tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7974058096391118315..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Another Industry-Supported Physician Defends Industrial Support of Medical SocietiesRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-54817096424239383092008-10-03T14:13:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:13:00.000-04:00We have recently seen the capitulation of the drug...We have recently seen the capitulation of the drug firms regarding the retail, or general population drugs. This is highlighted by the recent cut in R&D jobs, laying off of drug reps in France, and the "redirection" of one drug companies corporate strategy, as found in the WSJ and on the WSJ Health Blog.<BR/><BR/>We then find this from the WSJ Health Blog: October 1, 2008, 9:35 am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-17135833724608868392008-10-03T12:16:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:16:00.000-04:00This conflict is exemplified in the exuberance for...This conflict is exemplified in the exuberance for angioplasty and stenting as promoted in the ACC i2 Summit, "supported" by baloon and stent makers. Experts have said that more than one third of these procedures are not appropriate at the time they are done and joke about the ocular-cephalic-inflationary reflex in the cath lab. At no point have these procedures been proven to prevent heart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-79580459283751958542008-10-03T09:37:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:37:00.000-04:00Are you asking poor doctors to forego entitlements...Are you asking poor doctors to forego entitlements? One of the perks of their years of sacrifice is 'entree' to the party. That these poor individuals should have to 'pay their own way' is ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the snark. Stereotyping requires painting with a broad brush. I KNOW there are responsible doctors who adhere to the Hippocratic Oath. But there ARE those who feel justified in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-77882883600774368262008-10-02T20:24:00.000-04:002008-10-02T20:24:00.000-04:00Does he have a firewall in the middle of his brain...Does he have a firewall in the middle of his brain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com