Re: The pharmaceutical industry and free markets

From: Darren (reply.to_at_news.group)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:01:57 -0700

"Johnny Marcos" <johnny5@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns951D2ACAC8EB3Johnny5yahoocom@65.32.1.7...
> ruetheday@outgun.com (Rue The Day) wrote in
> news:a44a8c58.0407041437.2f7dd483@posting.google.com:
>
> About 700 years ago the ming dynasty in china discovered red yeast rice
> helped to increase circulation and reduce ailments in its citizens - the
> chinese have an average cholesterol level from between 80 - 100. 700
> years later, much scientific study, many billions of dollars in research
> and marketing the american public with an average 250 cholesterol level
> gets cholesterol drugs - what the ***? I feel like I got cheated.

sigh... A 21st century American has a radically different diet than a 14th
century Chinese peasant.

Darren

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