Quickies
Quickies: Call for ban on drug advertising, anti-vaxxers, and the end of lads’ mags
- US doctor group calls for ban on drug advertising to consumers – “The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for a ban on advertising prescription drugs and medical devices directly to consumers, saying the ads drive patients to demand expensive treatments over less costly ones that are also effective.” From Amy.
- Anti-vaxxers target Brisbane woman following viral Facebook plea to vaccinate – “A Brisbane woman has hit back at so-called anti-vaxxers who targeted her with private messages after a Facebook post she made sharing her son’s battle with whooping cough went viral.” From Jack99.
- Fierce little boy slays in this adorable Moschino Barbie ad – “This ad for the brand new Moschino Barbie is absolutely freakin’ adorable, and it features a Barbie first: a boy starring alongside girls in the ad!” From Amy.
- The end of lads’ mags? FHM and Zoo suspended – From Amy.
As a consumer, I’ve been dismayed and loathing drug ads for decades! I didn’t spend x years in medical school &tc. so I take a doctor’s advise on which medications to take. I wouldn’t trust a car repair to someone who doesn’t know cars (such as myself), I’m not gonna do the same with my health. Bravo!
Relax, everyone, it’s not the end of porn.
It’s the end of print media.
But I could’ve told you that. Every time Time publishes a jeremiad about millennials, they just got a report that print media’s share of the market shrank.
Rebecca Harreman deserves great kudos for her courage against the antivaxxers, especially at a time when she must have been feeling exhausted and vulnerable with a sick baby.
A few kind words of encouragement from this community could go a long way, if the opportunity arises. Salut!
Banning direct-to-consumers drug advertising is a good start.
I would add direct-to-doctors advertising as well, including “perks” that are invariably coercive in the choice of treatment options no matter how “uncorruptible” the doctors believe themselves to be.