Side effects

One of the things I found quite surprising when I moved to the US was the fact that drug companies are allowed to advertise their products in all forms of media. There's always a lot of qualification - 'Ask your doctor if Zentox is right for you!", and I presume for legal reasons, they always spend the last half of the advert listing the side effects - 'Side effects may include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches and a large hole in your wallet'.

What amuses me is when this is followed by an advert for some sickening fast food outlet, and what they really need is something tacked onto the end: 'side effects may include rapid weight gain, indigestion and obesity'.