

Canada may designate BPA a toxic substance
Submitted by skassel on April 20, 2008 – 9:35 pm | No Comment

Bisphenol A is prevalent in consumer products and persistent in the environment. The draft of the NTP (National Toxicology Program) report on Bisphenol A can be found here.

Canadian health authorities announced today that they’re formally …

Bush’s greenhouse gas emissions goal is embarassing
Submitted by skassel on April 20, 2008 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

Wow! With an 18% reduction in the growth of emissions, this whole “global warming” thing should be licked in no time!

“It is now time for the U.S. to look beyond 2012 and take the next …