New York Times: Does drug industry influence hypertension guidelines?

Release Date: May 20, 2006 This content is archived.

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An article in The New York Times looks at the controversy over the influence of drug industry money over medical societies, particularly the American Society of Hypertension, and the effect that has on patient treatment, and quotes Joseph Izzo, professor of medicine. "There are those who accuse of us being nothing more than shills of industry; a lot of us take pretty great offense at that. We've basically devoted our careers to researching this disease and how to treat it." Go to article.

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