Paying Off Doctors
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For years, some physicians in the U.S. have received lavish trips, expensive dinners, and huge speaking fees from pharmaceutical manufacturers.  In return, the companies hope -- or expect – the doctors to use or recommend their drugs.  The organization Consumers International says that cozy relationship is even more extreme in the developing world.  Host Peggy Wehmeyer talks with a spokesman for the organization about its recent report: Drugs, Doctors and Dinners. How Drug Companies Influence Health In The Developing World. 
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