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In reply to the discussion: And people wonder why I have deep concerns about MDs & their drugs [View all]forest444
(5,902 posts)34. 'Rigorously tested' by whom? The FDA?
Like they rigorously tested Vioxx, Celebrex, Crestor, Xarelto, Oxycontin, and so many other drugs that we now know to be more harmful than the condition they were approved to treat?
This isn't to say that all prescription medicine is a problem. But if the FDA approved it from 1990 onward, it's definitely worth taking with a grain of salt - if not avoiding outright.
Because frankly the only thing those FDA grease monkeys are good at testing, is the revolving door into a seven-figure plum job at Big Phama.
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And people wonder why I have deep concerns about MDs & their drugs [View all]
AxionExcel
May 2016
OP
Riiight. Except when you have promoted it in your special passive-aggressive way
progressoid
May 2016
#30
I agree with you about homeopathy, but maybe you could try it to cure your fixation about it.
A Simple Game
May 2016
#44
Wow. That's exactly what I think about the regularly scheduled attacks on non-toxic health care
AxionExcel
May 2016
#12
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jtuck004
May 2016
#18
What doctor doesn't recommend diet and exercise? Seriously, who the fuck are you seeing?
Humanist_Activist
May 2016
#55
And the 'ability to pay' issues can be addressed without damaging that inherent goodness
AtheistCrusader
May 2016
#49