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July 24, 2008 1:18:41 PM CDT


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  • May 2008
    • Congress to Probe 'Misleading' Drug Ads

      Congress to Probe 'Misleading' Drug Ads

      A congressional panel will examine three ad campaigns as part of a move to tighten regulations on drug companies' direct-to-consumer marketing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee will focus on ads for cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Lipitor, and anemia drug Procrit, which has been promoted as an anti-fatigue drug despite FDA demands not to do so. More »

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      drugs   advertising   Merck   drug companies   congressional Democrats   Pfizer   Johnson and Johnson   Lipitor   Schering Plough   Vytorin   Bart Stupak

  • March 2008
  • December 2007
    • Congress Opens Investigation Into FCC Chair

      Congress Opens Investigation Into FCC Chair

      The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin J. Martin, is facing a Congressional probe over abuses of power, Variety reports. The head of the House Commerce Committee sent the FCC head a letter alleging "a larger breakdown in the agency." Members of both parties in Congress have criticized Martin's policies, particularly his plans to relax cross-ownership between newspapers and broadcast media. More »

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      FCC   cable TV   John Dingell   Bart Stupak   Kevin J. Martin

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