In the recent PBS broadcast Dangerous Prescriptions, Frontline "investigates the integrity of America's drug safety system." The documentary (viewable in its entirety online) explores "the FDA's handling of several drugs that were approved but later were pulled from the market after causing injuries and even deaths." The companion website offers a look at how the FDA works and details of its...

This new site from SmithKline Beecham, a "virtual gateway into the world of vaccinology," offers a host of resources on vaccination and vaccine preventable diseases. These resources are organized in three principle sections: Disease, Bio News, and Links. The first and largest section contains various reference resources for ten different diseases or disease groups, which are listed in four...

This archive is one that will be of particular importance to those with an interest in public health, public policy, and the general activities of pharmaceutical companies. The Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA) was created by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and it contains over 1500 documents related to pharmaceutical industry clinical trials, publication of study results,...