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A study testing whether Celebrex or naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease was halted Monday after researchers noted an increase in heart attack and stroke among participants who were taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever on the market for nearly 30 years.
First Vioxx, then Celebrex, now naproxen. Good holy cow. Here's a suggestion. No more advertising of prescription drugs. Obviously won't happen, because pharmaceutical companies spend, what, about as much on advertising as they do on R&D? And that has a buoying effect on the advertising media in all its shapes and forms (from Mark Martin's Viagra Nascar team to those delightful commercials). And Bob Dole simply won't let it happen. But it would cut down on hypochondriacs and consumers impressed-upon by the advertising.
That's just a rash idea thrown out there -- I'm sure it has more potential downsides than, you know, money, but I don't think it has a bigger downside. I don't think it needs one. Just wanted to spur the cognitive gears. Might as well just replace everyone's meds with Pez and wait for nature to take its course. I'll be gnawing my foot off in a week.
Follow-up: more Bibles in newspapers coming.
First Vioxx, then Celebrex, now naproxen. Good holy cow. Here's a suggestion. No more advertising of prescription drugs. Obviously won't happen, because pharmaceutical companies spend, what, about as much on advertising as they do on R&D? And that has a buoying effect on the advertising media in all its shapes and forms (from Mark Martin's Viagra Nascar team to those delightful commercials). And Bob Dole simply won't let it happen. But it would cut down on hypochondriacs and consumers impressed-upon by the advertising.
That's just a rash idea thrown out there -- I'm sure it has more potential downsides than, you know, money, but I don't think it has a bigger downside. I don't think it needs one. Just wanted to spur the cognitive gears. Might as well just replace everyone's meds with Pez and wait for nature to take its course. I'll be gnawing my foot off in a week.
Follow-up: more Bibles in newspapers coming.