Nonprofit (health) advocates often have strong ties to drug industry

[wookie294]

"Insomnia is a condition that is under-recognized, under-diagnosed, and as a result, under-treated," warned the National Sleep Foundation, as it proclaimed March 29 "Insomnia Awareness Day" and March 27 to April 2 "National Sleep Awareness Week."

A poll released by the nonprofit group disclosed that 50 percent of adult Americans have problems getting to sleep at least once a week, and 10 percent - about 22 million people - rarely get a good night's sleep.

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Lost in the somber warnings and survey results, however, was that the poll, the proclamations and the press kits that spread the information were paid for by sleeping pill manufacturers.

Or that 10 of 23 members of the National Sleep Foundation's board have, or have had, financial ties to sleeping pill manufacturers, the very same industry that represents the main source of revenue for the foundation.

http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/projects/drugs/story/13132395p-13976434c.html

[CAG]

1. The idea that more americans should be on sleeping pills

is a little bit like thinking that there's not enough kids on ritalin.
Big pharma gets into physician's pockets the moment they enter their residencies. Free lunches, free office supplies, free trips, free textbooks, free sporting/concert tickets, you name it, they give it away.
Yet these well-educated physicians take it all in as if they don't realize they are being summarily BOUGHT AND SOLD. When I tell them this, (I work with them everyday), they get high and mighty and claim none of it affects them. Then I ask them why, then, does Big Pharma spend BILLIONS marketing and bribing???? They wouldn't do it UNLESS IT WORKS, YOU IDIOTS!!! DUH!!!

[ailsagirl]

2. There's always slime to be found somewhere-- if you look hard

enough. :grr: