{"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":"2011 posts","type":"link","html":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/2011-posts\/blue-orb-grass\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"364,400\" 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=\"blue-orb-grass\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=273\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=364\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9196\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=273&#038;h=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=273&amp;h=300 273w, https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=159&amp;h=175 159w, https:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><strong><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><em>All the Nags from 2011<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JANUARY 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Six not-so-simple steps toward protecting us from dangerous\u00a0drugs\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/03\/dangerous-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Six not-so-simple steps toward protecting us from dangerous drugs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"First greenwashing, then pinkwashing \u2013 now\u00a0SUGARWASHING!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/07\/sugarwashing-unicef-cadbury\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">First greenwashing, then pinkwashing \u2013 now SUGARWASHING!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/11\/boob-job-libel-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">British surgeon threatened with lawsuit for daring to question \u2018Boob Job\u2019 cream<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/15\/osteoarthritis-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Researchers: \u201cOsteoarthritis treated with drugs\/surgery instead of recommended guidelines\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Make that a super-giant-jumbo popcorn for just 50 cents\u00a0more!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/19\/movie-popcorn\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Make that a super-giant-jumbo popcorn for 50 cents more<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The life cycle of the \u2018urban\u00a0tumbleweed\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/23\/plastic-shopping-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The life cycle of the \u2018urban tumbleweed\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cIntegrity in Science\u201d \u2013 who\u2019s paying the\u00a0piper?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/27\/integrity-in-science-report\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cIntegrity in Science\u201d \u2013 who\u2019s paying the piper?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What we can learn about medicine from watching Grey\u2019s\u00a0Anatomy\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/01\/31\/greys-anatomy\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What we can learn about medicine by watching Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cWillful blindness\u201d \u2013 why we seem to prefer\u00a0ignorance\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/08\/willfull-blindness\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Willful blindness \u2013 why we seem to prefer ignorance<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/12\/rape-victims-georgia-bobby-franklin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Rape victims are not victims \u2013 at least in the state of Georgia<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How doctors are selling weight loss surgery to\u00a0teens\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/16\/stomach-banding-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How doctors are selling weight loss surgery to teens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/20\/why-theres-no-such-thing-as-clinically-proven\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why there\u2019s no such thing as \u201cclinically proven\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Can quantum mechanics really explain the \u201claw of\u00a0attraction\u201d?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/24\/quantum-mechanics-law-of-attraction\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Can quantum mechanics really explain the \u201cLaw of Attraction\u201d?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to survive piano practice \u2013 the Tiger Mother\u00a0way\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/02\/28\/how-to-survive-piano-practice-the-tiger-mother-way\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to survive piano practice \u2013 the \u2018Tiger Mother\u2019 way<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>MARCH 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Stent-happy docs on notice in Maryland health care fraud\u00a0debate\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/04\/stent-happy-docs-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Stent-happy docs on notice in Maryland health care fraud debate<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/08\/phd-snowboarding\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Dr. Dude \u2013 world\u2019s first PhD in snowboarding<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"A day in the life of a medical\u00a0ghostwriter\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/12\/day-in-the-life-ghostwriter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A day in the life of a medical ghostwriter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Amazing (and strange) examples of placebo miracle\u00a0effects\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/16\/placebo\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Amazing (and strange) examples of placebo miracle effects<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why do gynecologists continue to prescribe\u00a0HRT?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/16\/hrt-still-prescribed-despite-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why are gynecologists still prescribing HRT despite known risks?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What do Justin Bieber and birth control pills have in\u00a0common?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/20\/justin-bieber\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What do Justin Bieber and birth control pills have in common?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Are you being\u00a0\u201cover-diagnosed\u201d?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/24\/are-you-being-over-diagnosed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Are you being over-diagnosed?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Coffee reduces your stroke risk \u2013 or does\u00a0it?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/03\/28\/coffee-reduces-your-stroke-risk-or-does-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Coffee reduces your stroke risk \u2013 or does it?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>APRIL 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/01\/facebook-and-narcissism\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why narcissists love Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/05\/big-pharma-psychiatry-duet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Same old duet: drug companies and psychiatry<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Dr. Ben Goldacre\u2019s rapid-fire story of the \u2018Nocebo\u00a0Effect\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/09\/dr-ben-goldacres-rapid-fire-story-of-the-nocebo-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Dr. Ben Goldacre\u2019s rapid-fire story of the \u2018nocebo effect\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/13\/clinical-practice-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Clinical practice guidelines vs. routine screening mammography<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Do-it-yourself psychotherapy for suffering hockey playoff\u00a0fans\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/17\/stanley-cup-home-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Do-it-yourself psychotherapy for suffering hockey playoff fans<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Overpriced best-sellers: how does Apple do\u00a0it?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/21\/apple-computers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Overpriced best-sellers: how does Apple do it?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How Volvo is reclaiming its safety\u00a0reputation\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/25\/volvo-safety-rep\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How V<\/span><\/a><a title=\"How Volvo is reclaiming its safety\u00a0reputation\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/25\/volvo-safety-rep\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">olvo is reclaiming its safety reputation?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Experts: why so wrong, so\u00a0often?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/04\/29\/why-experts-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Experts: why so wrong, so often?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>MAY 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Can statin drugs really save your\u00a0life?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/03\/can-statin-drugs-really-save-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Can statin drugs really save your life?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to turn a condition into a disease by \u201cselling\u00a0sickness\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/07\/big-pharma-selling-sickness\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to turn a condition into a disease by \u201cselling sickness\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Five questions that will change the way you look at health\u00a0care\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/11\/five-questions-that-will-change-the-way-you-look-at-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Five questions that will change the way you look at health care<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Top 10 biggest-selling prescription\u00a0drugs\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/15\/drug-costs-consumer-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Top 10 biggest selling prescription drugs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Is ugliness a\u00a0disease?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/19\/is-ugliness-a-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Is ugliness a disease?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why Big Pharma wants your e-mail\u00a0address\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/23\/email-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why Big Pharma wants your e-mail address<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Four myths about marketing to 50+\u00a0women\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/27\/marketing-myths-50-women\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Four myths about marketing to 50+ women<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JUNE 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cFalling In Love in Six Acts\u201d \u2013 the best ad campaign\u00a0ever\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/05\/31\/falling-in-love-in-six-acts-nike-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cFalling In Love in Six Acts\u201d \u2013 the best ad campaign ever <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cYou can lead a cardiologist to water but, apparently, you cannot make him\u00a0drink\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/04\/unnecessary-stents\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cYou can lead a cardiologist to water, but, apparently, you cannot make him drink\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"10 food\/bacteria combos that can make you very, very\u00a0sick\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/08\/foodborne-illness\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">10 food\/bacteria combinations that can make you very, very sick<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What marketers should know about pitching to Baby\u00a0Boomers\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/12\/marketing-to-baby-boomers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What marketers should know about pitching to Baby Boomers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Viagra goes generic: then\u00a0what?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/16\/viagra-goes-generic\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Viagra goes generic \u2013 and then what?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"I rest my case: Facebook\u2019s appeal to the truly\u00a0stupid\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/17\/facebook-appeal-to-the-stupid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I rest my case: Facebook\u2019s appeal to the truly stupid<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"The Vancouver riots: a backlash against the\u00a0backlash\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/20\/vancouver-riots-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Vancouver Riots: a backlash against the backlash<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Pyramid vs Plate: will this new image make Americans less\u00a0fat?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/24\/new-nutrition-plat\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Pyramid vs. plate: will this new image make Americans less fat?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Remedial training for neurosurgeons: \u201cDon\u2019t bill for procedures you didn\u2019t\u00a0do!\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/06\/28\/makker-conflict-of-interest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Remedial training for neurosurgeons: \u201cDon\u2019t bill for procedures you didn\u2019t\u00a0do!\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>JULY 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to How the \u201cshrink\u2019s bible\u201d can make you\u00a0sick\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/02\/dsm-5-shrinks-bible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How the \u201cshrink\u2019s bible\u201d can make you\u00a0sick<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Four reasons we don\u2019t miss\u00a0Oprah\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/06\/we-wont-miss-oprah\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Four reasons we don\u2019t miss Oprah<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why Big Pharma now outsources its clinical trials\u00a0overseas\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/10\/clinical-trials-outsourced-oversea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why Big Pharma now outsources its clinical research overseas<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to deal drugs: Big Pharma\u2019s dirty little\u00a0tricks\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/14\/big-pharmas-dirty-little-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to deal drugs: Big Pharma\u2019s dirty little tricks<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How did this heart drug get approved in the first\u00a0place?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/18\/how-did-this-heart-drug-get-approved-in-the-first-place\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How did this heart drug get approved in the first place?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What are you naming your\u00a0baby?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/22\/what-are-you-naming-your-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What are you naming your baby?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Johnson &amp; Johnson recalls Extra-Stinky\u00a0Tylenol\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/26\/j-and-j-recalls-extra-stinky-tylenol\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Johnson &amp; Johnson recalls Extra-Stinky Tylenol<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Chicago billboards,\u00a01942\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/07\/30\/chicago-billboards-1942\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Chicago billboards, 1942<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>AUGUST 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Death by Prescription: A Father Takes on His Daughter\u2019s\u00a0Killer\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/03\/death-by-prescription\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>Death By Prescription<\/em>:\u00a0 a father takes on his daughter\u2019s killer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why is my government paying for drugs that France won\u2019t\u00a0touch?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/07\/france-pulls-varenicline-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why is my government paying for drugs that France won\u2019t touch?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cMaking driving beautiful\u201d: those new Volkswagen ad\u00a0campaigns\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/11\/volkswagen\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Making driving beautiful: those new Volkswagen ad campaigns<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why some people should avoid social media\u00a0completely\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/15\/friday-faux-pas-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why some people should avoid social media completely<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Here\u2019s how you\u2019re spending your time each\u00a0day\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/19\/leisure-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Here\u2019s how you\u2019re spending your time each day<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Thank you, Jack . .\u00a0.\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/22\/thank-you-jack\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Thank you, Jack . . . <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why isn\u2019t California disciplining its dangerous\u00a0doctors?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/23\/california-dangerous-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why isn\u2019t California disciplining its dangerous doctors?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Google forfeits $500 million for illegal Canadian pharmacy\u00a0ads\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/24\/google-forfeits-500-million-for-illegal-canadian-pharmacy-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Google forfeits $500 for illegal Canadian pharmacy ads<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to tell if ads are true \u2013 courtesy of\u00a0Wikipedia!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/27\/how-to-tell-if-ads-are-true-courtesy-of-wikipedia\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to tell if ads are true \u2013 courtesy of Wikipedia<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"News flash: smartphone users obsessively check their\u00a0devices\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/08\/31\/obsessive-smartphone-use\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">News flash: smartphone users obsessively check their devices<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Celebrating the Ethical Nag\u2019s second\u00a0anniversary!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/04\/2-year-anniversary-ethical-nag\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Celebrating the second anniversary of The Ethical Nag!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"London\u2019s new post-riot 2012 Olympic games\u00a0logo\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/08\/londons-new-post-riot-2012-olympic-games-logo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">London\u2019s new post-riot 2012 Olympics logo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Social media: a fad or a\u00a0revolution?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/12\/social-media-fad-or-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Social media: a fad or a revolution?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"When the little darlings won\u2019t eat fresh\u00a0fruit\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/16\/fresh-fruit-or-fruit-cups\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When the little darling<\/span><\/a><a title=\"When the little darlings won\u2019t eat fresh\u00a0fruit\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/16\/fresh-fruit-or-fruit-cups\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">s won\u2019t eat fresh fruit . . . <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"\u201cI can\u2019t afford to be SKINNY . . .\u00a0\u201c\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/20\/i-cant-afford-to-be-skinny\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201cI can\u2019t afford to be SKINNY!\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Cardiac society gets half of its funding from stent\u00a0industry\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/24\/cardiac-society-funded-by-stent-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Heart <\/span><\/a><a title=\"Cardiac society gets half of its funding from stent\u00a0industry\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/24\/cardiac-society-funded-by-stent-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">society gets half of its funding from stent industry<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"What makes good advertising\u00a0work?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/09\/28\/what-makes-good-ads-work\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What makes good advertising work?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>OCTOBER 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Social media marketing\u00a0madness\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/01\/social-media-marketing-madness\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Social media marketing madness<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Plastic shopping bags are good for you \u2013 and for\u00a0industry!\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/06\/plastic-shopping-bags-american-chemical-council\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Plastic shopping bags are good for you \u2013 and for industry!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why we eat the breakfast we\u00a0do\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/10\/why-we-eat-the-breakfast-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why we eat the breakfast we do<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"New heart medication study was \u201ctoo flawed for publication\u201d, says former journal\u00a0editor\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/14\/eliquis-study-flawed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">New heart medication study was \u201ctoo flawed for publication\u201d, says former NEJM editor<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Take statin drugs \u201cwhen diet and exercise are not\u00a0enough\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/18\/fluvastatina-novartis-statin-lescol\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Take statin drugs \u201cwhen diet and exercise are not enough\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Battling bad\u00a0science\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/22\/battling-bad-science\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Dr. Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why doctors who pretend to write journal articles should be\u00a0punished\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/26\/medical-ghostwriting-fraudulent-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why doc<\/span><\/a><a title=\"Why doctors who pretend to write journal articles should be\u00a0punished\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/26\/medical-ghostwriting-fraudulent-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">tors who pretend to write journal articles should be punished<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"When patients demand treatments that won\u2019t\u00a0work\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/10\/30\/patients-demand-treatment-dont-work\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When patients demand treatments that won\u2019t work<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>NOVEMBER 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why you should put that damned phone\u00a0away\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/03\/put-the-damned-phone-away\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why yo<\/span><\/a><a title=\"Why you should put that damned phone\u00a0away\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/03\/put-the-damned-phone-away\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">u should put that damned phone away<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Things your doctor may not\u00a0know\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/07\/what-your-doctor-may-not-know\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Things your doctor may not know<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Is that chain e-mail a hoax? (Yes,\u00a0probably!)\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/11\/chain-email-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Is that chain e-mail a hoax? (Yes, probably!) <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Paying celebrities to shill your\u00a0drugs\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/15\/paying-celebrities-to-shill-your-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Paying celebrities to shill your drugs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Universal cholesterol screening for little\u00a0kids?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/19\/universal-cholesterol-screening-for-little-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Universal cholesterol screening for little kids?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Celebrate \u201cBuy Nothing Day\u201d on Friday, November\u00a025th\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/23\/buy-nothing-day-november-25th\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Celebrate <\/span><\/a><a title=\"Celebrate \u201cBuy Nothing Day\u201d on Friday, November\u00a025th\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/23\/buy-nothing-day-november-25th\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u2018Buy Nothing Day\u2019 on Friday, November 25th<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Vintage ads you\u2019ll never see\u00a0again\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/11\/26\/vintage-ads-youll-never-see-again\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Vintage ads you\u2019ll never see again<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"How to sell your snowblower in New\u00a0Brunswick\" href=\"http:\/\/carolynthomas.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/30\/snowblower-ad-kijiji\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">How to sell your snowblower in New Brunswick<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong>DECEMBER 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Does taking 22 pills a day make you any\u00a0healthier?\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/04\/john-cloud-time-3000-pills\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Does taking 22 pills a day make you any healthier?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Be suspicious of research presented at scientific meetings\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/08\/research-scientific-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Be <\/span><\/a><a title=\"Be suspicious of research presented at scientific meetings\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/08\/research-scientific-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">suspicious of research presented at scientific conferences<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"A buyers\u2019 guide to retail shopping tricks\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/12\/a-buyers-guide-to-retail-shopping-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A buyers\u2019 guide to retail shopping tricks<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Foreign intrigue: when drug companies bribe doctors\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/16\/foreign-intrigue-when-drug-companies-bribe-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Foreign intrigue: when drug companies bribe doctors<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Why doctors say YES when they mean NO\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/24\/doctors-cant-say-no\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">When doctors say\u00a0YES when they mean NO<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"If December 25th is your\u00a0birthday\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/25\/if-december-25th-is-your-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">If December 25th is your birthday <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Women in film: the morphing movie star\u00a0face\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/29\/women-in-film\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Women in film: the morphing movie star face<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em><a title=\"Year in review: top 10 Ethical Nag posts in\u00a02011\" href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/2011\/12\/31\/top-10-ethical-nag-posts-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Year in review: Top 10 Ethical Nag posts in 2011<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/all-the-nags\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#0066ff;\"><em>Return to this year\u2019s Nags<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">. . . or visit the dark, dank, scary archives of Ethical Nag posts:<\/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\/2012-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">2012<\/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<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/blue-orb-grass.jpg?w=273&fit=440%2C330","thumbnail_width":null,"thumbnail_height":null}