Are you tired as I am of being bombarded by drug advertisements? Every symptom you could possibly imagine has a specific pill catered for it.
You’ve seen the ads: “Do you wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat? Do you suffer from eye irritation in the morning? Do you feel drained a the end of the day? If you experience any of these symptoms, you need to consult your doctor and ask for this drug we’re pushing by name.” Then they rattle off side effects that sound worse than the symptom that would drive you to take the darn drug.
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