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Friday, April 24, 2009 at 2:50 AM
2:50AM

How much disposable income exists for longer life? Ask Dr. Oz! (Just don't pull back the curtain!)

DateFriday, April 24, 2009 at 2:50AM

FRONT PAGE: "Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug Makers," by Stephanie Clifford, New York Times, 26 March 2009.

You see the come-ons for the quiz. At the far side of the sign-up is a drug company looking to make you live longer--at a cost. Dr. Oz, Oprah's fave and a fellow "best and brightest" with me in Esquire way back when, is the come-on front man.

Tricky stuff, but just the tip of the iceberg going forward.

There will be no "black" drugs in the future: Big Pharma will work mightily to keep everything legal and thus sell-able, and you will be targeted every more directly.

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After reading your post, I took the quiz. The results suggested I up my intake of vitamin E to TEN TIMES the NIH Daily Recommended Dietary Allowance. Is the site also funded by those that make vitamins?
April 24, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMatt R.

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