Re: Metabolife In The News, Again


"Rich" <joshew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "PeterB" <pkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> JohnDoe wrote:
>>> Mark Probert wrote:
>>>
>>> > PeterB wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Quoting from:
>>> >>> http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/13646581p-14488867c.html
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Proscecutors say they expect Blevins, a co-owner of Metabolife,
>>> >>> to provide substantial assistance in ongoing federal
>>> >>> investigations of the company and its owners.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Metabolife and its founder, Michael Ellis, are fighting federal
>>> >>> charges of lying to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about
>>> >>> the dangers of Metabolife 356, the company's best-selling
>>> >>> supplement, which contained the herb ephedra. The Bush
>>> >>> administration banned the sale of ephedra last year after
>>> >>> linking it to 155 deaths.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Readers should be aware that, despite his ocassional statement of
>>> >> fact,
>>> >> Thorson routinely distorts information in an effort to denigrate
>>> >> natural medicine. He recently cited a study abstract and butchered
>>> >> it
>>> >> beyond recognition, claiming that vitamin C causes kidney stones.
>>> >> When
>>> >> challenged, he denied he misquoted the study, and his mischief was so
>>> >> glaring that even his pharma blogging buddies wouldn't take up for
>>> >> him.
>>> >> It does appear Metabolife is having some serious problems, and while
>>> >> I've never used their products, let's talk for a moment about the
>>> >> herb
>>> >> ephedra. Sitting on drug store shelves across america, in hundreds
>>> >> of
>>> >> OTC drugs, is a synthetic version of ephedra alkaloids known as
>>> >> ephedrine. These chemicals are much more pharmacologically active
>>> >> than
>>> >> natural ephedra herb, and far more dangerous to consumers per dose,
>>> >> yet
>>> >> these have NOT been banned and continue to be marketed with the
>>> >> blessing of FDA. Thorson doesn't care about that. He simply juts
>>> >> his
>>> >> waging finger in the face of natural medicine and introduces a
>>> >> typical
>>> >> distortion by citing 155 mortalities associated with ephedra, which
>>> >> is
>>> >> incorrect. These deaths were actually associated with exposure to
>>> >> ephedrine alkaloids, the kind manufactured by drug companies, but
>>> >> exempt from the FDA ban. Whatever other issues may be going on with
>>> >> Metabolife, I don't know, but the matter of ephedra, and FDA
>>> >> protectionist behaviour on behalf of the drug industry, is one the
>>> >> public needs to understand.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Wow, if someone posted that to you about you, you would whine that
>>> > they
>>> > are a pharmablogger, whatever that is.
>>>
>>> But PeterB *is* of course an alt-blogger. Above you can clearly see him
>>> doing the bidding of his alt-med masters, moving attention away from the
>>> dangers of alt-med, demonizing the other side while not responding to
>>> any of the evils of the side of him and his masters. Thanks again PeterB
>>> for showing the whole world you don't give a hoot about the safety of
>>> people but only about making a living by pushing the alt-med agenda. Is
>>> the check you find in the mail at the end of the month big enough to
>>> silence your conscience?
>>
>> First, John, I don't make my living by talking about, or selling,
>> natural medicine, but you're right about one thing. I am trying to
>> redirect readers attention to the benefits of holistic healthcare. Are
>> there quack products out there? Sure there are. When I've challenged
>> your side to name these, however, you go miles around the mountain and
>> seem to have a problem spitting them out.
>
> Here ya' go, no "miles around the mountain," but spit out like watermelon
> seeds at a summer picnic.
>
> Magnetic insoles, Aroma Therapy, "Energy Work," "Therapeutic Touch,"
> arthritis bracelets, ear candling, and that's just a tiny starter list of
> fraudulent practices that call themselves "holistic."
>
>
>
> Why is that? I believe it's
>> because you don't want to actually discuss the facts, as you
>> demonstrated above with your response in this very thread. I am
>> perfectly willing to discuss each and every complaint with "alternative
>> medicine" you care to, but so far, this hasn't been of interest to
>> anyone on usenet. When you want to discuss the facts, let me know.

Your name is not John.

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