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September 26, 2017 - Issue 4058


Fake Pharma — The Ghosts in a Very Big Machine

big pharma ghostwriter

September 26, 2017

A well-respected news outlet was called out for publishing a ghost-written article supposedly written by a drug-industry-tied neurologist that praised the value of drug sales reps. The article was actually the product of a PR firm in partnership with a Big Pharma front group - and none of this was disclosed.

Insufficient Science About Added Sugar?

sugar association paid researchers

September 26, 2017

It's long been known that the food industry seeks to manipulate scientific data and public health policy to fit their own agenda, but now a report has the email chain to prove it. The messages, between former Coca-Cola executives and industry-funded front groups, show just how far the industry is willing to go to sell more junk food.