Friday Blog Roundup

The ways drugs are tested and marketed are under the spotlight these days:

Elsewhere:

Andrew Schneider Investigates has the latest from the Missoula courtroom, where the judge in the WR Grace asbestos trial âcame unglued.â

Maggie Mahar at Health Beat reminds us that we shouldnât just focus on improving access to healthcare â the real goal is health, which has many factors.

Matthew Madia at The Fine Print explains whatâs frustrating about the news surrounding the pistachio recall. 

Sonya Lunder at Enviroblog digests a new study on lead levels in older women and explains what it means for approaches to environmental health.

Andrew Leonard at How the World Works interviews new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman John Wellinghoff, who explains what it will take to smarten up our electric grid.

Christine Gorman at Global Health Report explains what a 1987 interview with an AIDS patient taught her about journalism â and links it to a lesson and a warning about global health.

Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings tells a personal story to illustrate why victims of domestic violence find it so hard to leave their abusers.

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