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Should There Be a Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising Ban

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An interesting article is written by Lia Mulligan titled “You Can’t Say That on Television: Constitutional Analysis of a Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising Ban,” which appeared in the 2011 issue of the American Journal of Law and Medicine (vol. 37, pages 444-467). In the article it is mentioned that the average american will watch around 16 hours of pharmaceutical advertisements on TV a year. As mentioned I believe before on this blog the U.S. and New Zealand are the only 2 countries in the world that even allow direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising (DTCA). I personally do not like this type of advertising and neither do some of my friends. We often make fun of the advertisements when they come on TV as they sometimes can be quite silly. The article mentions in 1969 when the FDA first issued regulations for … Read more

Health Care Costs in America

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I came across a very interesting graphic illustrating many of the myths and facts about healthcare in the United States. The graphic illustrates some reasons for the high costs of healthcare including the myths and the truths. The myths include 1) americans smoke and drink too much, 2) america has a larger elderly population, 3) obseity in america skyrockets costs, 4) malpractice is out of control. I actually slightly disagree with #3 and #4. I think being obese in the U.S. is a real problem, see this graph from the OECD. Further one has to account for defensive medicine (as in doctors being scared of getting sued  and ordering more tests than really needed) in malpractice lawsuits. Graph below illustrates the % obese in each country shown. Source: OECD Factbook 2010: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics. I believe the truths … Read more

The Death of the United States of America

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I usually don’t do these types of posts on this website as this website covers wisdom teeth and dental issues. However, there is a real problem going on in the United States of America that will surely lead to our demise and inability to have laws for the benefit our citizens. I am talking of course about the invasion of the Southern Border that happens everyday. Let’s look at the recent figure from the 2010 Census http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf Here are a few quotes from Patrick J. Buchanan http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37720 “In 1960, when JFK defeated Nixon, America was a nation of 160 million, 90 percent white and 10 percent black, with a few million Hispanics and Asians sprinkled among us.” “In 2050, there will be three times as many people living here as in 1960 – 420 million. White Americans will be a … Read more