NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. Grassley, page 1

NPR Radio Host's Conflict With Drug Makers Exposed by Sen. Grassley

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Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) just keeps uncovering all kinds of skeletons in the closets of influential people.

This time he has found that a popular National Public Radio (NPR) host of the health and science show, “The Infinite Mind,” has a conflict-of-interest with the very drug companies he talks about.

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I find this a bit shocking. He used his show to help promote drugs. GlaxoSmithKline paid him 2500 dollars to promote the usage of Lamictal to his viewers. I honestly don't think it's as bad as made out to be. Instead or prosecuting him you should be uncovering secrets about the pharmaceutical companies themselves.

Did NPR know about the activity? No, says NPR, which will remove “The Infinite Mind” from its satellite radio service next week.

-Ign0RanT





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[edit on 21-11-2008 by Ign0rant]

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