Thom Hartmann: Big Pharma Appears to Be the New Snake Oil Salesmen

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Dr. Michael Carome, Health Research Group, Public Citizen joins Thom Hartmann. Amarin Pharma is suing the Food and Drug Administration in a case that may fundamentally change how drugs are sold and marketed in the United States.

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[CanSocDem]

1. Watching a pharmaceutical ad on television...

...is dangerous to your health. They convince you that you need their product. They want you to lobby your doctor, despite the side-affects, despite the lack of a professional diagnosis and contrary to all known tenets of Public Health, just so you will buy their product.

Of course, the medical industry, grateful to have any 'science' to hang their hat on, willingly participates.



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