Student Of History Ming Is Confused

Reading around in American history and noting when sundry participants croaked(to use the technical medical term),one sees that when not brought down by some opportunistic disease for which we now have a cure, such as cholera or yellow fever, they lived at least as long as we do unless bumped off(another medical term) by indians ,duels or drinking themselves to death. So why must poor Ming be subjected to all these allusions on television commercials to his own infirmities, real and imagined? If left up to Madison Avenue, they would have Ming running to some quack,(esteemed medical professional) to bulk up on all the palliatives advertised, most of whose contraindications could also be treated by the other palliatives on the list. How many trips to the Bahamas is the impecunious Ming supposed to finance for the medical community just so he can live as long as his sainted ancestors did without any such crappola?(Ming only hopes his use of technical medical jargon will not cause the lay reader any confusion).