Re: Blatant CDC lie (pharma shill)

From: Eric Bohlman (ebohlman_at_omsdev.com)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: 19 Oct 2004 06:54:10 GMT

"Byron Canfield" <barnNOSPAM@NOSPAMbyronc.com> wrote in
news:3A%cd.151162$He1.31864@attbi_s01:

> The AMA is now lobbying with others to make over-the-counter vitamin
> supplements illegal. If that isn't suppression, the word "suppression"
> doesn't exist.

I first remember hearing that claim 32 years ago, and before then I was too
young to pay much attention to such things. Even if the allegation is
true, what makes you think the AMA would have any chance of succeeding now
if they've failed to do it in more than three decades' worth of effort?

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