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Potential Effects of a Ban on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of New Prescription Drugs

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CBO: Potential Effects of a Ban on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of New Prescription Drugs – May 26, 2011

  • “Concerns about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs have spurred recent proposals for a moratorium on advertising brand-name prescription drugs to consumers during the first two years following a drug’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration. This Congressional Budget Office brief examines some of the effects of such a moratorium, drawing on data documenting direct-to-consumer advertising and other promotional activities used by pharmaceutical producers as well as academic analyses of how advertising has affected the market for drugs.”

    • Analysis of a Permanent Prohibition on Implementing the Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010

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    CBO: Analysis of a Permanent Prohibition on Implementing the Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010 – May 26, 2011 “This letter discusses many of the potential effects of a permanent ban on the use of appropriated funds to implement the health care laws and, where possible, provides information on whether those effects would… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, TARP, Secure Border Initiative

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    Commercial Launch Vehicles: NASA Taking Measures to Manage Delays and Risks, GAO-11-692T, May 26, 2011 Department of State’s Counternarcotics Performance Management System, GAO-11-564R, May 26, 2011 Job Access and Reverse Commute Program: Progress Made in Using Funds and Stakeholder Views on Proposed Program Changes, GAO-11-518, May 26, 2011 Management Report: Improvements Needed in Controls over… Continue Reading

    Trends over 5 Decades in U.S. Occupation-Related Physical Activity and Their Associations with Obesity

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    Trends over 5 Decades in U.S. Occupation-Related Physical Activity and Their Associations with Obesity Church TS, Thomas DM, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT, Earnest CP, et al. (2011) PLoS ONE 6(5): e19657. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019657: “Analysis of energy expenditure for occupations in U.S. private industry since 1960 using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mean body… Continue Reading