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Writing in the British Medical Journal<\/em>, Professor Donald Light from the University of Medicine of New Jersey and Joel Lexchin<\/strong> from York University in Toronto say the situation has remained the same for 50 years, reported The Independent<\/em> Aug. 8. Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Non-collegian Nestor humbled by honorary degree from York<\/a><\/strong>
\n\"My wife graduated from York and she's a little bit jealous that I can be a good tennis player and get an honorary degree, where she had to study for four years,\" the National Post<\/em> quoted Daniel Nestor<\/strong> as saying Aug. 8 after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree\u00a0on Tuesday, Aug. 7\u00a0at York. Read full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Six-second goalkeeper rule proves baffling to many<\/strong><\/a>
\nCarmine Isacco<\/strong>, head men's soccer coach at York, was quoted in The New York Times<\/em> Aug. 7 about the critical, controversial call that helped the United States women\u2019s soccer team score the tying goal in its overtime victory over Canada. Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arts and trades race to finish line<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Take one sheet of plywood, a power sander, some glue and paint. Add in a handful of artists, tradesmen, 10-year-old drag racing enthusiasts and let them mix for six weeks. Out of this unique combination comes... the Power Tool Drag Race Grand Prix, a venture created by Steven Laurie, <\/strong>the Art Gallery of York University's interim education and collections assistant, reported the North York Mirror<\/em> Aug. 10. Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New program helps teen adjust from jail to school<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Sociology Professor Carl James<\/strong> of York University praised a new summer program at a local high school for helping young people leaving prison adjust to mainstream culture \u201cbecause they have been immersed in a culture of custody and they can\u2019t leave it behind without support,\u201d reported the Toronto Star<\/em> July 31. Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite clear benefits, heart failure clinics are rarely utilized<\/a>
\n<\/strong>\"Given the demonstrated benefits of these services, the rates of referral and enrollment in our study are discouragingly low,\" lead investigator Shannon Gravely<\/strong>, PhD, York University, University Health Network and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute was reported saying in Pharmacy Choice<\/em> Aug. 12. Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hartford pressured to cash out VA holders<\/a>
\n<\/strong>\u201cGiving out a lump sum right now, it's costly, but it may actually be cheaper than keeping the liability on the books,\u201d Moshe Milevsky<\/strong>, a finance professor at York\u2019s Schulich School of Business was quoted in Investment News<\/em> Aug. 12. \u201cIt was the rates that were included in the products that were problematic.\u201d Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pharmaceutical companies spend vastly more on marketing than on new treatments, The Independent<\/em> reported researchers York Professor Joel Lexchin and U.S. Professor Donald Light as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"yfileauthor":[],"qualifier":[],"yfile-author":[],"tags-to-show":[],"workflow":[],"class_list":["post-169757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-york-in-the-media"],"acf":{"internal_publish_date":null,"original_image":null},"yoast_head":"\nDrugs companies putting profit ahead of medical discoveries - YFile<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2012\/08\/13\/drugs-companies-putting-profit-ahead-of-medical-discoveries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drugs companies putting profit ahead of medical discoveries - 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