(or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Pharmaceutical Industry) I'd like to try to change the way you think about preventative medications. The goal of prescribing blood pressure-lowering medications is not to lower blood pressure.  The goal of prescribing cholesterol-lowering medications is not to lower cholesterol.  The goal of prescribing medications for osteoporosis (low bone density) is not to raise bone density.  Let me explain.  The goal of medications that low...