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...imagine how terrifying a nation of decrepit, solipsistic 90-year-old boomers behind the wheel would be?) We'll let you proceed with your lives - much of which will be spent paying for our retirement, in any case - without having to hear us complain about our every ache and reflux. We'll be too busy exploring altered states of consciousness. I even have a slogan for the campaign: "Tune in, turn on, drop dead...
There are no data yet from South Carolina, but the measure seems to be working in other places. In Pennsylvania, the state calculated that among just one subgroup of patients - seniors in a prescription-relief program - the state saves $572,000 a year on acid-reflux drug costs alone, simply by reminding doctors that pricey Nexium, the "purple pill," often has cheaper, equally effective generic alternatives. It's a model that may soon go nationwide. On July 31, the Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008 was introduced in both houses of Congress. If it passes, it could fund...
...Indeed, there's nothing remotely prima donna-ish about a singer who, on the eve of her most serious role debut to date, can talk entertainingly about reflux, the latest James Bond film, and the merits of Skype. The first explains why Durkin won't be eating tomatoes or a curry before a performance anytime soon. ("Sometimes it's like, Oh, that's disgusting!") As for James Bond, the way Durkin describes Daniel Craig's performance in Casino Royale ("this guy is just hard-arse, and then he actually falls in love and you believe it"), he could...
...When my boss is here, there's a tension that permeates everything. Your breath catches in your chest and just sticks there for the entire day-no heartburn or reflux medicine can remove the feeling! The man never recognizes anyone for a job well done, yet he never yells at anyone for screwing up. He rarely ever cracks a smile or laughs, but he doesn't yell. It's almost like he's a robot, an automaton that lives to sit in his office and go over minute details of things people will never see or read...
...drugs." To create new markets, she argues, big pharma has been complicit in pathologizing a host of minor complaints. A spot of heartburn used to be a nuisance most of us put up without a thought of reporting it to our doctor. Now, writes Angell, it's called "gastroesophageal reflux disease ... and marketed, along with the drugs to treat it, as a harbinger of serious esophageal disease - which it usually...