Cosmetics companies mince words

Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 month 2 weeks (www.nytimes.com)

The next time you pick up a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer, take a look at the label. Does it claim to contain stem cells or growth hormone? For people who hang out on this website, the thought is probably, "Wait. Laboratories have a hard enough time growing their own stem cells. Who the #@%& is $#%!headed enough to put them in a 'rejuvenating night cream'?!"

It's hype. Of course it's hype

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Is Dr. Jarvik qualified to be a professional spokesman for Lipitor?

Darkfrog submitted, created time 9 months 2 weeks (www.nytimes.com)

Dr. Jarvik is famous for inventing a workable artificial heart, but he's not a cardiologist or even licensed to practice medicine. So why is he the face of choice for all those Lipitor ads? This article explores the propriety of these advertisements and lists inquiries into their ethics.

Dr. Jarvik isn' t just a celebrity face or a friendly testimonial. The use of his name implies some kind of expert endorsement, which he is not necessarily qualified to make

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Questioning the Allure of Putting Cells in the Bank

Eric wu submitted, created time 9 months 3 weeks (www.tamilstar.com)

This article takes about the allure of putting stem-cells in the bank and its value. There are to opposite opinions on it. Some support it because of its potential application in treating immune system diseases and other diseases. the others refuse it for they think the technology could change so much that cells stored now may not be needed if a person falls ill in 10 or 20 years.

I had read a news that described that there are stem-cells being contained in woman menstrual fluid , but it did not talk about its application on disease treatment

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Drug firms accused of biasing doctors' training

The ban tobacco advertising will over by 2011in China

saury submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)

Chinese media reported on Tuesday, that China, the world's biggest cigarette producer and consumer, will ban all tobacco advertising by 2011.

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Superbowl Ads Stimulate Threat Response

Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.sciam.com)

"The most ineffective ad was from Honda, which showed participants were less engaged during the ad than they were when they looked at a blank screen." Heavens, this made me laugh. A review of Superbowl ads in Scientific American. Let's see how much money they wasted this year.

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