The first wealth is health. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Please keep in mind the distinction between healing and treatment: treatment originates from outside, whereas healing comes from within. – Andrew Weil The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, and in the … [Read more...]
The Funny Side of Pharmaceuticals
Drugs: Will They Make You Go Out of Your Mind?
The Dangers of Antibiotic Overuse
Statin Drugs Are Harmful to Your Health
Statins are prescribed for their cholesterol-lowering ability. Lipitor, one of the statins, is the best-selling drug in the world. Other statins are Zocor, Pravachol, Lescol, Mevacor, and Crestor. Currently, 60 million Americans take these drugs, and another 36 million should be taking them, according to experts. The 36 million who should be … [Read more...]
Brittany Murphy, Heath Ledger and You
I've pointed out during this series on drugs that the U.S. is a Drugged-Out Nation, a nation where on average, every man, woman and child takes 12 pharmaceutical drugs. As I've pointed out, we can thank the intense marketing and promotion of drugs for the insane amounts of drugs consumed in the U.S. And as I've also pointed out, 40% of all drugs produced … [Read more...]
The World of Drug Reps
2) A spoof of drug reps, from the TV show Scrubs. 4) Gwen Olson, a former drug rep who wrote an expose about the drug industry, on how drug reps manipulate doctors. … [Read more...]
Ask Your Doctor: The Marketing of Drugs
Drug Ads on TV – A Brief History
Bill Maher on Pharmaceutical Drugs
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