Misquoted,manipulated and distorted post (94% physicians have relation.... ............)

[patliputra]

PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE AND DECIDE

It is the same article which was quoted in the said post.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 26;356(17):1742-50.

A national survey of physician-industry relationships.

Campbell EG1, Gruen RL, Mountford J, Miller LG, Cleary PD, Blumenthal D.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical, medical device, and other medically related industries have received considerable attention in recent years. We surveyed physicians to collect information about their financial associations with industry and the factors that predict those associations.

METHODS:

We conducted a national survey of 3167 physicians in six specialties (anesthesiology, cardiology, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, and pediatrics) in late 2003 and early 2004. The raw response rate for this probability sample was 52%, and the weighted response rate was 58%.

RESULTS:

Most physicians (94%) reported some type of relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, and most of these relationships involved receiving food in the workplace (83%) or receiving drug samples (78%). More than one third of the respondents (35%) received reimbursement for costs associated with professional meetings or continuing medical education, and more than one quarter (28%) received payments for consulting, giving lectures, or enrolling patients in trials. Cardiologists were more than twice as likely as family practitioners to receive payments. Family practitioners met more frequently with industry representatives than did physicians in other specialties, and physicians in solo, two-person, or group practices met more frequently with industry representatives than did physicians practicing in hospitals and clinics.

CONCLUSIONS:

The results of this national survey indicate that relationships between physicians and industry are common and underscore the variation among such relationships according to specialty, practice type, and professional activities.

Copyright 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society.

Please read the details of the quoted article on the web site

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

As far as as second web site is concerned,it is only carries news as reported by reporters.

Rest of the post is only old rhetoric seen in most of the posts.

[patliputra]

It is very surprising that how simple people are so easily taken for a ride by scrupulous people by misrepresenting and manipulating the facts . A few using unethical means are openly flaunting the norms for this forum and continue to do so in clear violation of guide lines. These need to exposed.

[patliputra]

An eye opener for all those who follow blindly.

[patliputra]

Mr. Rao, I have read all your posts and replies. All the posts were very relevant and authentic, based on sound and extensive research and not on some hearsay or belief. We expect more from you.welcome to the insulted and abused family.