The final part of my conversation with Tim Riley (of Tour for the Cure) involved a discussion on the role of the pharmaceutical industry in today's health care crisis (or what can and should be construed as a "crisis;" I don't think anyone would object to using that term).

Tim had somewhat off-handedly mentioned a pharmaceutical "conspiracy theory" in part two, and I carried the conversation off from there. We discussed Oxycontin and Vioxx, as well as what I perceive to be the "rush to market" of prescription drugs that have not been thoroughly tested. We also discussed the role of healthy diets, and compared prescription drugs to both automobiles and cigarettes, which may be the two deadliest products in the world.

If it had not been for the second-to-last Sopranos episode breathing down our necks, the discussion would most likely have continued. (Once again, thank you David Chase, you have changed so many lives, in so many ways.)



Note: The entire podcast with Tim Riley, as well as all past and future podcasts, are available at the main podcast page.

Recently archived: A Conversation With Tim Riley, Part 1; and A Conversation With Tim Riley, Part 2.

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