Health Fraud Scams

I recently saw a local video news report in which people thought that vitamin infusions would help prevent the flu. So, I thought I would post this video and link from the FDA.

Make a New Year resolution to become better educated about health fraud scams. Health fraud scams are everywhere including TV, radio, and the internet. Don't be fooled by bogus claims and promises of miracles cures. Remember folks, there are no Z-rays.


Source: FDA: Health Fraud Scams

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

I was watching one of my favorite old television shows at home recently, and saw this chain pharmacy commercial. It seemed to me to be attempting to sell both product and subliminally trying to motivate pharmacists to fight for a role in providing MTM services. But, I could be wrong. What do you think?


Source: South Park Studios

The Wonder Hospital

When did the American standard of hiding one’s true status in order to project a desired image - usually that of rich, young, and successful - cross the line? Has corporate culture pushed us to the point where we can no longer consider ourselves ever to look good enough? Why do we buy into it?

The Wonder Hospital, a 3D & puppet animated film, is a surreal journey of oddity and empty illusion. In a mysterious hospital, modification of physical beauty is not what you would expect.

A girl's desire for superficial beauty leads her to chase after the luring 'after' images on a path of advertisements throughout the hospital. But in the end, she finds something unimaginable and irreversible, an unexpected journey that alters her perception of beauty.


"The Wonder Hospital" [Full film] from Beomsik Shimbe Shim on Vimeo.

A Glimpse Into The Future

Has anyone seen this United Healthcare commercial? I only first saw it this morning myself.

Notice anything unusual about it?

Like how they seem to be saying that they can provide a service that your community pharmacist cannot? That perhaps your local pharmacist wouldn't have caught a potential serious drug interaction without an insurance company's intervention? That you may be putting yourself at greater risk if you go to your community pharmacist, and are not a member of their plan?

Of course, it goes without saying that I support any effort to prevent medication mishaps, but doesn't anyone else see how this could be viewed as potential way for a mega-corporate insurance company to remove the "expensive" community pharmacist from the picture, and improve their bottom line?

Like I've been saying from the start, save your money, live below your means, and be prepared for the corporate world to eliminate what they believe to be a costly liability, instead of a valuable asset. You!

Happy National Coffee Day!

September 29th marks the corporate-inspired National Coffee Day yearly celebration in America, and according to this year's survey commissioned jointly by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder®, a cup of Joe helps in keeping the nation's workforce – particularly younger workers – productive and energetic.

Thirty-four percent of workers stated they need coffee to get through their workday. Forty-six percent of coffee drinkers claim they are less productive without a cup of Joe.

However, I'm sure that one-hundred percent of you already knew that, right?

Neither Starbucks nor Dunkin’ Donuts seem to be doing anything special for National Coffee Day. But, Krispy Kreme Donuts and participating 7-Eleven locations will be giving away free coffee to celebrate the occasion. I'm sure similar deals can be found at your local independent coffee shops.


Source: RingTales.com and Pearls Before Swine

Starbucks Has Nothing On Wilkins

Having grown up in a Corleone-like family, I guess I've become accustomed to the direct marketing techniques that corporations once used in their infancy. Nowadays, while the message remains the same, corporations rely on lies, deception and corruption to get their point across. But the old techniques still work for me. For some weird reason, I can't seem to get enough of Wilkins Coffee.