It's amazing what an hour of aimless channel surfing can turn up these days. After some freewheeling with the remote one night recently, I managed to catch not only a half-dozen low-budget makeover shows, but also three ads for FDA-approved pharmaceuticals: one for depression; another for premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and a third for inadequate eyelash syndrome - sorry, "eyelash hypotrichosis." Yes, that's prescription treatment for "longer, thicker, and darker lashes."

Click here for more of my op ed in today's Los Angeles Times.