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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.mercola.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Drug Marketing Poised for Historic Decline</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/01/Drug-Marketing-Poised-for-Historic-Decline.aspx</link><description>In most recessions, drugs are usually considered a bright spot for marketers. Consumers may skimp on food, fuel and clothes, but the business of health often benefits from "nondiscretionary" spending. But that is not the case this time round. Marketers</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Drug Marketing Poised for Historic Decline</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/01/Drug-Marketing-Poised-for-Historic-Decline.aspx#128153</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:47:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128153</guid><dc:creator>nutritiousmeal</dc:creator><description>That's why they are trying to ban supplements worldwide. They are losing money as less people use drugs. Less people using drugs = less social control and less profit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Canada is trying to ban supplements right now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=_new rel=nofollow  target="_blank" href="http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/insight/story.html?id=0f7a4d21-5d53-4356-98bc-c23e13a9216d"&gt;Canada'sSupplementBan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128153" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Drug Marketing Poised for Historic Decline</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/01/Drug-Marketing-Poised-for-Historic-Decline.aspx#128152</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:50:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128152</guid><dc:creator>Magnolia</dc:creator><description>The folks who run these companies aren't stupid. We may see more mergers and acquisitions in the coming years, if liquidity is an issue. Look out for old drugs being retooled and sold under new names. Your old antidepressant may become a "new" decongestant, or some similar usage change. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can we expect a loss of manipulative power? I don't think so, because this is the way the drug industry has been accustomed to doing business and it is quite difficult to shift the thinking of a large body of human beings, once they become established in that way of thinking and are rewarded for it.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128152" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Drug Marketing Poised for Historic Decline</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/01/Drug-Marketing-Poised-for-Historic-Decline.aspx#128151</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:54:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128151</guid><dc:creator>seg</dc:creator><description>I believe we've all beaten this to death ....&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128151" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Drug Marketing Poised for Historic Decline</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/01/Drug-Marketing-Poised-for-Historic-Decline.aspx#128148</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:10:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128148</guid><dc:creator>david</dc:creator><description>......Pass me the tissues.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; I can't read it all, for the tears.....&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128148" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>