Tainted glory-doping and athletic performance

Article Abstract:

Multiple source of evidence, including personal testimony and an ever-increasing incidence of doping scandals, suggest that widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs has fundamentally distorted the upper range of human athletic performance. Performance-enhancing drugs pose a great threat not only to the health of users, but also to the moral integrity and hence the continued relevance of modern sport.

Public affairs, Ethics, Health aspects, Risk factors, Ethical aspects, Athletes

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To inform or persuade? Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs

Article Abstract:

The role of drugs promotion in general and direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is discussed. Patients and physicians have mixed reactions to both types of content, as there is perceived imbalance between the information about risks and the information about benefits that most advertisements convey.

United Kingdom, Marketing procedures, Direct Marketing, Direct Marketing Services, Direct Mail Advertising, Other Direct Selling Establishments, Direct mail advertising services, Direct selling establishments, Direct Sales Organizations, Methods, Pharmaceutical industry, Marketing, Company marketing practices

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