Comments on: Editorial: Prescription for medical education: sunshine http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/ One-stop source for cardiology news and links Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Senate investigation uncovers huge expenditures for Vytorin CME « CardioBrief http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/#comment-1914 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:14:28 +0000 http://cardiobrief.org/?p=2744#comment-1914 [...] Click here to read our editorial: Prescription for medical education: sunshine [...]

]]> By: Larry Husten http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/#comment-1852 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:16:29 +0000 http://cardiobrief.org/?p=2744#comment-1852 Supremacy Claus,

I’m not going to start a game of ping pong with you, mostly because I can’t decide if you’re serious rightie, a crazy leftie satirizing righties, or just a plain troll. In any case, I don’t have the time or the energy, though I confess I am somewhat amused by your characterization of Grassley.

Once again, I want to repeat and emphasize just one point: CardioBrief is entirely noncommercial, with no financial ties or relationships with industry. I make no money from this website. However, if you would care to put me in touch with some of your rich right wing friends I will be happy to reconsider my position– for the right price!

Best,

Larry

]]> By: Supremacy Claus http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/#comment-1851 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:56:28 +0000 http://cardiobrief.org/?p=2744#comment-1851 Mr. Husten: Thanks for publishing my remark. You have more fairness and courage than that other left wing ideologue, KevinMD, a biased left winger who censors dissent from his left wing orthodoxy.

However, the bigger point is that you publish the same that you demand of others. I have yet to find that on your About link.

Who said, “Transparency is not always a virtue, of course, but when it comes to medical research and medical education it is absolutely indispensable. As Louis Brandeis said, “sunshine is the best disinfectant.”

Whose agenda are you promoting and do you make any money from this blog? For example, if you are in the pay of a Hate America Foundation of Treason, shouldn’t the reader know that? I would defend your right to publish your wrongheaded, biased views. Ending your hypocrisy would even elevate your credibility even with those who disagree. So the demand is for your own benefit. You can thank me later.

Professional societies, medical schools, and insurance companies stand to gain from the unwarranted witch hunt ongoing against makers of brand name medications and their sponsorship of CME. It is an all out attack from all sides but from supercilious, morally superior parties that happen to profit from them. I am including that scurvy Blue Cross running dog, Senator Grassley in this list of self-dealing hypocrites. You will never do an article on that, because your self-interest likely would suffer (stemming from yet unknown pay) .

]]> By: Larry Husten http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/#comment-1850 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://cardiobrief.org/?p=2744#comment-1850 Dear Reader,

Perhaps against my better judgement I decided to allow the above response from “Supremacy Claus” to be published despite my general belief that these kind of incoherent rants do little to further serious and thoughtful discussion (though I suppose it is possible that this message is actually a satire or parody of a fanatical response).

Just to clarify one point: CardioBrief is entirely noncommercial, with no financial ties or relationships with industry.

Best,

Larry Husten
http://www.cardiobrief.org

]]> By: Supremacy Claus http://cardiobrief.org/2009/08/25/editorial-prescription-for-medical-education-sunshine/#comment-1849 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:36:18 +0000 http://cardiobrief.org/?p=2744#comment-1849 Only trainees and family doctors listen to these top doctors. You may rest assured they are quite junior to average clinicians in every way, including IQ. They have half the patient experience than clinicians their age. The hearings were witch hunts by mongrel running dogs and paid off puppets of Blue Cross. It will have these show hearings, which are garbage, to discourage the use of expensive brand name medication.

I demand all the sources of income of Larry Husten. Who is paying you to propagate this misleading propaganda? I saw no transparency on your web site. I noted that you only get jobs at publications whose owners hate America. You are a left wing ideologue. Who is paying you to mislead this way?

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