| aug 16 2007 | | New illnesses. | A trend that has been going on for a while now is pharmaceutical companies advertising new illnesses on television. Gone are the days where you went to the doctor because you were sick and the doctor diagnosed you. Now the drug companies can catch you in your home and suggest that you have an illness and that you should consult your doctor to get their product. Three examples that spring to mind are; P.A.D.
(Peripheral Artery Disease), R.L.S. (Restless Leg Syndrome) and Acid Reflux Condition.
What amuses me about these conditions, are the many reported side effects of adopting the drug treatments which must bring into question whether it is worth the risk trying them. My favourite is the R.L.S. drug which amongst many cautions is the warning that it can bring on severe compulsive gambling or sexual urges. ‘Cor blimey missus. That is like the man who was stung on his dick by a bee and went to the doctor and said “take the pain away but leave the swelling.”
It seems today that the pharmaceutical companies must be producing drugs for no specific purpose but having got one they try to find something it will treat and if they can’t find anything then they think up an illness.
Acid Reflux was never an illness in my day, it was the result of downing a Party Seven and then going out for a Ruby Murray (Curry). My advice would be stop eating spicy food late at night and go to bed at a reasonable hour.
It’s a strange world where we refer to the Telly to see if we can find a malady we might have.
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