Dr. Brownstein: New Blood Pressure Guidelines Create Millions of New Customers for Big Pharma
On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, the front page of the New York Times was headlined, “New High Blood Pressure Norm to Affect Millions.” Similar headlines were plastered across the internet and in every major news outlet. The NYT article explained, “…the nation’s leading heart experts issued new guidelines for high blood pressure that means tens of millions more Americans will meet the criteria for the condition and will need to change their lifestyles or take medicines to treat it.” The new guidelines were based on an ongoing analysis of a single study, the 2015 Sprint study. The Big Pharma Cartel must be celebrating as they now have millions of more customers.