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Strategies & Market Trends : VOLTAIRE'S PORCH-MODERATED
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (52332)5/30/2002 2:28:47 AM
From: habitrail  Read Replies (1) of 65232
 
Just finished watching. I thought it was a pretty good takedown. A lot of stuff on how drug companies trick doctors and patients into thinking they really need the new new thing when the old thing actually does it cheaper and better (and sometimes safer). They also play games with their patent filings and attempt to bully doctors who publish studies they don't like. Surprise.

Example Factoids:
People taking blood pressure meds should supposedly avoid the calcium channel blockers because they actually increased the incidence of heart disease versus diuretics and beta blockers.

Vioxx has not been proven to work better than alleve but it costs way more.
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