[NPR] Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties

The New York Times ^ | November 21, 2008 | Gardiner Harris

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An influential psychiatrist who was the host of the popular public radio program “The Infinite Mind” earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers, income not mentioned on the program.

The psychiatrist and radio host, Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, is the latest in a series of doctors and researchers whose ties to drugmakers have been uncovered by Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa. Dr. Goodwin, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, is the first news media figure to be investigated.

Dr. Goodwin’s weekly radio programs have often touched on subjects important to the commercial interests of the companies for which he consults. In a program broadcast on Sept. 20, 2005, he warned that children with bipolar disorder who were left untreated could suffer brain damage, a controversial view.

“But as we’ll be hearing today,” Dr. Goodwin told his audience, “modern treatments — mood stabilizers in particular — have been proven both safe and effective in bipolar children.”

That same day, GlaxoSmithKline paid Dr. Goodwin $2,500 to give a promotional lecture for its mood stabilizer drug, Lamictal, at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fla. In all, GlaxoSmithKline paid him more than $329,000 that year for promoting Lamictal, records given to Congressional investigators show.

In an interview, Dr. Goodwin said that Bill Lichtenstein, the program’s producer, knew of his consulting but that neither thought “getting money from drug companies could be an issue.”

“In retrospect, that should have been disclosed,” he said.

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>neither thought “getting money from drug companies could be an issue.”<

Ethics and integrity have no place in todays business world. We all recognize that simple fact, Doctor.

Yes, that is one reason why I get three opinions about damn near everything that you say. trust you? Come on Doc. I trust my ex mother in law more than I’d trust you. You know that don’t ya?

[Does so]

I’ve never heard this NPR program, but it should have received an “InfoMercial” disclaimer, just like regular broadcast radio.

[cgbg]

Glaxosmith is a master of using "public relations" to "market" useless and often dangerous drugs to the public.

Check out Duesberg's discussion of their role as AIDS parasites.

[iopscusa]

Duesburg eviscerates the Aids Lobby @ this site:
http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/frames/frindex.htm

Another great success for the CC (Compassionate Conservative) ideology. Thank the US Gov. for sending untold billions of $’s stolen from US Taxpayers to prop up 3rd world tyranny! Friggin Log Cabin Republicans, bugger off!

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

How about this, shut down taxpayer funding of public radio and television. No more NPR, no more PBS. Let them earn their keep like talk radio. If they can't, dump them.

As Pelosi said, until we see them produce a business model that is SUSTAINABLE, we don't show them the money.

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Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties (Big Pharma using NPR to sell drugs):)

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SOB. I searched for ‘radio host’ and didn’t find anything.

Now I feel like an ass. ;)

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Don’t feel too bad. The search function on FR is tough to figure out sometimes.