there are many life-saving drugs, but there's also a less glamourous and reassuring side to the drug industry. Do you know that for every 15 doctors in the US there's one drug rep? That's a startling statistic - drug companies would not be spending all that money unless they expected some return.
this and other disturbing facts are in my article:
http://www.mytherapypractice.com/Medical/doctors_drug_companies.html