The medical journals have enormous influence on which drugs doctors prescribe and the treatment hospitals provide. It has been revealed that hundreds of journals were never written by doctors but by ghostwriters, who the pharmaceutical companies hire.
By lending their name and reputation on the journals, the doctors can get paid a well-off amount of money while the ghostwriters remain hidden.
One field where ghostwriting is becoming an increasing problem is psychiatry.
The Guardian December, 7 2003
Here we have it again. The Observer comes up with excellent evidence stated in the article above documenting the incredible influence that the drug companies have on the media.
When you are dealing with issues as important as medical research that will affect people's lives, it is of the utmost importance that the data be accurate.
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