"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Margit Kieske, 48, who consumed nearly one pound of licorice per day, sued the German candy company Haribo for not posting a health warning on boxes of the chewy treats.
Kieske, 48, claimed the sticky sweets were responsible for her heart troubles — and asked for $7,200 in damages.
Natural licorice can be toxic if taken in excessive quantities.
But, eating a pound of licorice a day is beyond anyone's common sense, at least in Germany. She lost. posted by Sydney on
4/19/2004 11:11:00 PM
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