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To: Druss who wrote (5812)	12/31/1999 9:19:00 AM
From: BDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

I don't have ready access to the 1988 issue or online access to the full text of current issues but a search of the index at the Nature site (http://www.nature.com/) on "Benveniste" suggests that the original article may not have been favorable. I'll give Nature the benefit of the doubt. French scientist shrugs off winning his second Ig Nobel prize Nature Volume 395 Number 6702 p 535 (08-Oct-1998) Nobel laureates face libel suits from 'water memory' researcher Nature Volume 389 Number 6650 p 427 (02-Oct-1997)

To: Druss who wrote (5812)	12/31/1999 1:18:00 PM
From: Hank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

"Viagra is a prescription drug as I understand it. How can they sell it via e-mail, further does this also mean that they are offering other prescription drugs? Including I would assume the 'candy' ones like Valium and so on." This is a con. There's no way in hell Pfizer, or any other drug company, would be selling a prescription drug via e-mail. It's either a complete con to take your money and run or they are selling sugar pills and calling it Viagra. I'm sure that Pfizer must be aware of this and I'm equally sure that arrests will be made shortly. If you want clarification, then check Pfizer's corporate web page at www.pfizer.com

To: Druss who wrote (5812)	12/31/1999 1:21:00 PM
From: BDR	Respond to of 10293

<<As an off topic question, Viagra is a prescription drug as I understand it. How can they sell it via e-mail, further does this also mean that they are offering other prescription drugs? Including I would assume the 'candy' ones like Valium and so on. I would think the FDA would be up in arms over this.>> FDA seems to be clueless (surprise). The politicians are just beginning to make some noise about this. I think I heard some sound bites from Clinton about shutting them down. That's a two edged sword since the gray panthers are breathing down politicians necks to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Six months or so ago I remember listening to a piece on National Public Radio about online prescription drug services which was quite interesting. Some required a doctor's prescription and some just required your money. Some were within a U.S. jurisdiction and some were overseas. Some prescriptions arrived in familiar bottles appropriately labeled and some arrived with unmarked pills loose in a baggy! Caveat Emptor.