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April 2nd, 2010 | Drew Griffin and Andy Segal | CNN
Feds found Pfizer too big to nail
Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, was caught illegally marketing Bextra, a painkiller that was taken off the market in 2005 because of safety concerns. But when it came to prosecuting Pfizer for its fraudulent marketing, the pharmaceutical giant had a trump card: Just as the giant banks on Wall Street were deemed too big to fail, Pfizer was considered too big to nail. Why? Because any company convicted of a major health care fraud is automatically excluded from Medicare and Medicaid.
Continue Reading...March 24th, 2010 | Larry Copeland | USA Today
More cities ban digital billboards
As the USA cracks down on texting while driving, more than a dozen cities around the nation have banned what some consider a growing external driving distraction: digital billboards.
Continue Reading...March 20th, 2010 | Donna Gordon Blankinship | The Associated Press
Could school bus ads save school budgets?
School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay for everything from tissues to sports transportation. And some have now resorted to placing advertisements on school buses.
Continue Reading...March 19th, 2010 | David Gutierrez | NaturalNews
Total Sellout: American Academy of Family Physicians Lets Coca-Cola Sponsor Health Advice
The American Academy of Family Physicians has come under fire for a controversial decision to partner with the Coca-Cola Company in a new public outreach campaign about the health risks of soda consumption.
Continue Reading...March 18th, 2010 | Jeff Martin | USA Today
Ads appear on school websites
A growing number of school districts facing budget cuts are looking to advertising on their websites as a new revenue source.
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