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https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32405 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:55:14 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32405 I remember the effect of Thalidomide when it used for morning sickness. This is another of the “benefits” of capitalism when applied to necessities. Patients don’t make medical choices, they do what doctors tell them.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32401 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:19:53 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32401 I protest …..Many of those formulations do indeed provide great benefit – to Big Pharma.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32392 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:42:48 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32392 Presently they are prescribing a number of very questionable things, which seem to have no benefit to health for most people who take them. Statins, bisphosphonates, the list goes on.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32391 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:41:32 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32391 Conventional medicine is about as good as conventional wisdom. Sometimes it’s right, but never presume it to be.

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32380 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:16:16 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32380 People were once advised by their doctors to smoke menthol cigarettes if they had asthma. Hysterectomies were once the “approved” treatment for “hysteria” in women. Lead, mercury, and other heavy metals were once commonly used in “medical” prescriptions. And the list goes on…

]]> https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-32377 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:11:47 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/12/22/bogus-advice/#comment-32377 * Myth: There are only seven commonly believed medical myths.

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