Alexander Bennett wrote:
It's a pity because [party-political crap] just detracts from
the main message which is usually very sound.
Fair comment from Alex and Thinus.
So I'll just stick to the facts and let you draw your own conclusions!
In May 2003, following the Pan Pharmaceuticals product recall, the
Australian Government established an Expert Committee on Complementary
Medicines in the Health System. See:
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/cmreport.htm
Recommendation 4.1.1 said, "Government needs to take a more active role
in ensuring that consumers have access to reliable information about
complementary medicines, and the skills to interpret information and
make informed decisions".
To-date (July, 2006), I'm not aware of any visible outcome concerning
this recommendation.
Cheers
Ken
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Dr. Ken Harvey
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
School of Public Health, La Trobe University
http://www.medreach.com.au
VOIP: +61 (03) 9029 0634; Mobile +61 (04) 1918 1910
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