Comments on: STOP THE NHS BEFORE IT KILLS AGAIN http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-176534 Marc Brown Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:32:46 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-176534 Did you know your government is funding research into homeopathy? See http://nccam.nih.gov/health/homeopathy/ 10. Is NCCAM funding research on homeopathy? Yes, NCCAM supports a number of studies in this area. For example: * Homeopathy for physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of fibromyalgia (a chronic disorder involving widespread musculoskeletal pain, multiple tender points on the body, and fatigue). * Homeopathy for brain deterioration and damage in animal models for stroke and dementia. * The homeopathic remedy cadmium, to find out whether it can prevent damage to the cells of the prostate when those cells are exposed to toxins. Also: The manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States was written into federal law in 1938 under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, making the manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines legal in this country. Most are available without a prescription. Did you know your government is funding research into homeopathy?

See http://nccam.nih.gov/health/homeopathy/

10. Is NCCAM funding research on homeopathy?

Yes, NCCAM supports a number of studies in this area. For example:

* Homeopathy for physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of fibromyalgia (a chronic disorder involving widespread musculoskeletal pain, multiple tender points on the body, and fatigue).

* Homeopathy for brain deterioration and damage in animal models for stroke and dementia.

* The homeopathic remedy cadmium, to find out whether it can prevent damage to the cells of the prostate when those cells are exposed to toxins.

Also:

The manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States was written into federal law in 1938 under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, making the manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines legal in this country. Most are available without a prescription.

]]> By: Joe C. http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175439 Joe C. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:13:38 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175439 ^As usual, you miss the point. Quackery is *everywhere*, but at least we aren't burning public funds on it like the NHS is. You talk about "excellent fiscal management", but the Royal Homeoquack Hospital is a pretty good example of the NHS shoveling cash straight into the incinerator. ^As usual, you miss the point. Quackery is *everywhere*, but at least we aren’t burning public funds on it like the NHS is. You talk about “excellent fiscal management”, but the Royal Homeoquack Hospital is a pretty good example of the NHS shoveling cash straight into the incinerator.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175266 Marc Brown Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:21:39 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175266 Ha ha - coming from the home of quack medicine and creationism that's really funny. Ha ha - coming from the home of quack medicine and creationism that’s really funny.

]]> By: Joe C. http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175175 Joe C. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:49:35 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175175 "standard treatment (which all in the UK get, unlike the US) may well be as good as or better than some recently approved wonder drugs" Does this standard treatment include the "magic water" homeopathy therapy your government is funding? Do you also believe in the power of magic water? “standard treatment (which all in the UK get, unlike the US) may well be as good as or better than some recently approved wonder drugs”

Does this standard treatment include the “magic water” homeopathy therapy your government is funding? Do you also believe in the power of magic water?

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175146 Marc Brown Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:23:49 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-175146 How would you characterise the thousands of excess deaths through lack of health insurance in the US, and the unaffordability of many treatments, most of which are standard in the UK, France and other countries? You should also bear in mind that without long term data, standard treatment (which all in the UK get, unlike the US) may well be as good as or better than some recently approved wonder drugs, such as Sutent, which has now been shown to cause heart failure. How would you characterise the thousands of excess deaths through lack of health insurance in the US, and the unaffordability of many treatments, most of which are standard in the UK, France and other countries? You should also bear in mind that without long term data, standard treatment (which all in the UK get, unlike the US) may well be as good as or better than some recently approved wonder drugs, such as Sutent, which has now been shown to cause heart failure.

]]> By: SmartDoc http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-174390 SmartDoc Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:40:37 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-174390 Murder pure and simple. For anyone to defend this level of needless cruelty says a lot about such a person. Murder pure and simple. For anyone to defend this level of needless cruelty says a lot about such a person.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-173807 Marc Brown Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:29:58 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/06/02/stop-the-nhs-before-it-kills-again/#comment-173807 We've been through all this before - there's nothing stopping anyone with money going for private treatment in the UK, and in the US access to tier 4 experimental drugs is severely limited thanks to the huge copays. We’ve been through all this before - there’s nothing stopping anyone with money going for private treatment in the UK, and in the US access to tier 4 experimental drugs is severely limited thanks to the huge copays.

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