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Ghostwritten medical journal articles about HRT should be retracted

JournalofWomensHealth 100x100William T. Creasman was listed as the author of an article written by a freelance writer for the December 1998 Journal of Women’s Health. The title: “Is there an association between hormone replacement therapy and ?” The article points out that there is no “definitive evidence” that is linked to . But the dirty little secret behind that article in the medical journal is that Creasman didn’t actually write the article. It was authored by a writer for DesignWrite, a marketing firm that represented -maker , now owned by Pfizer. As the story was going to press, was covering up evidence that proved otherwise. The drug company’s estrogen-plus-progestin was, in fact, increasing a woman’s risk for as well as heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

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