"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
Media Power: Lest anyone doubt the media's ability to influence medical treatment standards, consider the story of this woman who was told by her NHS trust that the latest hyped breast cancer treatment was too expensive and of marginal value to be covered. (An assessment shared by non-NHSers.) With the help of the BBC, not to mention worldwide media hype of the cure- that-isn't-a-cure, the NHS will be paying for it after all. Wonder where they'll get the money? posted by Sydney on
11/10/2005 06:30:00 AM
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