"I do not see the effects that Unz is talking about. Not at all. A single-cause change in the death rate of the magnitude that he's proposing should most certainly show up in these figures (particularly the latter chart), but it isn't there. I see no reason to take this claim seriously."
Note that Derek Lowe has been more than willing to be critical of big pharmaceutical companies when they deserve it, on other issues, and he's a professional with decades of experience in the field.
"I do not see the effects that Unz is talking about. Not at all. A single-cause change in the death rate of the magnitude that he's proposing should most certainly show up in these figures (particularly the latter chart), but it isn't there. I see no reason to take this claim seriously."
Note that Derek Lowe has been more than willing to be critical of big pharmaceutical companies when they deserve it, on other issues, and he's a professional with decades of experience in the field.