Doctor and Drug Industry Relationships Questioned

Do doctors financial ties to drug industries affect their ability to perform objective research studies? More people are saying yes but some doctors are saying no.

As more drug money from pharmaceutical manufacturers becomes available to universities and researchers, questions of ethics and personal financial ties are increasingly coming into question.

Check out the following links for more on this increasingly popular topic:

Nando Media: Ethical concerns between companies, doctors debated
Yahoo News: Drug Company Ties to Academic Research Studied
ABC News: Scrutinizing Researchers – Two Studies Look at Academics’ Ties to Industry
MSNBC: Doctor-drug company ties probed