As many of you may know, I am fascinated with the Christmas tradition in the town of Galve, Sweden in which they build a giant statue of a goat. What could bring more yule cheer than a goat? Perhaps a Llama, but not much else. Anyway, there is another tradition in which some scoundrels try [...]

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The party-line statement for the pharmaceutical industry regarding the high cost of prescription drugs is that a large amount of money is needed for research and development. From their own website:

Significant time and money is needed to research and develop new, safe and effective medicines. [...]

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A skeptical reader from Houston asks:
"What are the effects of speedboats on a fetus?"

Now, I have to start out by addressing the purists out there who would point out that a child does not become a fetus officially until the 9th week of gestation, meaning that the title of this blog should actually be [...]

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