FDA approves drug for the annoyingly cheerful
May 3, 2010 in Uncategorized | 2 comments
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Vic Shayne, PhD on May 3, 2010 at 10:16 am
While the Onion is a great source of parody, it’s sad that in reality drug companies continually invent reasons to take their products. They literally invent diseases, which serves two main purposes: First, a disease needs a drug and medical treatment, and Second, a disease is something that any non-medical professional is not legally allowed to treat.
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Chris Kresser on May 3, 2010 at 10:23 am
Yep, and there’s even a name for that manipulative marketing technique: “disease mongering“
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FDA approves drug for the annoyingly cheerful
May 3, 2010 in Uncategorized
Though this is satire, the sad truth is that something like this isn’t outside the realm of possibility.
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