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I love this and it is about time. When I was twelve my mother was a bit worried about my weight. We were only looking for a diet sheet and advice about the wisdom of putting a 12 yr old on a diet. The GP insisted that the modern approach [1960s] was to use "Appetite Suppressants" and convinced my intelligent but trusting mother that they were 'harmless'. He had me on these for most of my teens. Three months on one type then he would switch me to the next type, with no break in between and instructions to take 2 before every meal [no wonder I couldn't sleep]. He made no record of this in my medical notes. I can't remember the names of most of them only the one thing they had in common was they all had SKF on them. They messed me up royally, I was like a cat on a hot tin roof for most of my teens and only managed to get free of them in my mid twenties. My parents blamed puberty for the changes in my behaviour. I often wondered if this could be the reason for my daughter's dyslexia and/or the sudden increase in ADHD after the 60s. How overweight was I? 120 pounds at 5ft 4". I have often thought about suing SKF. Jo ________________________________ From: Paul Elias <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 14:03 Subject: GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3B in largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history Once again, the good, the bad, the ugly about big pharma...for this, I can only see the bad and ugly, nothing good about this. this was all greed and complicity. Last week it was Pfizer and the Celebrex deceit and witholding of safety clinical data, now Glaxo... http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/record-settlement-glaxosmithkline-plead-guilty-pay-3b-illicit-192857575--finance.html Best, Paul E. Alexander >