<p>A very pragmatic, common sense and probably correct explanation of this effect. </p>
<p>--<br>
Giulio Prisco<br>
<a href="mailto:giulio@gmail.com">giulio@gmail.com</a><br>
(39)3387219799</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 9, 2010 4:12 AM, "spike" <<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net">spike66@att.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>
... On Behalf Of BillK<br>
Subject: Re: [ExI] New Yorker article: The Truth Wears Off<br>
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On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Damien Broderick wrote:
> anyone have access to the full text?
>
>...</font></p>Is it not a remarkable coincidence that the efficacy of any medication tends<br>
to decline in such a way that it reaches zero at the exact moment the patent<br>
on that medication expires. Fortunately, there is always a new medication<br>
with a fresh patent, that appears to be miraculously effective in treating<br>
whatever malady the now-defunct medication once cured.<br>
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spike<br>
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