On 30 Aug 2009 at 12:22, John Williams wrote: > One of a doctor's fundamental guidelines is "do no harm". A > responsible doctor would never operate on a patient to remove the > appendix simply because the patient complains of a stomach ache. More > information about the state of the patient is needed before an > operation is justified.
An excellent example. Doctors are expected to remove a certain percentage of healthy appendixes. I can't remember the exact percentage, but it's significant. Why? Because the effects of an acute burst appendix are so nasty. If a doctor isn't removing enough healthy ones, then he is actually not serving his patents properly. You may wish to reflect on this as regards your stance. (And no, I don't see any need to repeat the clear mistakes Japan made and have a lost decade here, thanks) AndrewC _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
