Are Doctors Swayed by Big Pharma Propaganda?

Posted on October 16, 2008 | Filed Under General 

Seems the Massachusetts legislature has rankled Big Pharma Eli Lilly’s CEO. That state passed a ban on drug company gifts to doctors. Trips, sports tickets, expensive dinners and other perks are part of the Big Pharma sales process, which Eli Lilly’s CEO feels is responsible for educating doctors on medical breakthroughs. He is quoted: Read more

Is Your Smile Good for Business?

Posted on October 14, 2008 | Filed Under General 

Your smile is working for you every day … or not. It’s either inviting people or turning them away. If you’re in the business of dealing with people, you’re smile is actually an asset or liability. What if you’re in sales, marketing, public relations or customer service? Do you think getting your smile fixed would be a tax deduction?

Case in point: pharmaceutical companies have known this secret for years. Young, beautiful reps with gorgeous smiles get past the gatekeepers every time. It could be even considered that these smiles are responsible for the skyrocketing use of pharmaceuticals in this country.

Research Reveals American Kids are the Most Medicated in the World

Posted on October 9, 2008 | Filed Under Health 

A team of researchers from the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands investigated prescription levels of kids in the three countries and antidepressant and stimulant use was three or more times greater in the U.S.

Researchers attributed the higher drugging rate to a larger number of child psychiatrists per capita in this country. Also, in this country there’s a higher use of two or more different psychotropic drugs for the same child in a single year. Drug advertising directly to the consumer is common in the US, but not overseas and is also thought to contribute to the higher drugging rate. Bear in mind the long term effects of raising a child on prescription drugs are not known.

My 40th High School Reunion at CBC

Posted on October 1, 2008 | Filed Under General 

This past weekend I met up with schoolmates I hadn’t seen in many years. I introduced them to Martha – guys like Sam Catanzaro, who was part of a closeknit alliance of Italian kids like me. Others flew in who I hadn’t seen in decades and yet because we shared the experience of attending CBC in the 1960s, there existed an undeniable bond that erased the distance and the years. Read more