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Hall, Stephen S. "The Short of It." New York Times, October 16, 2005.

Harris, Gardiner. "U.S. Creates Ethics Panel on Priority for Flu Shots." New York Times, October 28, 2004.

Brody, Jane E. "The 'Poisonous Cocktail' of Multiple Drugs." New York Times, September 18, 2007.

Markel, Howard. "How Two Rights Can Make a Wrong." New York Times, February 25, 2007.

Carey, Benedict. "Drug Makers to Report Fees to Doctors." New York Times, September 25, 2008.

Harris, Gardiner. "Top Psychiatrist Didn't Report Drug Makers' Pay." New York Times, October 2008.

Kolata, Gina. "Program Coaxes Hospitals to See Treatments Under Their Noses." New York Times, December 25, 2004.

Liptak, Adam. "Free Prozac in the Junk Mail Draws a Lawsuit." New York Times, July 6, 2002.

Jauhar, Sandeep. "Pitfalls of Linking Doctors' Pay to Performance." New York Times, September 9, 2008.

Steenhuysen, Julie. "Survey of Doctors Finds Placebos Are a Common Prescription." Boston Globe, January 4, 2008.

Harris, Gardiner. "Medical Marketing – Treatment by Incentive; As Doctor Writes Prescription, Drug Company Writes a Check." New York Times, June 27, 2004.

Berenson, Alex, Gardiner Harris, Barry Meier, and Andrew Pollack. "Despite Warnings, Drug Giant Took Long Path to Vioxx Recall." New York Times, November 14, 2004.

Harris, Gardiner. "Psychiatrists Top List in Drug Maker Gifts." New York Times, June 27, 2007.

Berenson, Alex, and Andrew Pollack. "Doctors Reap Millions for Anemia Drugs." New York Times, May 9, 2007.

Harris, Gardiner, Benedict Carey, and Janet Roberts. "Psychiatrists, Children and Drug Industry's Role." New York Times, May 10, 2007.

Bogdanich, Walt, Jake Hooker, and Andrew W. Lehren. "Chinese Chemicals Flow Unchecked Onto World Drug Market." New York Times, October 31, 2007.

Underwood, Anne. "Thanks, But No Thanks." Newsweek, October 29, 2007.

Carlat, Daniel. "Dr. Drug Rep." New York Times, November 25, 2007.

Kolata, Gina. "Reversing Trend, Big Drop Is Seen in Breast Cancer." New York Times, December 15, 2006.

Harris, Gardiner. "Report Details F.D.A. Rejection of Next-Day Pill." New York Times, November 15, 2005.

Sternberg, Steve. "The Clock is Ticking for Stroke Patients." USA Today, January 15, 2006.

 

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