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Study: Drug Ads Misleading. No, Really.

Big pharma uses tricks, distractions to veil harmful side-effects

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted May 18, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Drug ads are multiplying on TV, and manufacturers are starting to advertise medical equipment used in invasive procedures, so now might be a good time to wonder what the spots are telling us. Not as much as they should, Time reports. An independent researcher has...   Read full story »

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