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Post #270,307
by bionerd
10/14/06 9:38:33 AM
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New I cant decide
I'm on the fence about that article. There are parts of it I think are a load of crap. The rest of it scares the hell out of me. It certainly is thought provoking. And depressing.
(And where are my children? In the basement playing game cube as their little arteries harden as we speak.)
Post #270,308
by Another Scott
10/14/06 10:07:01 AM
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New Yeah, he lays it on pretty thick.
But that's the idea. He wants to provoke a reaction - as good political comics should.

There was an interesting [link|http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/10/13/PM200610138.html|commentary ] by Stefan Kertesz on Marketplace (on NPR radio stations) yesterday:

STEFAN KERTESZ: SCRIPT: If Big Pharma wasn't so busy using butterflies to sell sleeping pills, I would turn their genius to one truly serious problem that needs to come out of the shadows.

It's addiction.


I'm not sure that that's the solution, but it's something to think about.

I think that the federal laws permitting advertizing of prescription medications to the public should be re-exaimined. Since the federal government pays so much of the cost of medication and medical care, I don't see much of a problem in restricting advertizing that drives up the cost. (IOW, there were good reasons for the old rules on drug advertizing. How I long for the days when cereal ads were ubiquitous, rather than todays ubiquitous ED ads.) I also think that the FDA should regulate supplements and "herbal" remedies the way they used to. There are too many deceptive ads on TV now (not to mention the "We cure any disease!" spammers).

Cheers,
Scott.
("Got addictions, Bunkie? Take this pill <voice type="whisper">for the rest of your life</voice> and you'll be Better Than New!")
     Bill Maher on 'The real menace to American kids' - (Ashton) - (27) - Oct. 14, 2006, 06:13:20 AM EDT
         I cant decide - (bionerd) - (1) - Oct. 14, 2006, 09:38:33 AM EDT
             Yeah, he lays it on pretty thick. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 14, 2006, 10:07:01 AM EDT
         since I had one kid considering Service to his country - (boxley) - Oct. 14, 2006, 11:17:52 AM EDT
         Man, that's a couple great lines - (drewk) - (23) - Oct. 14, 2006, 09:37:43 PM EDT
             I thought the same thing :) -NT - (imqwerky) - Oct. 14, 2006, 10:08:13 PM EDT
             I saw SuperSize Me for the first time the other day. - (static) - (21) - Oct. 14, 2006, 10:32:58 PM EDT
                 Don't fool yourself other fast food is any better -NT - (drewk) - (20) - Oct. 15, 2006, 11:13:04 AM EDT
                     Ar, it's all shite. - (pwhysall) - (15) - Oct. 15, 2006, 02:15:23 PM EDT
                         Ah, yes, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (14) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:03:35 PM EDT
                             That's starting to happen, albeit slowly - (admin) - (13) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:30:07 PM EDT
                                 Im waiting for fries cooked in beef tallow, healthy good -NT - (boxley) - (8) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:35:05 PM EDT
                                     Goose fat is where it's at. The proper way as it were... -NT - (hnick) - (7) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:37:49 PM EDT
                                         I had a lot of that as a kid, dont like it -NT - (boxley) - (6) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:42:35 PM EDT
                                             Horses for courses. Enjoy your tastes. - (hnick) - (5) - Oct. 15, 2006, 07:02:48 PM EDT
                                                 maybe the fact that rancid goose fat and vinegar - (boxley) - (4) - Oct. 15, 2006, 07:31:33 PM EDT
                                                     Why? - (drewk) - (3) - Oct. 15, 2006, 07:56:01 PM EDT
                                                         Because it can't hurt? -NT - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:40:32 AM EDT
                                                         actually vinegar does assist in drawing down a fever - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 15, 2006, 08:13:20 PM EDT
                                                             Nah - (pwhysall) - Oct. 16, 2006, 01:31:10 AM EDT
                                 Hah! McDonald's Salads - (pwhysall) - (3) - Oct. 15, 2006, 04:59:42 PM EDT
                                     Of course you have to watch the dressing. - (admin) - Oct. 15, 2006, 06:48:00 PM EDT
                                     Beat me to it. - (static) - Oct. 15, 2006, 11:05:39 PM EDT
                                     That's exactly what I had for lunch today! -NT - (Meerkat) - Oct. 16, 2006, 01:59:41 AM EDT
                     I don't. - (static) - (3) - Oct. 15, 2006, 11:09:31 PM EDT
                         Do they serve Vegemite in those places? - (Another Scott) - (2) - Oct. 15, 2006, 11:22:54 PM EDT
                             I can tell you that most of those - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:40:48 AM EDT
                             It's available. - (static) - Oct. 16, 2006, 12:17:39 AM EDT

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