I you believe the ads for more than 4 hours...

Okay, so we are finding out that Vioxx, Celebrex, and several other prescription drugs might not be good for us after all. So many television commercials tell us that we need the purple pill (even if we don't know what it is for) that we have become conditioned to ask our doctor for it. Have we ever considered who these ads benefit? Here goes, who owns the most expensive home in New York State? If you aren't sure, check out this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/31/nyregion/31mansion.html?ex=1262235600&en=babf484423c81263&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt . It will lead you to a heartwarming article about the pharmaceutical distributor who just purchased a house in the Hamptons for 10 million more than the United States offered in aid to the tsunami victims. The next time that you are about to take a prescription medicine, check the side effects. In really small print, it will list excessive profits as a side effect of nearly every drug on the market. Oops, unbridled optimism must be one of the side effects of avoiding prescription medications.