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Reason October 2007 Ronald Bailey	Is Industry-Funded Science Killing You? The overrated risks and underrated benefits of pharmaceutical research "conflicts of interest."
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AskMen.com Joshua Levine	Selling Your Body To Science Have you ever thought about the number of voluntary patients who basically sell their bodies to clinical trials in the name of science? Well, the number is staggering and it can reach well into the thousands. The main reason being the large paycheck that comes with the job.
AskMen.com Richard Stevens	Participating In Clinical Trials Check out what participating in clinical trials involves and how you can join a study. You may even make some cash in the process.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2012 Feam & Lagus	Providing Access Now While regulatory frameworks and medical practices differ between countries, many patients still need early access to new drugs. Industry can help.
Chemistry World February 26, 2014 Ned Stafford	Roche disputes unethical East German trial claims Clinical trials in the 1980s, performed in former communist East Germany by global pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann-La Roche, adhered to international standards and did not violate East German laws, according to a report issued by the company after a six month internal investigation.
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Fast Company December 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda	Biotechs Look Overseas to Launch a Stem-Cell Revolution According to one small biotech, the best way to launch a stem-cell revolution is to do it overseas.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Ken Getz	Building Clinical Trial Awareness for Patients: Why Not Try the Pharmacist? The author explains how building a stakeholder outreach agenda around the community pharmacist can lead to a better outcome in managing the complex ins and outs of a trial protocol.
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Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2012 Sue Barrowcliffe	Real World Insights Commercial teams as well as patients can benefit from managed access programs, which are designed to provide access to medicines outside of the clinical and commercial setting, for patients who have no other available treatment options.
Bio-IT World July 15, 2003	The BRAIN Behind BCM's Clinical Trials What ultimately came to be called the Biomedical Research and Information Network, or BRAIN, took two years to build and cost Baylor College of Medicine $1.5 million. Yet no one doubts the value of the investment.
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Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2006 Nancy Dreyer	Personalized Medicine Meets the Real World A wave of genomic medicines is coming down the pipeline, and they're going to be expensive. Can companies prove they're worth it? Maybe: but the claims payers seek aren't coming from traditional clinical trials.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Brian Lawler	The Commandments of Biotech Investing, Part 2 It's a complex field, but it's not impossible for investors to master. The more in-depth your research of a potential biotech investment, and the more you remember to follow these commandments, the better your potential for success will be when investing in this fascinating field.
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