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News and Commentary

Latest Headlines:

Associations Respond to NIH Call for Comments on Proposed Conflict of Interest Rules

Bruce Grant of Digitas says Facebook FDA Warning Letter Consistent with Google letters but still containing some upside

Oncology: Europe Beating US Hands Down on Innovation and CME – the Dumbing Down of US Oncologists

Prevention Magazine's 13th Annual Consumer Survey Finds That Consumers Believe DTC in Magazines and TV Is Fair and Balanced

Nature Biotechnology article outlines the compliance problems created by the "Sunshine" provision in the Healthcare Reform Act

Per Peter Pitts, University of Michigan’s Banning of Commercially Supported CME Could Place an Unnecessary Burden on Taxpayers-- Especially in Light of a Recent Study Showing No Bias in Commercially Supported CME Activities

ACCME Releases 2009 Annual Report Data - The CME Economy Sees 7.7% Reduction in Total Income

AAMC Sees No Need to Cut Off Contacts with Industry

The Nadir of ACCME -- By Peter Pitts

AMA Rejects CEJA Industry Collaboration Report for 4th Time

ACRE Recommends Rejecting CEJA Report and Recommendations re: CME


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