Health Claims on Packaged Foods Not Supported by Science, Rejection Pill, and “Friendly” Bacteria
Supermarket snake oil: Should food makers have to prove their health claims?
Can a pill relieve the pain of rejection by friends, coworkers, lovers, etc? Apparently, Tylenol can.
Is the birth control pill responsible for fewer men graduation from college? Economist Tim Harford says it is.
Are hygienic and medical advances killing bacteria, viruses and fungi that are essential to our health? “Many of these microscopic guests are really ancient allies.”
I’m more interested in a love potion pill (one with short term effects) than an overcoming-rejection pill. Although I can see how both pills could be useful.
We have far more to fear from politicians’ snake oil than any snake oil in the supermarket.
I agree with Bruce. Let’s make politicians prove their claims.
I have a more modest proposal. Instead of making politicians prove their claims let’s make them liable for civil fraud if voters can prove their claims are false.
Neil, pretty much everything a politician says are matters of interpretation and viewpoint. The only way your proposal can work is if you have a jury that consists completely of people completely blinded by ideology.
Hopefully a lot of incumbent politicians will need some Tylenol come November.
artk, they sometimes make factual claims, like “the health bill doesn’t cut benefits for the elderly.” Let’s let that one go before an unbiased jury.
Neil, the response, of course, it that reducing the premium paid to Medicare advantage providers and cutting waste and abuse isn’t a reduction of benefits.
No one mentioned the birth control article? It is silly to think that men are freeloaders. After all, if a woman has such good education, then why does she need to marry at all? Why not just use a man that meets her criteria for acceptable absentee father and do the rest on her own?
artk, let’s let the jury decide.