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Dr Daniel Carlat is live-blogging the US Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on conflicts of interest and continuing medical education.

On Alison Bass' blog, this post discussed the ongoing US Senate probe of, among other things, the American Psychiatric Association's relationships with pharmaceutical companies.

In a memo to its members, APA President Nada Stotland, seemed more concerned about the questioning of "long traditions and established practices" than about whether the questions were valid.