Big Brother is watching

Yahoo! News - Flu Remedy Sales Watched to Spot Outbreaks

"WASHINGTON - Sales of over-the-counter drugs to treat the flu may help the government more quickly spot local outbreaks. The government now receives figures representing 80 percent of sales of remedies for cold symptoms and diarrhea, for example, in an effort to spot disease trends."

Interesting. I am not a big fan of the gov't monitoring purchases and such, but this does seem like a logical thing to do.