pharmaceutical companies

[PineappleMama]

Oh and a sidenote, let's not forget that there have been times when labs were trying to do one thing and randomly discovered another thing altogether... Splenda is a great example. I don't know what the devil Johnson and Johnson were trying to do but they chlorinated sugar and tadaa new artificial sweetener.

That stuff makes me nervous, heard some things I hope are totally false because of the amount MIL, among others, is eating. Thyroid shrinkage all the way to rats refusing to eat the stuff... rats will eat vaseline for pete's sake... so that's kind of scary if it's true. Hopefully a bunch of bull, but I avoid it all the same. The fact that J&J themselves say 3% is absorbed into the body (rest passed straight through, doesn't register as food at all) but refused to mention what that 3% is... sugar or chlorine... kinda bugs me. They claim they don't know, but how'd it get through the FDA if you don't know? I think maybe they're just not wanting to tell people that they're getting dosed with chlorine.

And it's freaky that just this week I saw a thing about how someone reckoned that Splenda makes you want sugar more... which I've been saying from the beginning... the stuff itself isn't addictive (again, just a theory of mine) but it hits your tongue and your body gets all thrilled thinking "WOOHOO SUGAR RUSH" and then the rush doesn't come so body is peeved and triggers sugar craving... so you eat another Splenda treat... and the cycle goes on. Makes sense to me, but I'm no scientist.

But anywho, point is that they found something, figured it would sell, so accidental or not, side effects or not let's get it on the market ASAP.

 

[BlackBart]

Nothing would surprise me

I think we are the little people that pay the big people who really run the world and its not the world leaders running the world. Its the money people.
Conspiracy, maybe a little or it could be the pain killers I'm on for a abscessed tooth

Aspartame was supposed to be OK, its not
Fluoride in the drinking water is supposed to good for you, it isn't
They said eggs were bad for you, they aren't
Tea was supposed to cause Alzheimer's, I don't think so
Eat this, don't eat that and in five years it is, eat that don't eat this
Take this it is a miracle drug when your pregnant only to find out, when those babies were born, it caused mental birth defects
Etc etc etc
I'm sure there is a long list somewhere.
But having a Geneticist in our family and hearing some things they have to say makes a person a bit paranoid.

 

[mom'sfolly]

Everything in moderation, folks; even the tinfoil!!!!

SallyF, I think its funny that you used the same example that I do when people say natural stuff is better for you. Go chew your foxglove!

 

[PineappleMama]

mom'sfolly :

Everything in moderation, folks; even the tinfoil!!!!

Indeed. I wouldn't sport a foil hat, but these earrings are pretty nice.

 

[Moabite]

I might have to renege on my previous post after watching "The Beautiful Truth" on netflix last night. Dental amalgam, Hydrogenated oils, MSG etc. I have got to do some more research.

I've met the "Tin Foil People" before. Not my style, but l like the idea of placebo effects.

 

[redhen]

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Indeed. I wouldn't sport a foil hat, but these earrings are pretty nice.

http://www.designboom.com/snapshot/photo/full/1380/cc_aluminum-foil-earring02.jpg

Heeeeey those are nifty...

 

[chickaddict]

I don't believe the side affects are intentional - I do believe they are unavoidable.

In the early 80's (yes I know I'm dating myself) I asked my OB to put me on a new form of birth control that was new to the market. His response was to deny the request stating that he didn't want any of his patients to be guinea pigs. 10 years later it was nowhere to be heard of - it quietly disappeared.


I think quite often new drugs are rushed to market - we all get to live (or die) from the results.

 

[mamawolf544]

I have Lupus (anticardiolipin antibody syndrome) that was undetected. So I had 2 massive heart attacks as blood clots passed thru my lungs and heart and out the ends of my fingers on my left hand. Luckily I had a room full of paramedics.
But I take 15 scripts a day and have a internal cardio defib and pacemaker. So I love my meds they are what keeps me going.
What disgust me is since I was 19 yrs old my bloodwork always came up bad. Not one doctor ever followed up on it even tho I had good insurance. I was at the doctor 2 weeks before my heart attacks and they called and said your blood test came back you have a slight infection see you in 6 months. I was producing blood clots and coumadin would have fixed that problem and I wouldn't be in the shape I am in now.
But I do think they cost far too much. When I have to have surgery I have to have 10 injections, my cost is $1000.00 and that is with insurance and my doctors discount.

 

[Beekissed]

If so where do the companies find these people?

Do they place a job advertisement in the paper asking for all evil minded people with a background in pharmaceuticals and a desire to harm there fellow man to apply?

They wouldn't have to state any of the above, as they would never reveal any motive of theirs so clearly. Actually, they don't do any of those things to harm people. Harming people is a side effect of their source of income. Money is the motivation and it motivates many people who want those jobs....they rationalize that someone has to do it and these drugs are actually "helping" many people and it is a noble goal. But would they do it for minimum wage? If not, their altruism stops at the bank.

The love of money is the root of all evil. Truer words were never spoken....

Like CAFO operations....they don't intentionally set out to feed inferior meats to the populace. They do it because it makes them money...if the populace is harmed in any way by their money making, well that is just the accepted risk. Too bad, so sad. They put a sincere look on their faces and claim, "How else can one feed all these people?" And actually look like they care about that and that alone.....

If feeding the masses netted less money, if it was purely on a volunteer basis...would they still do it? If they made only $25,000 a year on their feeding of the masses, would they still perform this noble goal? Would they still do it if it required way more labor but the same amount of money they make now, would they do it? I'm thinking not.

But, I digress...