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January 11, 2010 | Journal Article
The 2005 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "black box" advisory warning that atypical antipsychotic drugs increased risk of death with elderly patients with dementia led to fewer mentions of the drugs by physicians in the four years after implementation of the drug label requirement.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The medical profession and pharmaceutical industry have fallen short in reducing the influence of gifts on prescription practices through self-regulation. This commentary describes efforts at self-regulation by the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession.
September 9, 2013 | Commentary
Unhealthy food and beverage marketing can increase children's risk for obesity. A new commentary in Health Affairs examines past efforts to limit unhealthy marketing and provides recommendations for the future.
August 28, 2013 | Journal Article
Television ads for fast-food children's meals were compared with adult advertisements to assess companies' compliance with self-regulatory pledges.
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study looked at the nutritional quality of menu offerings at eight fast-food restaurant chains over 14 years.
May 8, 2013 | News Release
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, according to a new study.
June 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Biomarkers may prove important in medicine, but controversy about biomarker patents has increased in recent years.
February 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Egg agencies are constantly thanking women for the wonderful difference they are making in the lives of recipients, so egg donors spoke with a great deal of pride about helping people have children. Some egg donors even described the money they rece ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Using market exclusivity to promote pharmaceutical innovation can lead to positive outcomes, but the practice is also characterized by waste and collateral effects.
August 29, 2013 | Infographic
Fast-food companies emphasize toy giveaways and movie tie-ins when marketing to kids on television, which suggests the industry is not abiding by its own pledges regarding child-directed marketing. Share this infographic.