A blog about the intersection of medicine and business, produced by the members of the Medical Consumerism seminar at the University of Minnesota.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Strib plumps a weight loss pill
The story in Wednesday's Star Tribune on a new, as yet unapproved diet drug from Sanofi Aventis reads as if it came from a press release, complete with enthusiastic endorsement by Sanofi's paid doctor-shills.
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But Maggie, "...people who have heart disease, are overweight and smoke are often prone to depression anyway, experts say."
I mean, if we are going to be depressed, we may as well lose weight at the same time. Hurray!
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But Maggie, "...people who have heart disease, are overweight and smoke are often prone to depression anyway, experts say."
I mean, if we are going to be depressed, we may as well lose weight at the same time. Hurray!
Bleh. ""magic pill" problem" is right.
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