On 12/27/06, imipak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Krainium wrote: > > > How long would a pharmaceutical company > > exist if it's drugs were known to be poisonous? Would the patient buy and > > take the antidote so they could continue using the drug, much like we now > > buy > > and use all kinds of antivirus, anti-trojan, anti-spyware, etc? > > > Adverse drug reactions (aka "side effects") are roughly speaking the > fourth leading cause of death in the USA (and presumably similar rates > prevail in other developed economies.) > > > Lazarou J, Pomeranz B, Corey PN. Incidence of adverse drug reactions > in hospitalized patients: A meta-analysis of prospective studies. JAMA > 1998;279:1200–1205. > > > cheers > > /i > > -- > And what exactly is a dream? > And what exactly is a joke? > - Syd Barrett >
seems appropriate to introduce concepts from the work of ivan illich at this point http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-illic.htm http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/57/12/919) "medical nemesis" should be required reading for any medic and his theories in general should be studied by individuals belonging to any emerging profession _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
