Re: QUACKS don't do research..or they LIE about it.. like the drug companies

From: GMCarter (fiar_at_verizon.net)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:30:50 GMT

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:40:04 +0800, Dunne E. Dawe <never@never.again>
wrote:

>On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:27:31 GMT, GMCarter <fiar@verizon.net> posted:
>
>>On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:38:38 +0800, Dunne E. Dawe <never@never.again>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:45:17 GMT, GMCarter <fiar@verizon.net> posted:
>>>
>>>> they will
>>>>lie through their teeth to make more money, regardless of the
>>>>consequences to health.
>>>
>>>Can you give us an example or two of these lies you refer to?
>>
>>Another example below.
>
>How has that adversely affected health?

When people are misled by advertising to think that the latest and
newest is the thing they need and go to their doctor who is on a
strict 2-minute time limit imposed by an accountant at an HMO and the
patient wants and the pharm reps have provided sufficient bribes, he
prescribes, not necessarily even having had or taken the time to
discover that the newest and latest is no better than the much less
costly oldest. These decisions accumulate and begin to produce an
enormous drag on the whole system while pharma pulls in profits.
Medicaid or other programs may restrict formularies. But more often
than not, it is simply translated into higher premiums, higher copays
and ultimately in more millions being uninsured or underinsured.

                George M. Carter
>>
>>**
>>http://www.prescriptionaccess.org/press-nexium-10-04.htm
>>
>>Consumers Sue Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca Over Misleading Nexium
>>Campaign - AFL-CIO joins suit alleging scheme to deceive consumers,
>>increase profits

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