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As drug industry's influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias Nov 25th 2012, 01:45 For drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, the 17-page article in the New England Journal of Medicine represented a coup. The 2006 report described a trial that compared three diabetes drugs and concluded that Avandia, the company's new drug, performed best. Read full article >> Has Wal-Mart been good or bad? Nov 25th 2012, 01:36 There's lots to agree with in Peter Suderman's 17-part Twitter defense of Wal-Mart (which was inspired by this discussion on Saturday's "Up With Chris Hayes"). Wal-Mart's low prices do primarily benefit low-income consumers. Wal-Mart's low wages are not really that low, at least when compared with the prevailing wages in the retail sector. Wal-Mart's executive class does make a lot of money, but not enough to move the dial on employee pay. Read full article >> Social marketing becoming increasingly valuable for small businesses during the holidays Nov 23rd 2012, 20:58 A husband-and-wife team, we own a company called One Girl Cookies, which specializes in artisanally crafted desserts of all sorts. We started 12 years ago, strictly as a wholesale and delivery business which then evolved into a retail business as well. Read full article >>

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