--- Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> The 'state nannyism' came up in a discussion of > taking > a pill vs. actually getting off one's tushie and > getting some exercise WRT coronary artery disease - > the latter position mine, the former Gautam's. I'm > not sure how 'an educational program' morphed into > 'state nannyism' as exemplified by the examples > above.
No, my position is that people might actually do the former, while the evidence suggests that they don't do the latter. Lipitor and similar drugs save lots and lots of lives, and if more people took it it would save many more.
A cynic would reply by bringing up the piece on IIRC this past Sunday's _60 Minutes_ (or a similar show within the past few days. Maybe it was a weekend edition of _Today_.) about the rea$on why there are no new antibiotics currently under development to treat illnesses caused by bacteria which have become resistant to most if not all of the available antibiotics, including in some cases vancomycin, which until rather recently was considered the "antibiotic of last resort" to be used when all others failed.
> Perhaps I am a bit piqued at what I see as an > underlying assumption Gautam makes when he > attributes > bad intentions or stupidity to those who disagree > with > him on certain issues -- You've assumed that people > I've never heard of, or at best marginally so > (Chomsky, frex, or that Karen person), represent > *my* > viewpoints and thoughts. I think I'll contemplate > things a bit before responding further in this > thread. > > Debbi
Well, I don't know your thoughts, Debbi. I was criticizing a movement
Easy to do. Just recall another definition of that last word . . .
Eudora's Spell Checker Wants To Change "Vancomycin" To "Vasectomy" Maru
--Ronn! :)
"Bathroom humor is an American-Standard."
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