Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has landed another big name in its probe of financial conflicts of interest in science . Today New York Times reports on the investigation Grassley psychiatrist Frederick Goodwin, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which hosts the radio show L infinity spirit . The show, which will air on National Public Radio stations, covered the effects of drugs on the brain. ( Slate was on the story in May.)
Grassley investigators unearthed evidence that Goodwin, who left NIMH in 1994, took at least $ 1.3 million of drug industry that has not been disclosed on the program. For example, in 05, he received $ 329,000 to give lectures to promote a mood stabilizer drug made by GlaxoSmithKline - and in September this year, told the audience that the stabilizing medications mood can help children with bipolar disorder. The producers of The Infinite Spirit recorded their latest episode in October, but the show continues in reruns. NPR told Times he drew The infinite spirit its satellite channels.
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