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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The VMR Electronic Cigarettes Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Full disclosure: I’m a smoker, which in today’s society means I am 1) morally deficient, and 2) an endless source of revenue for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Dr. Ads, e-cigs, electronic cigarettes, FDA, Here & Now, New York Times, NPR, VaporTruth, VMR.
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Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (GNC Jack3d Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times Business section: Is the Seller to Blame? Workout Supplement Challenged After Death of Soldier EVERY morning as she gets dressed for her accounting job, Leanne Sparling hangs her son’s military dog tags and a photograph of him … Continue reading
Drew Pinsky Did Stealth Doctoring For Glaxo
This past week the U.S. Justice Department reached a “$3 billion criminal and civil settlement with Glaxo over illegal drug marketing and other matters,” the Wall Street Journal reported. ‘Dr. Drew’ Was Paid by Glaxo Radio Host Extolled Virtues of Antidepressant … Continue reading
Sunny Side Up For America’s Egg Farmers
Headline of a full-page ad in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times (among others, presumably): A message from America’s Egg Farmers Body copy: You’ve probably heard about the recent egg recall. As egg farmers, we’re concerned, and continue … Continue reading
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Tagged America's Egg Farmers, British hen vaccine, egg recall, Egg Safety Center, FDA, New York Times, USDA
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Clove Hurts
Excellent A-Hed in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: To the FDA, This Indonesian Smoke Is Close but No Cigar The story: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar — unless the Food and Drug Administration and a congressional committee think it … Continue reading