"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Lame Excuses: The doctor who requested Dr. Atkins's medical examiner report says he wanted it for research purposes:
Fleming said his interest in the report was scientific and he wanted to gain insight into the health effects of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet Atkins promoted and millions now follow.
In recent weeks, Fleming received numerous calls from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine asking for copies of the Atkins report, Fleming said in the statement. He said he never intended for the information to go public and felt "a sense of betrayal" because the report had been provided to the group "for research purposes only."
