On Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 11:56 AM Suresh Ramasubramanian <sur...@hserus.net wrote:
> > BM Hegde is a full blown anti vaxxer Why is any credence at all > being paid to his claims? You've got to keep an open mind about these things, listen to his talks, he's astonishingly bright. I think the truth in these cases lies somewhere in the middle. No doubt vaccines have been beneficial but the for-profit medical system has tried to invent a vaccine for just about everything of late, and these latest vaccinations are often optional and not very effective. The Western medical profession has a great many sins to its credit, especially when it comes to wellness - they pushed infant formula as safer than mother's milk, fat as the cause of cholesterol, the infamous food pyramid, the 2000 calorie a day diet, the 8 hours of sleep myth, and many more. The basic test of a science is repeatability, and not a single drug exists out there that works the same on everyone. The control groups never control for DNA, diet, lifestyle, height, weight and so many other factors, because to do so would be too expensive. Modern medicine then is at best an informed art, but not science.
