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One Third Of Hospital Review Board Members Have Conflicts Of Interest

December 01, 2006

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MSNBC has posed a question that is easy to answer in one word.

Hospital boards too closely tied to industry

Panels that oversee experiments tainted by conflicts of interest, study finds

A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study.

What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.

The question: Do medical researchers always act in the best interest of science -- or patients -- if they are also getting royalties, consulting fees or other benefits from the makers of the products being tested?

The answer: NO.

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