Drug MoneyParty Like Your Drug’s Going Generic(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/party-like-your-drugs-going-generic/624/) By Clare Blumer May 31, 2013The story behind a ritzy weekend on the Gold Coast — the priciest event in The Global Mail’s Drug Money database.read latershare4
Drug MoneyMy Life on Pristiq(www.theglobalmail.org/blog/my-life-on-pristiq/628/) By Clare Blumer May 31, 2013 This is an edited transcript of an interview with a young man who has been taking the antidepressant drug Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) since he attempted suicide at 17 years of age. When desvenlafaxine was unavailable, when he was travelling in Europe for a few months, he took Efexor (venlafaxine) instead. I’ve been on Pristiq probably since it w... read latershare8
Drug MoneyTreat Big Pharma Like Big Tobacco(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/treat-big-pharma-like-big-tobacco/619/) By Clare Blumer May 17, 2013Listen to Clare Blumer’s audio interview with Dr Allen Frances.read latershare2
Drug MoneyMarketing Crazy(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/marketing-crazy/618/) By Clare Blumer May 17, 2013An update of the manual doctors use to diagnose mental illness has critics fearing a bonanza of over-medication.read latershare16
Drug MoneyDr Bad Pharma Takes Us Behind Closed Doors(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/dr-bad-pharma-takes-us-behind-closed-doors/609/) By Clare Blumer May 2, 2013Medicine is broken, says Bad Pharma author Ben Goldacre. In this audio interview, he talks about holding the medical industry to account.read latershare6
Drug MoneyThe Doctor’s Dilemma(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-doctors-dilemma/603/) By Mike Seccombe, Clare Blumer, Debra Jopson April 29, 2013By law medical professionals must keep up their education — providing plenty of opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to help out. But do free flights, free dinners and consultancy fees put doctors in Big ... read latershare13
Drug MoneyA Million Dollars A Week(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/a-million-dollars-a-week/600/) By Debra Jopson, Clare Blumer, Mike Seccombe April 26, 2013That’s what Big Pharma reports spending on educational events in Australia. The Global Mail’s new database exposes the murky relationships between drug-makers and doctors.read latershare12
Drug MoneyA Blood-Curdling Path To Market(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/a-blood-curdling-path-to-market/596/) By Debra Jopson, Clare Blumer April 24, 2013A Global Mail investigation charts the troubled path to market of Pradaxa, the controversial stroke prevention drug, as its PBS listing hangs in the balance.read latershare8
Drug MoneyWho’s Your Doctor Dining With? (And Why You Should Care)(www.theglobalmail.org/blog/whos-your-doctor-dining-with-and-why-you-should-care/601/) By Mike Seccombe, Clare Blumer February 28, 2013Suppose someone bought you a round-trip, business class flight to Paris or New York, put you up in first class accommodation, wined and dined you at top class restaurants, and maybe slipped you a bit of money to say a few words as well. Would you feel that you owed them?Well, pharmaceutical companies do this kind of stuff for doctors all the time. But the companies and doctors ins... read latershare20
On Equality GroundHow Are British Embassies Like Las Vegas Chapels?(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/how-are-british-embassies-like-las-vegas-chapels/554/) By Clare Blumer February 7, 2013Two women wanted to marry — one Texan (no gay marriage there), the other Australian (nor there). So how did the British help them tie the knot in Cambodia (not allowed there, either), even before the UK vote this ... read latershare6
CultureNon-Prophet Theatre(localhost:8081/feature/non-prophet-theatre/481/) By Clare Blumer November 16, 2012Amid tragic fallout from the film ‘Innocence of Muslims’, a Sydney playwright saw comic potential — in the porn past of the film’s director.read latershare2
Nuclear Fishin'Asia’s Nuclear Feeding Frenzy(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/asias-nuclear-feeding-frenzy/434/) By Clare Blumer October 30, 2012How safe is the Pacific rim, where 100 reactors in 10 years are planned, some in earthquake-prone, developing nations? Ask the fish.read latershare0
sticks and stonesA Can Of Words(www.theglobalmail.org/blog/a-can-of-words/441/) By Clare Blumer October 25, 2012On Wednesday, October 10, a comedian stood up in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra and delivered a 15-minute performance that contained 15 seconds of material that has been described by Australia’s Prime Minister as “deeply offensive”.Treasurer Wayne Swan said it “crossed the line”; Labor MP Craig Emerson said he felt compelled to leave the room in disgust.The ... read latershare11
ResourcesThe Super Trawler’s High-Tech Secret Seal-Saving Device (www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-super-trawlers-high-tech-secret-seal-saving-device/381/) By Ellen Fanning, Clare Blumer September 15, 2012Hang on, isn’t that just a small hole in the most enormous net you’ve ever seen?read latershare0
Culture50 Shades Of Gay(localhost:8081/feature/50-shades-of-gay/346/) By Clare Blumer August 20, 2012The creators of a new cultural magazine are redefining Australia’s gay scene, and rejecting the ghetto.read latershare1
CultureTwo Kings Of The Torres Strait(localhost:8081/feature/two-kings-of-the-torres-strait/258/) By Sharona Coutts, Clare Blumer June 1, 2012Meet Jimi Bani, the Torres Strait royal who stars in Mabo.read latershare2
CultureDie Hard Jai(localhost:8081/feature/die-hard-jai/204/) By Clare Blumer April 23, 2012On the cusp of stardom, Sydney boy Jai Courtney talks about life on the way to becoming Bruce Willis’s son in the new Die Hard movie.read latershare3
PowerInside Australia's Nursing Homes: A New Online Tool(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/inside-australias-nursing-homes-a-new-online-tool/107/) By Joel Tozer, Sharona Coutts, Clare Blumer March 8, 2012The Global Mail has created a new online tool for consumers to check the oversight records of hundreds of aged-care facilities.read latershare11
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