In a message dated 10/23/2001 3:53:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, coy...@alltel.net writes:
> I'll agree with the FDAs insufficient evidence statement, but, it is > sufficient to be at least taken seriously as an indication that > "something" is going on and should be studied more vigerously. > Ken: And why doesn't the government take it upon itself to study something like CS since it can't be patented, and, therefore, would be "uninteresting" to the pharms? There are now taxpayer funds to do this type of research. The fact that it's NOT being done speaks volumes about the influence of big pharm on government policy in general, and enforcement policy (read, FDA/FTC) in particular. Roger