There is a big controversy now about World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic and the fact that they failed to disclose possible influence by the pharmaceutical industry on its recommendations for how countries should respond. Call me crazy but that little secret is bad, right? The Washington Post states that the Geneva-based arm of the United Nations relied on advice from experts with ties to drug makers in developing the guidelines it used to encourage countries to stockpile millions of doses of antiviral medications. Are they saying that WHO can't just ask a pharmaceutical company their opinion even though it would put billions in their piggy banks? Of course not. WHO has had problems like this before and need to straighten their stuff out. WHO Dat Idiot!!
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