Guest guest Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Following on from my earlier post where I said about Evidence Base Medicine (EBM): " This process is still evolving. ... When drug testing unites with gene testing we will eventually get the medicines that work at an individual level ... EBM is still in it's infancy, but the future is bright down this path and we should be happy about sticking with it. We are all interested in Longevity. This is how it will be delivered. " And also bearing in mind that many of the US citizens on this list have had unsatisfactory experiences of health care. Please see the Wired article below. http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/16-10/sl_hood It isn't the best article on this subject that could have been written, but it gives an idea of where health care could be heading. Does any one have any concerns or comments around this? Best Regards, Alistair http://aging-management.com/ - Optimising Health for Longevity Re: SCIENTIFIC TERRORISM [pharmaceuticals] > > Two issues: > > " stick to high quality scientific journalism and scientific studies. " > > One of the problems is that many natural cures that I have discovered > independently will quite likely never be accepted for study by > mainstream medicine. The two BIG finds that have entirely changed my > life are, using Meghydrin to stop migraine headaches, and using MSM > in quantity for joint health. I lived with joint pain and migraines for > fifty years and now have neither. As a result, I have reported these > finds here on numerous occasions. Even Dr. Flanagan, the inventor or > MegaHydrin has never posted my discovery on his website, so I doubt > that you'll ever see a study on it. I always error in the direction of > empirical fact rather than scholarly study. What kind of " high quality " > do you want? One that works, or one that has been studied to death. > > snip: > > Secondly, it disparages the role of science and evidence based medicine > in delivering health and longevity. If we are seeking health and > longevity, for ourselves and others, we cannot afford ignore the use of > these methods and we need to promote them as good principles to work by. > It we listen to this article, we will be fighting aging blindfolded and > with both hands tied behind our backs. > > Like Gordon, my personal preference would be to see this forum stick to > high quality scientific journalism and scientific studies. I am well > aware that there are many others on this forum whose opinions should > also be taken into account and I would be happy to hear them. > > " There will also have to be changes to the way doctors are paid. " > > As I understand it, in ancient China, doctors were given a maintenance > payment each month to keep a person well. If they got sick, they > stopped paying. This sounds like the perfect model to me. > > snip, snip: > > > > > > > > > There will also have to be changes to the way doctors are paid. At > > present, this usually operates on a " fee-for-service " basis, under > > which doctors are paid for every procedure they administer, whether or > > not it is > > appropriate. The surgeon who implanted the defibrillator deactivated by > > Redberg's team, for instance, would have been paid a fee of around > > $1600 by Medicare, the federal scheme that covers healthcare for the > > elderly. Reimbursement by insurance companies follows a similar pattern. > > With such perverse incentives to deliver more care, regardless of its > > benefits, it is little wonder that costs are spiralling out of control. > > " There is excessive use of just about everything, " says Helen Darling, > > president of the National Business Group on Health in Washington DC, > > which represents many of America's leading companies. " It just gets > > worse and worse. 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