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Merck:
 Conflict Of Interest In Vaccine Research, Licensing & Policymaking - Michael Belkin alleges scientific fraud of recommending administration of vaccines that have not been tested properly for safety. Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil - Campaigners say that the companies are picking a fight with local legislation to intimidate developing countries into buying medicines at prices set by them. Merck Under Fire for AIDS Study on Volunteer Patients in Brazil - Activists claim that the study was done in Brazil for the relative ease in finding HIV-infected volunteers who were "treatment virgins." Vitamin Cartel Fined for Price Fixing - The companies fixed prices in the European market through a cartel that had a "formal structure and hierarchy," including a regular exchange of sales figures and pricing data. Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts - As investors fret over company accounts, a unit of the US drug giant says it booked $12.4bn in revenue that was never collected. BBC News (July 8, 2002) Merck recorded revenue it never collected - Drugmaker recorded $14B in revenue since '99 that it never actually collected. (July 8, 2002) DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing - Legal brief. Allegations include participation in conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price and allocating the volume of vitamin C manufactured and sold. (May 5, 2000)Suggested link
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War in Iraq
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