Breaking Down the Chain
January 1, 2011 | Report
Analysis provides overview of supply chain and marketing practices of major beverage companies.
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Complex Systems Thinking and Current Impasses in Health Disparities Research
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A systems approach may help researchers better understand the dynamics at work that cause health disparities.
Building Infrastructure to Document the U.S. Food Stream
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This commentary praises the detailed work of the article “Food Companies’ Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet," which describes the independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) pledge to remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.
What's Next Health: danah boyd
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenge our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
Gender Bias in Research Ignores Estrogen's Effect on the Brain
April 14, 2011 | Story
A scholar looks at the role hormones play in brain function and finds that the sex of study participants is a critical factor in determining research outcomes.
RWJF Investigator Award Winner Takes Close Look at Market Incentives Provided to Pharmaceutical Industry
January 5, 2011 | Story
Aaron Kesselheim's New England Journal of Medicine article explores 'myths' about effectiveness of policies aimed at incentivizing development of new drugs.
The Food Industry and Self-Regulation
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors examined food industry self-regulation in the context of other self-regulatory successes and failures and defined eight standards that should be met if self-regulation is to be effective.
Guest Authorship and Ghostwriting in Publications Related to Rofecoxib
April 16, 2008 | Journal Article
Clinical trial manuscripts and review papers appearing in medical journals are frequently supported or written by pharmaceutical companies, although the list of authors suggests otherwise. This study considers Merck & Co and its publication of information about the drug rofecoxib.
Meeting Highlights: How Partnerships Between Academic Health Centers and the Health Industry May Affect Medical Decision-Making
October 6, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Association of American Medical Colleges sponsored a symposium to highlight the latest neurobiological and behavioral evidence demonstrating the effects of gifts and reciprocal relationships on human choices and behaviors.
Participants Urge International Network with No Ties to Alcohol Industry
March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems organized an international meeting of alcohol policy experts to exchange experiences and identify best practices in alcohol policy advocacy.