Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work as touted

[Guest guest]

A very important point. Thanks, have reposted on my FB page.

BR

---- flyinresorts wrote:

Interesting article: Bias can exaggerate drugs effectiveness.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/20/bias-can-exaggerate-drugs-effectiv\

eness-bias/

[Guest guest]

There is no doubt in my mind that financial interests cause drug benefits to be exaggerated, and side effects kicked under the rug. No doubt this has happened with the cholesterol lowering statins, and many people have suffered.Its a multi-billion dollar Empire. As a good physician friend of mine stated, "If a doctor speaks out against it he/she can take on a lot of flak." It takes a gutsy Doctor with a lot of courage to do what Barbara is doing. Therefore from myself, and on behalf of the rest of this group, I wish to extend a big THANK YOU to Barbara for her incredible work. Bobby Alternate email: marooned@...Bobby- Your Caribbean Travel Plannerwww.pinkystravel.com International Destinations, Resorts, Vacation PackagesPhilippine Destination Specialist To: TakingLipitorAndHateIt Cc: flyinresorts Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:39 AM Subject: Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work

as touted

A very important point. Thanks, have reposted on my FB page.

BR

---- flyinresorts wrote:

Interesting article: Bias can exaggerate drugs effectiveness.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/20/bias-can-exaggerate-drugs-effectiveness-bias/

[Guest guest]

Ya know, I'm at the point where as soon as a DTC (direct to consumer)

prescription drug ad comes on TV, I immediately change the channel. I know they

are just trying to make more people ask their doctors for drugs they probably

don't need and the patient has no idea of the negative test results because they

are not published.

Connie

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[Guest guest]

Ditto, Bobby.

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/20/bias-can-exaggerate-drugs-effectiv\

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[Guest guest]

I second the praise and thank you.Mike S. From: TakingLipitorAndHateIt [mailto:TakingLipitorAndHateIt ] On Behalf Of OlsonSent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:46 AMTo: TakingLipitorAndHateIt Subject: Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work as touted There is no doubt in my mind that financial interests cause drug benefits to be exaggerated, and side effects kicked under the rug. No doubt this has happened with the cholesterol lowering statins, and many people have suffered. Its a multi-billion dollar Empire. As a good physician friend of mine stated, " If a doctor speaks out against it he/she can take on a lot of flak. " It takes a gutsy Doctor with a lot of courage to do what Barbara is doing. Therefore from myself, and on behalf of the rest of this group, I wish to extend a big THANK YOU to Barbara for her incredible work. Bobby Alternate email: marooned@...Bobby- Your Caribbean Travel Plannerwww.pinkystravel.com International Destinations, Resorts, Vacation PackagesPhilippine Destination Specialist To: TakingLipitorAndHateIt Cc: flyinresorts Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:39 AMSubject: Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work as touted A very important point. Thanks, have reposted on my FB page.BR---- flyinresorts wrote: Interesting article: Bias can exaggerate drugs effectiveness.http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/20/bias-can-exaggerate-drugs-effectiveness-bias/

[Guest guest]

As I say in the Acknowledgments page of my book, my patients are my first and

best teachers. I wrote The Truth About Statins to empower them and everyone else

who is interested in maintaining their health. As my incredibly wise mentor Dr.

Bernard Lown taught me, the best physicians do more FOR their patients and less

TO their patients.

Barbara

---- Mike Shea wrote:

I second the praise and thank you.

Mike S.

From: TakingLipitorAndHateIt

[mailto:TakingLipitorAndHateIt ] On Behalf Of Olson

Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:46 AM

To: TakingLipitorAndHateIt

Subject: Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work as

touted

There is no doubt in my mind that financial interests cause drug benefits to be

exaggerated, and side effects kicked under the rug. No doubt this has happened

with the cholesterol lowering statins, and many people have suffered.

Its a multi-billion dollar Empire. As a good physician friend of mine stated,

" If a doctor speaks out against it he/she can take on a lot of flak. "

It takes a gutsy Doctor with a lot of courage to do what Barbara is

doing. Therefore from myself, and on behalf of the rest of this group, I wish to

extend a big THANK YOU to Barbara for her incredible work.

Bobby

Alternate email: marooned@...

Bobby- Your Caribbean Travel Planner

<http://www.pinkystravel.com/> www.pinkystravel.com International

Destinations, Resorts, Vacation Packages

Philippine Destination Specialist

_____

To: TakingLipitorAndHateIt

Cc: flyinresorts

Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:39 AM

Subject: Re: ABC news. Many drugs may not work as

touted

A very important point. Thanks, have reposted on my FB page.

BR

---- flyinresorts <flyinresorts@... <mailto:flyinresorts%40yahoo.com> >

wrote:

Interesting article: Bias can exaggerate drugs effectiveness.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/20/bias-can-exaggerate-drugs-effectiv\

eness-bias/