Guest guest Posted December 14, 2000 Report Share Posted December 14, 2000 Interesting article I found...~^^V^^~ Does anybody know of " any " illness that has had a " cure " announced in the last 10 to 15 years? I think this is a " very important " thing to give a lot of thought to! We live in a " time " when " the bottom line " means everything. What is the bottom line? PROFITS --- it's just that simple. QUESTION? If there were to be a " cure " for cancer (for example) would it be profitable for those in medicine to tell anybody or keep it under raps. Maybe there has already been one and it's being held in the hands of a pharmacutical company who would benefit, but everybody else would take a tremendous " hit " financially. To " cure " cancer would put the medical profession into a recession, if not the entire country. Think about everything that goes into the treatment of cancer. Many specialty hospitals (they would be shut down), equipment to diagnosis people (they would not be needed as much), then the medications themselves (not as many needed). All of this would lead to " a loss of profit " that would be extreme. Then think about what " we all have " either FMS or CFS , plus other things. Where is the insentive to " cure " us! Medicine is making " LOTS " of money off of us. If there were to be a cure for FMS, that alone would ravage the specialty of rheumatologist. It is 1/3 of their practices! I totally believe that " cures " are " intentionally " being withheld -- to keep feeding the greedy machine - called medicine. An Australian molecular biologist has referred to this present situation in medicine as " The Treadmill Effect " and we are the ones on the treadmill making the money come rolling in. ((Kinda funny when you think that the doctors actually want us on real treadmills)). I have read " many " articles written by molecular biologists who are " outraged " at medicine today. They are the ones trying to get the " big " agencies to listen to " what they have learned " and that they believe they can come up with " cures " . These " big agencies " don't want to hear about it. Agencies , such as the CDC , have their own pecking order. People that are researchers " need to pay their dues " to really be allowed to give an opinion on any illness, much less any input. That is " not " the case with researchers (especially molecular biologist) who have their own resurces. But if they don't follow " the medical party line " , they are practically thrown out on their faces and not allowed to publish their finding in much read medical journals, ect. If my feelings about this are correct --- it is a worse thing to do then the cover-up that the tabacco industry was sued for. But to make things " right " would probably lead to disaster with our economy and those with a lot to loose will block anything that will efect their " profits " . Even though people like J. Fox has now entered into things and has been allowed to speak in front of Congress, he quickly learned that if " he " wanted research done for Parkinsons - he had better not speak out to loudly " about the system " . He did at first, but hasn't for many months now. It is as if those with fame or a great deal of money - there is a different medical standard for them. They " can " pay the large amounts of money for the best of doctors and testing. And they can raise money for their own cause. I am finding that it seems just about every top agency, no matter whether political, medical, judicial - is not in any way " in touch " with the " real " problems of regular people. They don't go home to financial problems. The roof over their heads are not at risk. Their insurance coverage is not at risk. Unless they actually become " one of us " with CFS/FMS they have no interest and will continue to have no interest other then polite " lip service " . Those we elect, those we trust as doctors, agencies that should be on our side -------- we matter very little to them. They are doing what is becoming an all to familuar " thing " in the US. It's called looking out for numero-uno!! We are not invited to the White House Parties ---- not unless we have a big check to give some party. Money is what is speaking and making all the decisions. We have each other to express our thoughts to ---- but what we all really want is our health back. How will that ever occur in a country that is being run the way that it is being? Regardless of whether it is Democratic or Republican! Forget about our illnesses for a moment and think back to my original statement -------- if there was a " cure " for cancer, can you see how it might just " not " be expresed because it could and very likely would cause tremendous breakdowns in the profits of healthcare! And then again I ask -- has there been any " cures " in the last 10 to 15 years? These have been the years that the " stock market " has now become plastered all over the TV and everybody is " thought " to be in some mutual fund, ect. Most of us are just trying to pay the bills. I don't think " cures " are popular in medicine anymore because they realize they can make tremendous profit with drugs, other treatments, ect. They " do " have to cure enough people, but just to keep the public for really seeing this picture correctly. What do you think?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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