Scared of Scallops?

How many people do you know who say they don’t eat scallops?   It seems like one of the most commonly avoided proteins.    While there certainly are those who have an allergy and would risk anaphylactic shock if they were to partake, and I’m certainly not suggesting that anyone who falls into this category […]

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Pfizer Settles A Drug Marketing Case for $491 Million

I’m not about to report on the details of how Pfizer settled criminal and civil charges over the illegal marketing of a kidney transplant drug. I’m more drawn to the figure of $491 Million. As well as the last sentence in the article that refers to the fact that ‘Pfizer’s second- quarter revenue fell 7%, […]

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No Go With The Giant Soda Ban in NY

“An appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a decision striking down New York City’s restrictions on the sale of large, sugary drinks“, was the opening line in a recent piece in the Times. Is this a bad thing? I don’t think so. No, it’s not because I secretly like to have a Big Gulp when […]

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