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Many new drugs have strong dose of media hype |
By Duff Wilson · Seattle Times staff reporter
Aventis Pharmaceuticals sent this promotional material to doctors in
2003. Click NEXT above to see examples of the kinds of stories at
newsstands.
The full-page ad in Parade magazine showed a woman in a short skirt and high heels under a headline, "KILLER LEGS."
"Even young, healthy legs could hide a killer blood clot.... If the
blood clot breaks loose and travels to the lung, it can be fatal," the
ad said.
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The hidden big business behind your doctor's diagnosis |
By Susan Kelleher and Duff Wilson · Seattle Times staff reporters
"We have a system that nobody but Big Pharma is happy with," says
ex-Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a doctor with The Foundation for Medical
Excellence.
You walk into your doctor's office for a physical exam and step on the
scale. Last year, the doctor said you were overweight. Now he says you
are obese - at the same weight.
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Flu season is here again and everyone needs to know what to do. |
Stop eating sugar. 1 gram of sugar decreases the immune system for 6 hours.
Get plenty of rest.
Shower 3 minutes hot 30 seconds cold each morning.
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New blood-pressure guidelines pay off - for drug companies |
By Duff Wilson · Seattle Times staff reporter
Seattle City Councilwoman Jean Godden had a serious allergic reaction
to a hypertension drug. "The whole side of my face was swollen and my
tongue looked like a baseball," she recalls.
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