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We all rely on large companies to safeguard our health and we allow them to control and direct much of our science. Is this trust really justified?

Recent revelations on this site show us that large pharmaceutical companies and their products are not as trustworthy as we would like. Can we really put our faith in the current model of modern medicine driven by Large greedy corporations ? Can we leave science especially medical science safely in the hands of trans national for profit corporations or is there urgent need to consider alternative approaches such as an open source model or state based science? I am posting this stub article to hopefully stimulate some discussion on this and related matters...

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Comments (29 of 29)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	They are just Arty Luddites.	Innovator.	Sat May 14, 2011 09:30
2	dead right, innovator...	opus diablos	Sat May 14, 2011 12:33
3	Swollow the Medicine.	Scientific Innovator.	Sat May 14, 2011 13:01
4	Huh?	Gerald	Sat May 14, 2011 13:01
5	She is Already Restored.	Scientist	Sat May 14, 2011 13:17
6	for those with Irony Deficiency Syndrome...	opus diablos	Sat May 14, 2011 14:05
7	Keep taking the Pills.	Scientist.	Sat May 14, 2011 14:17
8	when necessary I will	opus diablos	Sat May 14, 2011 14:37
9	Medicine	Gerald	Sat May 14, 2011 14:43
10	Science is Self Correcting.	Scientist.	Sat May 14, 2011 14:58
11	I detect Metaphor Deficiency Syndrome	opus diablos	Sat May 14, 2011 15:05
12	Bad Science	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 19:40
13	They called it magic.	Scientist.	Sat May 14, 2011 20:33
14	Terminology	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 21:18
15	Terminology	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 21:18
16	You got me	Gerald	Sat May 14, 2011 21:29
17	Evidence	Gerald	Sat May 14, 2011 21:32
18	Primates discovered aspirin long ago.	Scientist.	Sat May 14, 2011 21:54
19	Entertained	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 22:01
20	Don't make me debunk them all!	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 22:16
21	PharmaWatch	Damien M	Sat May 14, 2011 22:28
22	Science fail	Gerald	Sun May 15, 2011 11:01
23	Cherrypicking	Damien M	Sun May 15, 2011 11:23
24	Ok	Gerald	Sun May 15, 2011 11:51
25	They're not reliable people	Damien M	Sun May 15, 2011 17:50
26	Damien	pat c	Sun May 15, 2011 18:22
27	Vigilance	Damien M	Sun May 15, 2011 19:12
28	All to GAIN	Damien M	Tue May 17, 2011 02:09
29	GlaxoSK handest largest fine in pharmaceutical history.	Damien M	Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:44

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