Re: First, do no harm

2009-09-03 Thread John Williams
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Dan Mdsummersmi...@comcast.net wrote: -Original Message- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Crystall Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:25 PM To: Killer Bs DDavid Brin et al Discussion Subject: Re:

Re: First, do no harm

2009-09-03 Thread Nick Arnett
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Dan M dsummersmi...@comcast.net wrote: There is one other point that clearly falsifies the first do no harm taken as an absolute rule for medicine. Take, for example, the fact that there are always unknown factors and low probability events in medicine. For

Re: First, do no harm

2009-09-03 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 3, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Dan M wrote: -Original Message- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l- boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Crystall Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:25 PM To: Killer Bs DDavid Brin et al Discussion Subject: Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

Re: First, do no harm

2009-09-03 Thread dsummersmi...@comcast.net
There is one other point that clearly falsifies the first do no harm taken as an absolute rule for medicine. Take, for example, the fact that there are always unknown factors and low probability events in medicine. For example, even with the most common surgeries, there is a chance