We are Medication Nation. We love drugs. We’re the land of the free—but please, not chemical-free. It’s fashionable just now to beat up on Big Pharma, which is understandable in light of the Vioxx business, the flu vaccine mess, and the link between antidepressants and teen suicide. But America’s anger at the pharmaceutical industry isn’t nearly as pure as most of us want to admit. Yes, we can get legitimately steamed at big drugmakers for squelching valid research that undermines their...
