August 29, 2006 | No comments yet
Check out an insightful csmonitor.com article on how drug ads sell sickness to promote their products. The article reports that in the effort of pharmaceutical companies to create new disease markets, they’re frightening people into taking more prescriptions than they
August 7, 2006 | 4 comments
Rockets are falling in Israel. Armored divisions are patrolling in Lebanon. Chaos reigns in Baghdad. Headlines boast death, killing, threats and conflict running rife these days. To keep our spiritual equanimity intact, we must not be impressed! If you’ve ever
June 28, 2006 | No comments yet
Warren Buffett is donating $30 billion to a foundation run by Bill and Melinda Gates. It’s heartening to see the world’s two richest people joining forces to remedy some major world ills. Much of the funding will be spent on
June 7, 2006 | 1 comment
Have you noticed how pharmaceutical companies market disease to prompt people to buy their medicines? Actors and actresses in ads sneeze, cough, writhe in supposed pain, and put on a show of utter misery to catch viewer’s attention. Then a
May 28, 2006 | 3 comments
Do you ever worry about your future? How to pay the bills, getting along with another, staying healthy, finding a date, receiving a promotion, aging, and other concerns often top the lists of people who over-worry. I’d like to suggest