Just read this in today's Levine Breaking News: "Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks."
Umm... Instead of prescribing pain relievers, how about telling people what they could do to get better?
Alas, 99% of doctors have not a clue how to cure disease; they only know how to write prescriptions to treat symptoms of disease.
I'm reminded of Henry David Thoreau's famous quote: "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."
It seems the medical community's sole purpose is to hack at the branches of disease. A rather aimless pursuit, but one they are rather intent on pursuing.
There are alternate medical systems like the ancient Indian practice of Ayurveda that go to the root of diseases in the most scientific way imaginable. Maybe it's time to give these their due. If only Big Pharma and the Allopathy Ogre could be countered with natural wisdom!
Posted by: Tabby | 12 June 2006 at 06:15 AM