Merck was reportedly hurt by falling sales of their arthritis drug Vioxx, along with a lack of profits from new drugs. Vioxx sales have fallen since research data has shown that it may raise the risk of heart attacks and may be no more effective than traditional painkillers.
Yahoo News October 22, 2003
This is exactly the type of news that natural medicine fans should be cheering for. More and more drug companies are taking a financial hit. This is just one more sign that we have entered the beginning of the end of the traditional, drug-based model of medicine. The public is sick and tired of Band-Aid solutions that only treat symptoms and leave the underlying causes of the symptoms untouched.
This is great news to me as it is my vision to facilitate the transformation of the existing medical model from one addicted to pharmaceuticals, surgeries and other methods that conceal or remove specific symptoms--with morbid results to our health and economy--to one focused on treating and preventing the underlying causes of disease.
I encourage you to print out any articles from this site that interest you and pass them along to friends and family. In this way we can make the change--one person at a time.
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