Drug frauds prompt critique of drug company practices
The document alleges broad spectrum antibiotic development collusion by Cyanamid Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb and cross licensing later challenged as restraint of trade. It notes doctors may benefit from scheme and detail men promote branded drugs over generics. It questions Cedar Rapids exposure and Medicare costs while calling for generics to be used at Walter Reed and exposes 17 year patent protections and high prices for penicillin usage.
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Culver Press Reports Dinner with Lobbyists Draws Criticism
The Press notes critics among legislators who dined with lobbyists. staff attended the dinner hoping for a speech. A post dinner discussion revealed concerns over drug pricing, with Senator Russell Long decrying price fixing by manufacturers. The event did not yield a planned address and mainly facilitated mingling among locals.
Sex education committee cites resource guide for sixth graders
The CRISIS committee warns about a Cedar Rapids guide listing over 260 items for sex education in sixth grade, divided into social cultural biological and self understanding sections. Critics question teacher burden and suitability of content and timing, noting pages with items like Love and Sex in Plain Language and personal evaluation tools.
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Cedar Rapids
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