On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 19:41:33 -0000, Dr Paul Caldwell wrote:
>Why, oh why, don't normal, healthy adults just take a few paracetamol and
>rest for a few days, leaving us to sort out the unhealthy??????!!!!!!!!!!
>Are we now a nation of wimps? I am sure the Oz bulletin board will reply
>unanymously YES!
Donno about the Oz BBS, but last year, there were something like 600
million prescriptions issued.
That's almost 10 scripts for every soul on the islands!
Either a nation of whimps, junkies or sickies.
Ahmad
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