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The pharmaceutical industry, ...

>"Why are drug companies allowed to 'lobby' doctors & hospitals with thousands of dollars of 'free samples', concert tickets, box seats at sports events etc. in order to have more prescriptions written for their drugs? Shouldn't a doctor's prescription be based on the health needs & pocketbook of the patient?">

For further interesting reading on this subject, see an article entitiled, "The Drug Pushers" in the the April, 2006 Atlantic Monthly.

Fascinating.

If you email me, I'll send the article to you.


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