It would seem enough that doctors over-prescribe drugs for their patients, but also we are bombarded by the drug companies with endless advertising to buy more drugs and constantly flooded or betrayed by the over-the-counter pills we take. A good example of deception is enumerated in the Public Citizen Health Research Group's book, Over-the-Counter Pills that Don't Work, that asks the question "...what is the only safe and effective ingredient for treating pain contained in the following products: Alka Seltzer pain reliever, Antacid, Anacin, Maximum Strength Anacin, Bayer Time-Release Aspirin, Bufferin, Arthritis Strength Bufferin and Cope?"  The answer is aspirin alone. The rest of the ingredients lack evidence of safety or effectiveness.

Most drugs are essentially the same. The drug companies spend more of their resources on developing competing drugs that are basically the same then on new drugs that may offer cures, simply to increase profits. And the cost of drugs have gone up three to four times the rate of inflation. The drug industry as a whole spends more on advertising than they do on research. Now there has got to be something wrong with that. If drugs were so effective, advertising would hardly be necessary. All jewelry has the 2300 gauss magnets with the north-pole (-) side facing the body - 24k gold-plated - all are 8 to 8 1/2 inces long.