"More Marketing Than Science" - An Anonymous Confession About Deceptive Marketing Published in the British Medical Journal

The British Medical Journal just published an anonymous article by a pharmaceutical company insider that explained once again how pharmaceutical companies turn research studies, apparently scholarly articles, and medical education into stealth marketing efforts.  (See Anonymous.  Post-marketing observational studies: my experience in the drug industry.  Brit Med J 2012; 344: 28.  Link here.)We have previously discussed examples...

The Men Who Made Us Fat ~ Episode 2: Portion Sizes

A bit behind the curve on this one, here's the first part (of 4)So in this episode, obesity is blamed on the man who invented the large sized popcorn at the movie theater.    I'm not inclined to blame that guy, per se, but I'm much more in agreement with those who blame portion sizes at least in part for why we're eating too dang much.  Read more...

Di Internet Selain Ngeblog Apa Lagi Yang Asyik?

Limit Komputer - Blog bukan hanya satu-satunya yang mengasyikan di internet, karena internet bisa saya katakan perpustakaan dunia yang sangat lengkap. terus apakah kalian hanya main blog saja? tidak kan, karena itu gunakanlah intenet sebagai sarana hiburan, mencari teman, dan pembelajaran, jangan gunakan internet untuk mencari hal-hal yang negatif. lalu apa sajakah yang mengasyikan di internet, berikut...