In the 60s Jefferson Airplane sang "one pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small". In the 70s Steve Martin exhorted "Let's get small". Funny, I seemed to enjoy these references much more when I was younger. These days I'm just south of 60 and am on so many prescribed pills I can almost relate to the above catch-phrases. Today's catch phrase, unfortunately, is "may cause...". Have you noticed a) the deluge of drug commercials on American television lately and, b) how many spend half their air time discussing the possible side-effects? The euphemisms for these impacts other than what the drugs were intended for include "unwanted effects" and "adverse drug event". This makes me laugh, considering some of the effects. Let me quote from www.merck.com: Most drugs produce several effects. ... Not surprisingly, adverse drug reactions are common. ... Digestive disturbances - loss of appetite, nausea, a bloating sensat