Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… ilemma.”Soon after the trial results were released, Dr. Etta Pisano, the principal investigator of the trial, told reporters that for most women there was no reason to se …"

Painkiller trial raises questions for FDA, Pfizer

By Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer

In February 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called a three-day hearing to review the risks of three painkillers known as C

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"… critic well-known for his early warning about the dangers of Vioxx, is the principal investigator on the study known as PRECISION (the Prospective Randomized Evaluation of …"

"… e dangerous than NSAIDs and continue to prescribe it.Nissen, the trial’s principal investigator, has a different interpretation. “The trial is designed to answer a very …"

Landmark worker death case continues against UCLA chemistry professor

By Jim Morris

UCLA Professor Patrick Harran stands accused of a felony in the death of research associate Sheri Sangji after a lab fire.

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"… is interview with the deputy fire marshal, however, Harran — the lab’s principal investigator, or PI — admitted that his safety policies were less than rigid. Harran …"

"… d: Why were academic labs more dangerous than those in industry? Were some principal investigators so obsessed with publishing papers, securing grants and winning prizes th …"

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EPA unaware of industry ties on cancer review panel

By David Heath and Ronnie Greene

PART ONE: An EPA panel appointed to study hexavalent chromium included scientists who had consulted for industry in lawsuits.

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"… ng and said that Patierno revealed he was an investigator — though not a principal investigator — on the American Chemistry Council studies. The ACC’s Mason disputes …"

"… ason disputes that Patierno was involved. But Travis O’Brien, one of the principal investigators on the studies and a former colleague of Patierno’s at George Washingto …"