tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3075115780384126079..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Setting guidelines for medical diagnosis and practiceMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20304319646994353702013-09-12T15:02:11.906-05:002013-09-12T15:02:11.906-05:00On the systemic problems of the medical system at ...On the systemic problems of the medical system at large (not specifically US, by the way) I can't recommand enough reading "Bad Pharma" by Ben Goldacre: it's comprehensive, documented and damning. Best of all, it proposes clear guidelines to get out of this mess...<br />http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Pharma-How-Medicine-Broken/dp/000749808X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379015780&sr=8-1&keywords=bad+pharma<br /><br />See also the All Trials campaign http://www.alltrials.com/Abiehttp://ceciestuntest.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15111507333809594062013-09-10T03:09:26.192-05:002013-09-10T03:09:26.192-05:00Or alternately, is there a non-SURGICAL alternativ...Or alternately, is there a non-SURGICAL alternative. I was scheduled for a bowel resurrection back in June 2008, but luckily for me, it was scheduled in early May for late June, and on June 1st, 2008 I was hit with a blood clot (it's still there) that forced a "suspension" of the surgery. It still has not happened, mostly because a cocktail of medicines have both alleviated the symptoms, and both them, and time have greatly reduced both the number and size of the polyps in my colon.DaBrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27265347640963843502013-09-09T10:39:54.925-05:002013-09-09T10:39:54.925-05:00while there is the problem of pharmaceutical compa...while there is the problem of pharmaceutical companies want to sell us more drugs so they can make money, on the other hand expanding the diagnosis threshold or creating a "pre-condition" can sometimes mean the difference between a thing that would help you and a thing that will help you that's covered by your insurance.<br /><br />best way to combat greedy advantage-taking is transparency. <br /><br />and questions.<br /><br />always ask: do i really need this? is this really a risk? is there a non-drug alternative? flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.com