MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'astroturfing'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812848&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F09%2F22%2Fyes-there-is-evil%2F Just read it. All of it. Do it-c’mon, who loves you? We damage ourselves for self abuse, fun, to entertain you. Then I’ll be done with this ….for awhile. Be good and I’ll show you the pics of the winner of “Vote for Keywork win a date with….”and I’ll tell you the story of how I lost my [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812848 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:34:10 +0100 1812848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466085&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F24%2Fdepression-alliance-clumsy-conflicts-of-interest-once-again%2F It looks like Depression Alliance (DA) is up to its old tricks again… I have written about DA in the past and criticised the part it played in the marketing of Cymbalta in the UK. In the case of Cymbalta, the medical PR agency, Packer Forbes, worked with DA on the research and campaign for DA’s annual ‘depression awareness week’ in 2005 - which was funded by Eli Lilly & Boehringer Ingelheim. Packer Forbes also worked for Eli Lilly & Boehringer Ingelheim on the UK launch and marketing of new drug Cymbalta. You can read about it here and here. In essence the 2005 research for National Depression Week discovered that a major problem in depression was managing the associated “general aches and pains” that come with the condition. At the time Cymbalta... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466085 Sat, 24 May 2008 09:50:43 +0100 1466085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366895&cid=t_115339_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F268380895%2F File this under ‘Say Uncle.’ A dozen drug and device makers have told Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican, that they have plans or are working on plans to publicly disclose grants to outside groups, and the details will be provided on each company’s Web sites, the Associated Press reports. In particular, Grassley is interested in money spent on continuing medical education. Recently, Grassley asked 15 companies whether they planned to do what Lilly does, which is disclose its grants to such programs. And the responses are in. They are wide-ranging and sometimes vague, but mostly what the senator wanted to hear - many say they will go beyond disclosing CME grants and will also disclose payments to patients advocacy groups such as the American Heart Association or the Ameri... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366895 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:48:41 +0100 1366895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=877663&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F17%2Fjim-thomson-and-the-european-alliance-for-access-to-safe-medicines%2F The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM) has its brand new shiny website now… have a look here. It’s an interesting read - says Jim: “…The Alliance has been formed by a cross-section of European patient safety stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds…” I think more detail is in order, Jim - who were the founders and who are the funders? Elsewhere on the website Jim tells us (or at least the person who wrote the copy at Medicom Group tells us): “The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines includes members and supporters from both independent and industry backgrounds, and we make sure there are never more funding partners than non-funding partners. The actions of the EAASM are approved by the executive board which consists... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=877663 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:11:51 +0100 877663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758686&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F26%2Feverything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-patient-groups-2%2F Well, not EVERYTHING of course! This is the fourth post in a series that recaps (in one handy place) all I’ve written so far about a particular subject. The first three ‘everythings’ have been about Alastair Benbow, Ian Hudson and Serotonin. But what about these patient groups I hear you ask… I’ve written quite a lot on this subject, as I feel strongly about it. The collected posts run to four pages. You’ll learn about a complex cast of characters and organisations that include: Jim Thomson & Amelia Mustapha, Rodney Elgie, Neil Bindemann, Dr Chris Manning, Innervate Ltd, The Centre for Mental Health, The Healthwell.org, The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines, Depression Alliance, The Diabetes Monitoring Forum, Primhe, the antidepressant Cymba... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758686 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:37:26 +0100 758686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=720045&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F08%2Fbig-pharma-blogs-back-at-us%2F How does the drug industry deal with us - real, live people who have something to say about the shabby way they do business and the increasingly unsafe products they punt out to the public? “Let’s blog right back at them…” Hence the wonderful blog from America called Drug Wonks - Drugwonks.com is the web log of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), a forum offering rigorous and compelling research on the most critical issues affecting current drug policy. Oh yeah? Ah, I get the message now, it’s a forum - it’s all in the public interest - it’s got nothing to do with big pharma PR - no, sir - nothing to do big pharma PR at all… So who is behind Drug Wonks? With the help of CL Psych (and others) I think I can tell you: The Pr... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=720045 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:16:20 +0100 720045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719418&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F07%2Fpharma-tv-a-typical-days-viewing-leaked%2F I wrote about Pharma TV back in May - here, here, here, here and here. What I didn’t have at the time was access to any details about the kind of scheduling we might expect. ‘Gypsy Pharma Giles’ has been looking into his crystal ball(s) and is able to give us a typical day’s programming. I simply can’t wait! (Source: seroxat secrets...) seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719418 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:54:24 +0100 719418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713178&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F03%2Fgo-on-talk-to-me%2F Why not? Why not just leave a comment and explain things to me - tell me how I’m wrong about you and your products, about you and the way you market them, about you and the way you harm people, about you and the data you kept hidden, about you and the regulators, about you and your lies. Talk to me - I want to hear your side of the story - I really do. Surely someone from my “visitors’ book” has something to say worth saying [except the Scientologists]: Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois Abbott Laboratories, Gurnee, Illinois Abbott Laboratories, Libertyville, Illinois Accenture, United Kingdom Adpepper.com Allegiance Healthcare, Waukegan, Illinois American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Washington American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virgi... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713178 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:52:46 +0100 713178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=702108&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F28%2Feverything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-patient-groups%2F Well, not EVERYTHING of course! This is the fourth post in a series that recaps (in one handy place) all I’ve written so far about a particular subject. The first three ‘everythings’ have been about Alastair Benbow, Ian Hudson and Serotonin. But what about these patient groups I hear you ask… I’ve written quite a lot on this subject, as I feel strongly about it. The collected posts run to four pages. You’ll learn about a complex cast of characters and organisations that include: Jim Thomson & Amelia Mustapha, Rodney Elgie, Neil Bindemann, Dr Chris Manning, Innervate Ltd, The Centre for Mental Health, The Healthwell.org, The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines, Depression Alliance, The Diabetes Monitoring Forum, Primhe, the antidepressant Cymba... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=702108 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:48:38 +0100 702108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699308&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Finnervate-ltd-jim-thomson-and-the-centre-for-mental-health%2F Hmmm. I’ve been looking into The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines once again… while considering this new organisation and what it may or may not stand for (we wait with baited breath) I think it might be useful to consider the genesis of another organisation that Jim Thomson is involved with - the Centre For Mental Health. After leaving Depression Alliance, Jim worked with Innervate as its Sales and Marketing Director - but only for a short time and well, ‘not really’, as Jim himself has told me “I did not, as you say, leave DA suddenly. I wanted to move the organisation in one direction (that being to broaden its remit) and the Executive Committee did not. Nor do I work for Innervate. I did for a short time, while I was trying to establish the C... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699308 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:44:59 +0100 699308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675879&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F13%2Fthe-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-depression%2F Sounds impressive, huh? I’ve written before about this here and here. Paul Flynn MP has written about the way drug companies ‘interact’ with Parliament here. I’m revisiting this particular subject after reading an interview from April 2005 on the website epolitix.com In the interview a Depression Alliance (DA) spokesman talks about the good work of the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on Depression and agrees that DA works closely with APPG. Once again I have to report that I am skeptical about all this. My reasons? As I have said before, the APPG on Depression was never registered and as far as I can tell never did any work at all. A colleague has informed me that the erstwhile Chair of the Group, Laura Moffat MP wrote (in April 2006) that “The Depression... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675879 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:42:37 +0100 675879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675881&cid=t_115339_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F12%2Fthe-european-alliance-for-access-to-safe-medicines%2F You may remember I wrote about this new organisation recently. It is an initiative of the Centre for Mental Health and has been started because “…our committment [sic] to protecting patients has led us [Centre for Mental Health] and a number of partners to form the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM).” Clearly this is breaking news as web searches bring up absolutely nothing about the EAASM as yet. I admit I have been looking as I am very interested to know just who we will find among the “number of partners.” However, I can tell you that if you want further information then perhaps I could suggest you get in touch with the Medicom Group - “The company’s media-neutral vision is believed to be unique in the independently-owned sec... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675881 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:58:52 +0100 675881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675345&cid=t_115339_109_f&fid=34800&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FClinicalPsychologyAndPsychiatryACloserLook%2F%7E3%2F123215707%2Fastroturf-welcome-to-machine.html I welcomed y’all to the PR Machine yesterday, where I discussed the Drug Wonks blog and the general topic of how pro-industry speech is magnified while dissenting voices are generally muffled. I’m not the only blogger who has noticed this trend. Philip Dawdy at Furious Seasons noted recently that Lilly, maker of Doggie Prozac (aka Reconcile), is now supporting a patient support group (Support Partners) that touts the benefits of dog ownership for people with depression. Wonderful. I wonder if this new support group will ever discuss Reconcile? Nah, too obvious, you think? We’ll see. On the page that discusses treatment options for depression, it is stated… Some of your questions may include the different medications used to treat depression. If you want to learn more about a m... Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675345 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:47:00 +0100 675345