Does medical research need a sunshine law?

Darkfrog submitted, created time 6 months 2 weeks (www.nature.com)

A U.S. supreme court justice once said, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant." The sunshine here, is a metaphor for disclosure. The idea is that once the information is out in the open, corruption will disappear

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Breast-Cancer Patients Wrongly Diagnosed and Treated, WSJ Says

Sue Wu submitted, created time 1 year 17 hours (www.bloomberg.com)

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Thousands of breast-cancer patients may receive the wrong care because of errors in laboratory tests used to prescribe Genentech Inc.'s Herceptin, GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Tykerb, AstraZeneca Plc's Arimidex and Faslodex, and other drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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