Ron Bailey wrote an article for the October 2007 issue of Reason magazine derived from his ACSH report on Scrutinizing Industry-Funded Science:
Activists, politicians, and other critics claim conflicts of interest are pervasive in pharmaceutical research. Several years ago CSPI established an Integrity in Science Project to investigate and publicize the destructive influence of industry-sponsored science. Not to be outdone, the Union of Concerned Scientists launched its own Scientific Integrity Program to "push for reforms that will protect our health, safety, and environment."
Politicians are jumping on the bandwagon, proposing more-stringent regulations of private clinical research...