Jim Henderson wrote:
> Well, personally, I've had a problem with the pharma companies 
> advertising "ask your doctor of Vaxodrine is right for you" - the 
> doctor's the professional, let THEM make that determination. 

The drug company is basically saying "tell your doctor we have a new 
drug."  The best commercials are the ones where they tell your doctor to 
ask about it, but don't even tell you what kind of illness it treats.

> in the medical field) and push drugs that aren't really needed or 
> appropriate.  Well, *some* do, not all.  Obviously there are some 
> responsible doctors out there.

Yeah. Part of it is the insurance bit - doctors don't get paid much for 
seeing patients compared to treating patients.

Pretty much everything where the person paying isn't the person getting 
the benefits if f'ed up in the same way. Everything from 
advertising-driven media to US medicine to indirect-tax-funded services.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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