Tag Archives: Big Pharma

Big Pharma : The Orgasm Scam

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Restless Vagina Syndrome’:Big Pharma’s newest fake disease By Terry J. Allen / November 9, 2009 It’s not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner’s), that you don’t orgasm every time you have intercourse, or that you lack the libido … Continue reading →

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Did Obama Make a Deal with Big Pharma?

Posted on August 20, 2009 by RagBlog

Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways In White House Deal With Big PharmaBy Ryan Grim / August 16, 2009 A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort … Continue reading →

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UT Medical Branch Researcher on Take from Pharma?

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Republican U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley challenges researcher’s connections to Pharma. Photo from RFE/RL.HHS probes researcher’s ties to drugmakers [Sen.] Grassley claims that [Karen] Wagner got more than $160,000 from GlaxoSmithKline over five years, and she only reported $600 to the … Continue reading →

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Medical Ethics : The Campus Invasion of Big Pharma

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Mike Licht / NotionsCapital Big Pharma and Medical Ethics Drug companies are ‘funneling money through universities for advertising and trying to disguise it as education.’ Dr. Gerry Lower / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2009 The New … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : John Ruskin, Big PhARMA and the Big Lie

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“The essence of lying is deception…” John Ruskin — British socioligist, author, artist and art critic — in old age, 1894. Photo by Frederick Hollyer / public domain. PhARMA and the insurance industry do not want to see a government-sponsored … Continue reading →

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American Health Care : A Sucker Born Every Minute

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Grand huckster P. T. Barnum: “A sucker born every minute.” ‘The insurance industry and PhARMA are well aware of the TV watcher’s predilection to accept, without question, their lies, distortions, and innuendoes about the nature of and need for single … Continue reading →

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Fatty Foods : All the Skinny

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Obesity, though some would prefer to call it eating disorders, is a big growth area, not just for the unwitting sufferers, but also for some food companies which contribute so greatly to the problem.’By Asinus Asinum Fricat / November 18, … Continue reading →

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Big Pharma and Your Pocketbook : Big Hurt

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘In no other civilized nation, would you, as a sufferer from an illness, have the opportunity to subsidize one of the three most profitable industries in the world.’ By Dr. S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 17, 2008 … Continue reading →

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