Selling sickness to the masses
Vast numbers of low-risk people are prescribed medication that has little
effect, says Alan Cassels

You might have been lounging down at the beach this summer and missed a
warning from Health Canada. The federal agency said that some of the
millions of Canadians currently taking cholesterol-lowering drugs - or
statins - face a risk of developing muscle-related problems that could lead
to kidney failure and death... SNIP

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