The American Society of Hypertension is the latest professional group to face unpleasant media publicity following a report in the New York Times questioning the drug industry's sponsorship of ASH events. Critics say a round of dinners at Ruth's Chris Steakhouses across the country may have influenced the group's position on a new definition for hypertension. Not everybody agrees on the wisdom of the new guidelines, which lower the threshold for Stage I hypertension. By lowering the definition, the skeptics argue, pharma companies stand to make billions.
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