Considering most doctors graduated in the bottom 50 percentile of their
class.
You know why we are called patients right?
One day one of us complained about the waiting time and the doctor came out
and said "me doctor, you be patient"!
CB
"Michael B"
bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:92c69a3f-6611-41d1-8312-bea394b2dc74@u72g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...> Well, you know the routine.
> Question-what do you call the person that graduated at the absolute
> bottom of their class in med school?
> Answer-Doctor
>
> On Feb 17, 6:10 pm, "Cheeky Bastard"
aol.com> wrote:>>> Of course I checked it. And felt that it gave less than adequate
>>> information.
>>
>> I know it's been around, people seem to forget the real trials start when
>> the FDA lets the drugs on the market and then it's always 2 years to
>> watch
>> the fallout.
>>
>>> This stuff has been knocking around since 2006, but the pharm
>>> folks know they have a cash cow and no reason to change.
>>
>> LOL I still cringe when I see the commercial for fibromyalgia medication
>> yet
>> most doctors don't understand FMS. So now that there is an over priced
>> sugar
>> pill out there what will they tell patients when the patient still
>> complains
>> of pain?
>>
>>> And there is no reason to go after Devin Starlanyl. She quit her
>>> emergency room contract work because of physical issues, but
>>> it's still valid for her to call herself an M.D. if she chooses. Same
>>> for Jarvik. No license to practice, but still carrying the title.
>>> On Feb 17, 3:17 pm, "Cheeky Bastard"
aol.com> wrote:>>>> Did you bother to click the link I put in the first post? It's
>>>> basically
>>>> the
>>>> same as what you posted Mike.
>>>> Now and then I like to post this stuff to show the "trail" and
>>>> because I
>>>> know others do read it even if they do not comment.
>>>> Far be it for one of them to ever comment you or I are correct.
>>
>>
>>>>
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2498#more-2498
>>>> Vioxx Grand Jury Probe Latest Headache for Merck
>>>> Just as Vioxx maker Merck gets closer to settling thousands of
>>>> lawsuits
>>>> against the defective pain reliever, reports have surfaced that a
>>>> grand
>>>> jury
>>>> is investigating the company over the way it marketed Vioxx. According
>>>> to
>>>> the Wall Street Journal, the health-care-fraud unit of the U.S.
>>>> Attorney's
>>>> Office for the District of Massachusetts is investigating whether
>>>> Merck
>>>> promoted Vioxx to health-care professionals for uses other than those
>>>> approved by government regulators, a practice known as off-label
>>>> marketing.
>>
>>>> Vioxx was removed from the market in 2004, after a Food & Drug
>>>> Administration (FDA) study estimated that the defective drug could
>>>> have
>>>> contributed to 27,785 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths between
>>>> 1999
>>>> and 2003. After Vioxx was pulled from the market in 2004, it was
>>>> revealed
>>>> that the FDA had tried to silence the drug expert who headed that
>>>> study.
>>>> Dr.
>>>> David Graham, associate director for science in the FDA Drug Center's
>>>> Office
>>>> of Drug Safety, told Senate investigators that he had been subjected
>>>> to
>>>> veiled threats and intimidation when he informed the FDA of his
>>>> findings.
>>
>>>> Vioxx problems led to thousands of lawsuits. In November 2007, Merck
>>>> announced a proposed $4.85 billion settlement with thousands of Vioxx
>>>> plaintiffs, and by a January 2008 deadline, 95 percent of those
>>>> eligible
>>>> had
>>>> registered for the settlement.
>>
>>>> But today's reports of a grand jury Vioxx investigation mean that
>>>> Merck's
>>>> Vioxx problems are far from over. According to The Wall Street
>>>> Journal,
>>>> on
>>>> February 2007, Merck disclosed in its regulatory filings that the
>>>> Justice
>>>> Department issued a subpoena requesting information relating to the
>>>> company's
>>>> research, marketing and sales of Vioxx as part of a federal
>>>> investigation
>>>> under criminal statutes. Merck disclosed in that filing that 31 state
>>>> attorneys general and the District of Columbia are investigating its
>>>> sales
>>>> and marketing of Vioxx. The company said it is cooperating with
>>>> authorities
>>>> in all of these investigations.
>>
>>>> One lawyer representing Vioxx patients told the Journal that the
>>>> possibility
>>>> of a grand jury indictment would give Merck added incentive to resolve
>>>> Vioxx
>>>> personal injury suits. However, this lawyer also said that potential
>>>> of
>>>> an
>>>> indictment probably won't change too many people's minds about whether
>>>> to
>>>> enter the proposed settlement.
>>
>>>> The federal government has gone after other drug makers for promoting
>>>> off-label uses of drugs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Justice
>>>> Department probes into drug marketing have resulted in settlements of
>>>> $875
>>>> million with TAP Pharmaceuticals in 2001 and $355 million with
>>>> AstraZeneca
>>>> in 2003. Eli Lilly & Co. is negotiating with federal investigators
>>>> regarding
>>>> its marketing of antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. A report yesterday
>>>> indicated
>>>> that Eli Lilly could pay a fine in excess of $1 billion to settle
>>>> those
>>>> charges.
>>
>>>> "Michael B"
bellsouth.net> wrote in message>>
>>
>>>>> So?
>>>>> If they took medical boards after medical school, and passed
>>>>> those boards, they would be a medical doctor. It's up to their
>>>>> potential employer to decide if their credentials are enough to
>>>>> make them marketable.
>>>>> I'm surprised you've not been reminding about stuff like
>>>>>
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16039753/
>>
>>>>> On Feb 16, 2:15 pm, "Cheeky Bastard"
aol.com> wrote:>>>>>> My point is " In fact, Dr. Jarvik ended his training after medical
>>>>>> school
>>>>>> instead of completing a medical internship."
>>>>>> Just like "doctor" Devin. LOL
>>
>>>>>> "Michael B"
bellsouth.net> wrote in message>>
>>
>>>>>>> The best advice for people taking the statins is to also be
>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>> CoEnzyme Q-10, and the best advice for diabetics is to be taking
>>>>>>> the statins, or using some of the alternative items that are as
>>>>>>> effective for cholesterol lowering, and exercising to bring up
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> 'good cholesterol'.
>>
>>>>>>> On Feb 16, 10:56 am, "Cheeky Bastard"
aol.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:>>
>>
>>>>>>>> CB
>
