Direct to Consumer (DTC) advertising for pharmaceutical drugs is beginning to dominate our broadcast airwaves and many of our print magazines. It's curious that in all the hype about health care reform, little if anything has been said about this practice adding costs to our health care packages.
Pharmaceutical companies claim they need the revenues generated so they can continue their research and development of new drugs they think we so desparately need. When you "follow the money" however, we find that in 2004, the drug companies spent approximately 25 percent of their sales income on promotion and only 13.4 percent on research and development. If you don't have new items coming down the pipe line, spend more on promoting what already exists. (To read the whole story, click on the icon below or the title.)
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Jackie Pearson came in last at the 2010 Riverless Festival Fun Run/Walk in Phillipsburg, KS, June 5. But for her, that was great. "A year ago, I could barely walk," she said. Now she's finishing a 2 mile Fun Run/Walk. (Click on title for the whole story.)
Chiropractic Care and Pregnancy , by Toni F.
How many of you have been to a chiropractor? Did it help? Did you feel better? So what is your first reaction when I say Chiropractic and Pregnancy in the same sentence?
Yeah - I see the eyebrows, let me guess your thoughts are something like - "Your crazy. What would a quack know about pregnancy?"
Oh yeah, I have heard it all. However, I want to talk with you about the importance of receiving chiropractic care during pregnancy; why I believe it not only helped me have a good pregnancy and delivery; but why I believe that it would greatly benefit all expectant mothers. (To read the whole story click on the icon below or the title.)
Ban Prescription Drug Advertising , by Wes Hall
Research has shown that our social networks - family and friends - help us lose weight, or gain it, depending on how good our networks are. A study reported in The Gerontologist (48(5): 603-611) in 2008, indicates that our social environment plays an important role in the amount of food we eat.
This research learned that when we eat alone, there is little correlation with what we eat. But when we eat in social setting - with a companion, at a family dinner, pot-lucks, etc. - the amount of food we consume increases. (To read the whole story, click on the icon below or the title.)
This research learned that when we eat alone, there is little correlation with what we eat. But when we eat in social setting - with a companion, at a family dinner, pot-lucks, etc. - the amount of food we consume increases. (To read the whole story, click on the icon below or the title.)
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