A Nation of Guinea Pigs

Yesterday we were watching Constant Gardner. This movie is based on a novel by John le Carré . It deals with how big pharmaceutical companies are using third world countries as guinea pig without their knowledge by bribing the corrupt politicians.

and then when i was browsing through "Wired magazine" i found this article. Although its only available in print edition. Here is the synopsis of that article.

There's a new outsourcing boom in South Asia - and a billion people are
jockeying for the jobs. How India became the global hot spot for drug trials

After doing some googling on web i found following articles.
India gearing up to be hotspot for drug R&D
Outsourcing clinical trials to India rash and risky, critics warn
India's clinical trials and tribulations