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Online Register Created To Flag Scientific Papers That May Be Tainted By Fraud Or Misconduct
December 17, 2008 A group of French research students is launching an online register to flag up scientific papers that have been tainted by fraud and other types of scientific misconduct. Once a fraudulent paper has ... > full story -
Success Of Anti-Meth Ads Questioned By Study
December 11, 2008 The federal government and several states have funded an advertising campaign on methamphetamine use. This study shows that the campaign has produced some negative outcomes. The study author ... > full story -
Fraud In Science: How Prevalent Is It And What Can Be Done?
December 10, 2008 Public confidence in the honesty of scientists is being harmed by a small minority of researchers who behave badly, a conference heard last week. European research organizations agreed to work more ... > full story -
China's Paradoxical Policies On HIV And Drug Use Threaten Health, Experts Argue
December 8, 2008 Injection drug users sentenced to compulsory detention under China's paradoxical policies on HIV/AIDS and narcotics suffer human rights abuses that may imperil their health, says a new study ... > full story -
Coerced Medication Used In Psychiatric Care Despite Lack Of Clinical Evidence
December 4, 2008 Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of ... > full story -
International Society For Stem Cell Research Releases New Guidelines
December 3, 2008 The International Society for Stem Cell Research, the world's leading professional organization of stem cell researchers, released new guidelines for the responsible development of safe and effective ... > full story -
Drug Marketing Techniques May Be Risking Patient Safety
December 2, 2008 With new drugs being reviewed by regulatory agencies and then released onto the market faster than ever before, patients' safety is being compromised, warns a new ... > full story -
Applying Systematic Review To Field Of Nutrition
December 2, 2008 Performing systematic reviews of nutrition related topics raises unique challenges not often encountered in the field of medicine. In a new article, a team of researchers use specific examples to ... > full story -
New HIV Cases Could Be Reduced By 95% With Universal Voluntary Testing And Immediate Treatment, Mathematical Model Shows
November 29, 2008 Universal and annual voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment (irrespective of clinical stage or CD4 count) can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according ... > full story -
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Misleading Media Coverage Of Medicine
November 26, 2008 Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported ... > full story
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