{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Ethical Nag","provider_url":"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org","author_name":"Carolyn Thomas","author_url":"https:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/author\/czthomas\/","title":"2012 posts","type":"link","html":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2012-posts\/blue-glass-sphere\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/blue-glass-sphere.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"168,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/blue-glass-sphere.jpg?w=168\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/blue-glass-sphere.jpg?w=168\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10658\" src=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/blue-glass-sphere.jpg?w=168&#038;h=168\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><em>All the Nags from 2012<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JANUARY 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Painkiller overdose deaths top those from heroin and\u00a0cocaine\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/02\/painkiller-overdose-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Painkiller overdose deaths top those from heroin and\u00a0cocaine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Short vs long online articles: which are\u00a0better?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/06\/longer-blog-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Short vs long articles online: which are better?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why I\u2019d never make it as a Japanese\u00a0mother\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/10\/japanese-mothers-obento\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why I&#8217;d never make it as a Japanese mother<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Should we stop calling it prostate\u00a0\u201ccancer\u201d?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/14\/stop-calling-it-prostate-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Should we stop calling it prostate &#8220;cancer&#8221;?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cFotoshop by Adob\u00e9\u201d \u2013 all you need to look like a\u00a0supermodel\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/18\/fotoshop-by-adobe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>\u201cFotoshop by Adob\u00e9\u201d<\/em> \u2013 all you need to look like a\u00a0supermodel<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cNever Liked It Anyway\u201d: online garage sale meets self-help\u00a0aisle\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/22\/never-liked-it-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>&#8220;Never Liked It Anyway&#8221;: <\/em>online garage sale meets self-help aisle<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Miss Representation: how women are portrayed in the\u00a0media\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/26\/miss-representation-women-in-the-media\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>Miss Representation<\/em>: how women are portrayed in the media<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Waiter\u2019s phony $10 tip includes a religious\u00a0lesson\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/01\/30\/waiters-phony-10-tip-includes-a-religious-lesson\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Waiter\u2019s phony $10 tip includes a religious lesson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Yogurt: what else could a woman possibly\u00a0need?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/03\/yogurt-what-else-could-a-woman-possibly-need\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Yogurt: what else could a woman possibly\u00a0need?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Is medicine \u201cjust plumbing with more expensive\u00a0tools?\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/07\/andre-picard-healthcare-reform\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Is medicine \u201cjust plumbing with more expensive\u00a0tools?\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to FDA panel that approved Yaz and Yasmin had ties with\u00a0industry\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/11\/fda-panel-yaz-yasmin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">FDA panel that approved Yaz and Yasmin had ties with\u00a0industry<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What\u2019s in a (paint chip) name? \u2018Romance\u2019 or \u2018Duct Tape\u00a0Light\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/15\/paint-chip-names\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What\u2019s in a (paint chip) name? \u2018Romance\u2019 or \u2018Duct Tape\u00a0Light\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Big Pharma, are you ready for your\u00a0close-up?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/19\/big-pharma-in-the-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Big Pharma, are you ready for your\u00a0close-up?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Men in film: the morphing movie star\u00a0face\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/23\/men-in-film-the-morphing-movie-star-face\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Men in film: the morphing movie star face<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How marketers target your children with\u00a0treats\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/02\/27\/how-marketers-target-your-children-with-treats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How marketers target your children with treats<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>MARCH 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How much sugar is in that can of\u00a0Coke?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/02\/how-much-sugar-is-in-that-can-of-coke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How much sugar is in that can of Coke?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The New Therapeutics: 10\u00a0Commandments\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/06\/the-new-therapeutics-10-commandments\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The New Therapeutics: 10 Commandments<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How many of these 20 advertising slogans can you\u00a0complete?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/10\/20-advertising-slogans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How many of these 20 advertising slogans can you complete?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cSubstantially Unsafe\u201d: 30 disturbing facts about medical\u00a0devices\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/14\/substantially-unsafe-30-disturbing-facts-about-medical-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>\u201cSubstantially Unsafe\u201d:<\/em>\u00a0 30 disturbing facts about medical\u00a0devices<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"More vintage ads we\u2019re not likely to ever see\u00a0again\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/18\/more-vintage-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">More vintage ads we\u2019re not likely to ever see again<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to The myth of osteoporosis: blowing the whistle on the\u00a0\u201cepidemic\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/22\/the-myth-of-osteoporosis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The myth of osteoporosis: blowing the whistle on the\u00a0\u201cepidemic\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Seven diseases Big Pharma hopes you get in\u00a02012\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/26\/7-diseases-big-pharma-hopes-you-get\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Seven diseases Big Pharma hopes you get in\u00a02012<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Doctors behaving badly online: how stupidity can cause\u00a0trouble\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/03\/30\/doctors-behaving-badly-online\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Doctors behaving badly online: how stupidity can cause\u00a0trouble<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>APRIL 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why men buy, but women\u00a0shop\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/03\/why-men-buy-but-women-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why men buy, but women shop<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Warning, doctors: it\u2019s the age of the \u2018Super Loss\u2019 malpractice\u00a0suit\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/07\/super-loss-malpractice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Warning, doctors: it\u2019s the age of the \u2018Super Loss\u2019 malpractice\u00a0suit<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"The Hummer House\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Hummer\u00a0House<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Is your life as awesome as you pretend it is on\u00a0Facebook?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/15\/facebook\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Is your life as awesome as you pretend it is on\u00a0Facebook?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to The alcohol industry\u2019s \u201calcopop\u201d strategy hooks underage\u00a0drinkers\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/19\/alcopop-underage-drinkers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The alcohol industry\u2019s \u201calcopop\u201d strategy hooks underage\u00a0drinkers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why do doctors call it \u201cpractice variation\u201d instead of poor\u00a0care?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/23\/practice-variation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why do doctors call it \u201cpractice variation\u201d instead of poor\u00a0care?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Texting shortcuts for\u00a0Boomers\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/04\/27\/texting-shortcuts-for-boomers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Texting shortcuts for Boomers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>MAY 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The cardiac polypill: why are we still talking about\u00a0this?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/01\/cardiac-polypill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The cardiac polypill: why are we still talking about\u00a0this?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Dr. Sherry Turkle: \u201cI share, therefore I\u00a0am\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/05\/sherry-turkle\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Dr. Sherry Turkle: \u201cI share, therefore I\u00a0am\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Who\u2019s running the show in industry-sponsored drug\u00a0trials?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/09\/industry-sponsored-drug-trials\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Who\u2019s running the show in industry-sponsored drug\u00a0trials?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to The Quantified Self meets The Urban\u00a0Datasexual\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/13\/quantified-self-urban-datasexual\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Quantified Self meets The Urban\u00a0Datasexual<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Handy hints for getting along with your drug\u00a0company\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/17\/ray-moynihan-bmj\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Handy hints for getting along with your drug\u00a0company<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Should you take anti-depressants \u2013 and if so, which\u00a0one?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/21\/best-anti-depressant-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Should you take anti-depressants \u2013 and if so, which one?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Anti-gay? Anti-Jew? Anti-Muslim? It\u2019s those atheists we trust\u00a0least\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/25\/anti-atheists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Anti-gay? Anti-Jew? Anti-Muslim? It\u2019s those atheists we trust\u00a0least<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The mob mentality\u00a0revisited\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/05\/29\/mob-mentality\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The mob mentality\u00a0revisited<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JUNE 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Absolute risk, relative risk \u2013 and red\u00a0meat\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/02\/red-meat-and-heart-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Absolute risk, relative risk \u2013 and red\u00a0meat<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Today\u2019s random medical news: \u201d___ can cause ___ in\u00a0___\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/06\/borgman-cartoo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Today\u2019s random medical news:<em>\u00a0 &#8220;<strong>___<\/strong> can cause <strong>___<\/strong> in\u00a0<strong>___<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why certainty of punishment is the best crime\u00a0deterrent\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/10\/certainty-of-punishment-crime-deterrent\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why certainty of punishment is the best crime deterrent<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"When the stigma of a disease makes its diagnosis even\u00a0worse\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/14\/stigma-of-a-disease-makes-diagnosis-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When the stigma of a disease makes its diagnosis even\u00a0worse<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cI\u2019m not a real doctor \u2013 but I play one on drug\u00a0ads\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/18\/robert-jarvik\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cI\u2019m not a real doctor \u2013 but I play one on drug\u00a0ads\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to tell what the weather\u2019s like\u00a0today\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-tell-what-the-weathers-like-today\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to Tell What The Weather&#8217;s Like Today<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Penn State\u2019s PR train\u00a0wreck\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/26\/penn-states-pr-train-wreck\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Penn State&#8217;s PR train wreck<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Big Tobacco\u2019s lessons for Big\u00a0Food\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/06\/30\/big-tobaccos-lessons-for-big-food\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Big Tobacco&#8217;s lessons for Big Food<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JULY 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Selling Cinderella to our\u00a0daughters\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/04\/selling-cinderella\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Selling Cinderella to our daughters<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"And more vintage ads we\u2019ll never see\u00a0again\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/08\/and-more-vintage-ads-well-never-see-again\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">And more vintage ads we&#8217;ll never see again<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The mental health perils of travelling\u00a0aboad\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/12\/paris-syndrome-florence-syndrome-jerusalem-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The mental health perils of travelling abroad<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What fruits would say if they were\u00a0human\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/16\/what-fruits-would-say-if-they-were-human\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What fruits would say if they were human<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"More myths about the Olympic\u00a0Games\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/20\/more-myths-of-olympic-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">More myths about the Olympic Games<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"A philosopher\u2019s take on Big Pharma\u00a0marketing\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/24\/a-philosophers-take-on-big-pharma-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A philosopher\u2019s take on Big Pharma marketing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"When the cover-up is almost as despicable as the\u00a0crime\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/07\/28\/cover-up-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When the cover-up is almost as despicable as the crime<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>AUGUST 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Drug company uses movie promotion to target your\u00a0kids\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/01\/movie-promotions-sell-drugs-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Drug company uses movie promotion to target your kids<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cMcStatins\u201d with your burger and\u00a0fries?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/05\/mcstatins-with-your-burger-and-fries\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cMcStatins\u201d with your burger and\u00a0fries?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Deceptive drug ads on\u00a0TV\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/09\/deceptive-drug-ads-on-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Deceptive drug ads on TV<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Big Pharma\u2019s remarkable powers of\u00a0persuasion\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/13\/big-pharma-persuasion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Big Pharma&#8217;s powerful powers of persuasion<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"8 health foods that aren\u2019t\u00a0healthy\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/17\/8-health-foods-that-arent-healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">8 health foods that aren&#8217;t healthy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Diet Coke: the \u201cworld\u2019s liquid crack of\u00a0choice\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/21\/diet-coke-the-worlds-liquid-crack-of-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Diet Coke: the world&#8217;s <em>&#8220;liquid crack of choice&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Medical quackery\u00a0revisited\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/25\/ery\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Medical quackery revisited<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Farewell to a beloved old\u00a0friend\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/08\/29\/the-obituary-of-a-beloved-old-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Farewell to a beloved old friend<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The Ethical Nag celebrates our third\u00a0anniversary!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/02\/the-ethical-nag-celebrates-our-third-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Ethical Nag celebrates our third anniversary!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Martian report: \u201cThere is life on\u00a0earth!\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/06\/martian-report-there-is-life-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Martian report: &#8220;There is life on earth!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Catholic hierarchy: a safe haven for predator\u00a0priests\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/10\/catholic-hierarchy-a-safe-haven-for-predator-priests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Catholic hierarchy: a safe haven for predator priests<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cBest book I\u2019ve ever read!\u201d Rave reviews for\u00a0sale\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/14\/rave-book-reviews-for-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cBest book I\u2019ve ever read!\u201d Rave reviews for sale<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What did Jesus\u00a0drive?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/18\/what-did-jesus-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What did Jesus drive?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Defiant tanning industry attacks doctors\u2019\u00a0warnings\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/22\/tanning-industry-fights-back\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Defiant tanning industry attacks doctors\u2019\u00a0warnings<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Medical journals: \u201cinformation-laundering for Big\u00a0Pharma\u201d?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/26\/medical-journals-information-laundering-big-pharma\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Medical journals: \u201cinformation-laundering for Big Pharma\u201d?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How drug companies get the clinical trial results they\u00a0want\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/09\/30\/clinical-trials-drug-companies-results\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How drug companies get the clinical trial results they want<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>OCTOBER 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The tarnished reputation of university\u00a0research\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/04\/the-tarnished-reputation-of-university-research\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The tarnished reputation of university research<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"10 tips: Social Media Highway Code for\u00a0doctors\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/08\/10-tips-social-media-highway-code-for-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">10 tips: <em>Social Media Highway Code<\/em> for doctors<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"And even more vintage ads we\u2019ll never see\u00a0again\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/12\/vintage-ads-october-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">And even more vintage ads we&#8217;ll never see again<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Has industry co-opted patient\u00a0engagement?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/16\/industry-co-opted-patient-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Has industry co-opted patient engagement?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"When doctors don\u2019t want to practice\u00a0medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/20\/doctors-dont-want-to-practice-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When doctors don&#8217;t want to practice medicine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How the Gartner Hype Cycle is like\u00a0marriage\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/24\/gartner-hype-cycle\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How the Gartner Hype Cycle is like marriage<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Surgeons make millions on Medtronic\u00a0payroll\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/10\/28\/surgeons-on-medtronic-payroll-signed-sealed-delivered-im-yours\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Surgeons make millions on Medtronic payroll<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>NOVEMBER 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The missing link in chronic disease\u00a0care\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/01\/multiple-chronic-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The missing link in chronic disease care<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Guess which smartphone your doctor\u00a0carries?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/05\/doctors-smartphones\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Guess which smartphone your doctor carries?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Aspartame is bad \u2013 oops, never\u00a0mind!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/09\/aspartame-is-bad-oops-never-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Aspartame is bad &#8211; ooops! Never mind!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why patients hate the\u00a0C-word\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/13\/patients-hate-the-c-word\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why patients hate the C-word<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Smartphones make Top 10 Health Tech Hazards\u00a0List\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/17\/smartphones-top-10-hazard-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Smartphones make Top 10 Health Tech Hazards list<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em><a title=\"Can you stop buying for just one\u00a0day?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/21\/buy-nothing-day-nov-23-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Buy Nothing Day: <\/span><\/a><\/em><a title=\"Can you stop buying for just one\u00a0day?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/21\/buy-nothing-day-nov-23-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Can you stop buying for just one day?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The ads of Dr. Seuss: Horton Hatches An\u00a0Ad\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/11\/24\/the-ads-of-dr-seuss-horton-hatches-an-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The ads of Dr. Seuss: Horton Hatches An Ad<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>DECEMBER 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"What\u2019s a \u201cparaprosdokian\u201d?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/12\/07\/paraprosdokian\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What\u2019s a <em>\u201cparaprosdokian\u201d?<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Texting at\u00a0funerals\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/12\/15\/texting-at-funerals-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Texting at funerals<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How we get persuaded to do stuff we don\u2019t even want to\u00a0do\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/12\/23\/persuasion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How we get persuaded to do stuff we don\u2019t even want to do<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Top 10 Nags of 2012 from The Ethical\u00a0Nag\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2012\/12\/31\/top-10-ethical-nag-posts-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Top 10 Nags of 2012 from <em>The Ethical Nag<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color:#0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Return to this year\u2019s Nags<\/em><\/a>, or<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong><em>Visit the dark, dank, scary archives of all Ethical Nag posts:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em><a style=\"color:#000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2009-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em><a style=\"color:#000000;\" title=\"2010\u00a0posts\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2010-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">2010<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em><a style=\"color:#000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2011-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">2011<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a style=\"color:#000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2013-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>2<\/em><em>0<\/em><em>13<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a style=\"color:#000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2014-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>2014<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/blue-glass-sphere.jpg?fit=440%2C330","thumbnail_width":null,"thumbnail_height":null}