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Dr Oz in front of Congress

151949 — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:52:55 GMT

About time he is held accountable for some of what he says. They told him he has a duty to correct what he has said in the past and move on with the truth. He said he had to say incendiary stuff to get people's attention. Congressman chastised him. Called him unethical. Oz said he wanted to help get false products off the market and congress told him he wasn't the solution he was part of the problem. I am happy to see someone finally holding him responsible for things he says on TV - he is outrageous.

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Sedonee — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:55:24 GMT

Good to hear.

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NoelSeven — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:57:38 GMT

Wow

I don't watch his show, but I knew he was on my list when he pretty much said he was against flu shots for his wife and children.

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loveschocolate — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:58:01 GMT

Don't watch Oz, never have, never will.

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glb613 — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:58:56 GMT

He's a hack. I can't believe there are people out there who thinks he knows what he's talking about.

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brii — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:59:14 GMT

Never could stand him.

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missy1 — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:31 GMT

Not a fan.. I didn't know his daughter was a cohost on The Chew.(which I like)

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adelle38 — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:01:45 GMT

I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz but I think this was a dog and pony show put on so Congressional Reps could score points. Oz may give lousy advice but he's not the problem. Congress needs do address the abuses of big pharmaceutical and supplement companies, not a television host. He's an easy target and he's not the problem.

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croemer — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:02:22 GMT

Really a shame he feels he has incendiary things to spike his ratings. Most media do but when it comes to a doctor...I want the facts...no sensationalism.

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croemer — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:02:58 GMT

On 6/17/2014 adelle38 said:
I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz but I think this was a dog and pony show put on so Congressional Reps could score points. Oz may give lousy advice but he's not the problem. Congress needs do address the abuses of big pharmaceutical and supplement companies, not a television host. He's an easy target and he's not the problem.

I agree.

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NoelSeven — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:03:30 GMT

On 6/17/2014 adelle38 said:
I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz but I think this was a dog and pony show put on so Congressional Reps could score points. Oz may give lousy advice but he's not the problem. Congress needs do address the abuses of big pharmaceutical and supplement companies, not a television host. He's an easy target and he's not the problem.

I'm not going to hold my breath for that to happen.

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crazered — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:10:35 GMT

I always felt he claimed to know too much about too many things. I went to his web site one time to try and read something he talked about on the show. I got in on the tail end of the topic. Wow...for weeks I got tons And tons of spam. From loans to Viagra. It was awful. Never again. After dealing with breast cancer I can tell you no Dr can know it all. If the specialize in a fied that's what they know not all the stuff he talks about, Money is all he cares about how can he gives his heart patience the care they need if he is on tv all the time?

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chessylady — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:18:06 GMT

I'm not minimizing what Dr. Oz has done, but Congress needs to address real problems we have like jobs, global warming,dangerous tar sands shipments by rail, voting rights, gun violence, immigration reform....

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focksie — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:19:10 GMT

On 6/17/2014 adelle38 said:
I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz but I think this was a dog and pony show put on so Congressional Reps could score points. Oz may give lousy advice but he's not the problem. Congress needs do address the abuses of big pharmaceutical and supplement companies, not a television host. He's an easy target and he's not the problem.

Both Oz and pharms are equally part of the problem. Oz has become one of the most visible and influential tv personalities in recent years. He is LOVED by women and almost deified. When he talks about a green coffee bean extract being a "miracle" supplement for weight loss and millions of people run out to buy the supplement, that's being misleading and highly irresponsible. I have to wonder if he isn't being paid by all these supplement companies to pr their products.

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:20:32 GMT

I think a lot of people follow him as tho they are getting a free medical opinion without paying a copay.

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Shorty2U — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:21:12 GMT

I haven't watched Dr OZ for years? But I did see him get a flu shot one time when I did watch. Anyway I don't know all of what wrong doings he has said but I do know hes a cardiologist/surgeon in real life and has saved many many lives of people with heart problems. So I cant smear him for those reasons.

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NoelSeven — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:33:41 GMT

On 6/17/2014 Shorty2U said:
I haven't watched Dr OZ for years? But I did see him get a flu shot one time when I did watch. Anyway I don't know all of what wrong doings he has said but I do know hes a cardiologist/surgeon in real life and has saved many many lives of people with heart problems. So I cant smear him for those reasons.

He got a flu shot on his program, but when he was asked if his kids were getting them, he said no, neither his wife nor his kids. He went on to say he let her make the decisions on things like that.

Is she an MD, does anyone know? He looked like a real wimp doing that.

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newziesuzie — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:37:17 GMT

On 6/17/2014 NoelSeven said:
On 6/17/2014 Shorty2U said:
I haven't watched Dr OZ for years? But I did see him get a flu shot one time when I did watch. Anyway I don't know all of what wrong doings he has said but I do know hes a cardiologist/surgeon in real life and has saved many many lives of people with heart problems. So I cant smear him for those reasons.

He got a flu shot on his program, but when he was asked if his kids were getting them, he said no, neither his wife nor his kids. He went on to say he let her make the decisions on things like that.

Is she an MD, does anyone know? He looked like a real wimp doing that.

I think it was only the specific H1N1 shot he and his family didn't get. Not the usual flu shot.

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newziesuzie — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:38:28 GMT

On 6/17/2014 adelle38 said:
I'm not a fan of Dr. Oz but I think this was a dog and pony show put on so Congressional Reps could score points. Oz may give lousy advice but he's not the problem. Congress needs do address the abuses of big pharmaceutical and supplement companies, not a television host. He's an easy target and he's not the problem.

I think so too.

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Kalli — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 01:26:29 GMT

I never get to watch his show because I'm at work at that time. Today I did watch since I'm on vacation. It was interesting but of course, I would do my own research and ask my own dr or my relative who's a PA about questions I have. Then I'd make my own decision concerning my own health.

I chose not to get the flu shot this year because I've only had the flu 2x in my life and I didn't want to purposely introduce something into my body that I might not need. As I get older, I may revise that decision. There's a dr in my area who believes he got guillain-barre syndrome from getting the flu shot. He's an older gentleman.

-Kalli