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Subject: Re: Drug Aproved. Is Disease Real 1 15 08 Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008

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Drug Aproved. Is Disease Real 1 15 08

FRED A. BAUGHMAN, JR. M.D.

NEUROLOGY AND CHILD NEUROLOGY (Board Certified)

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Letter to Editor

January 15, 2008

The New York Times

Re: Drug Approved. Is Disease Real?

By Berenson, January 14, 2008, A-1

In scientific medicine, diagnosis comes before treatment and starts with the

question “is there an objective abnormality—(1) gross (palpable lump), (2)

microscopic (cancer cells on “Pap smear) or (3) chemical (elevated blood glucose

in diabetes). If there are only subjective symptoms, such as pain, but no

objective abnormalities it cannot be said that a disease is present. This

remains the scientific status of fibromyalgia. The wording “Despite the

controversy, the American College of Rheumatology, the Food and Drug

Administration and insurers recognized recognize fibromyalgia as a diagnosable

disease,” should be changed to: “Despite a lack of objective evidence…” That

sales of Lyrica have risen dramatically since approval for “fibromyalgia” should

surprise no one. Even “epidemics” of non-existent diseases are often worth

billions. Witness the raging “epidemics” of psychiatric “diseases” –none of

them actual diseases. The FDA has proven itself an adept partner, of Big Pharma

and for-profit medicine. Invented diseases do much to make US healthcare and

automobiles even more unaffordable.

Sincerely,

Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD

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