Top medical journal eases ethics policy
The New England Journal of Medicine is relaxing its conflict-of-interest rules for authors of its most comprehensive articles because the journal cannot find enough qualified experts with no financial ties to drug companies.
Chicago Tribune, June 13, 2002
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This is a SAD occurance...speaks volumes on the state of medicine today.