Here's the latest salvo to snare unsuspecting people into the treatment trap.
Researchers at Imperial College London are recommending that free statins be given to customers who order burgers, fries, and other artery-clogging food at fast food chains.
In the American Journal of Cardiology /www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(10)00870-2/abstract#gs1, researchers say that taking a statin pill will reduce the risk of heart disease among people who eat fatty fast food, like a Quarter Pounder with cheese.
It's unbelieveable but the researchers say that taking a statin is a preventive measure similar to drivers wearing seatbelts. It is hard to fathom but they are seriously suggesting that small doses of powerful chemicals be given out to customers, free, when they pick up their order at the counter, like small packets of ketchup and relish. What about the side-effective of statins? No mention is made about them.
This idea should be dead on arrival. The British Heart Foundation funded the study. Surely there's better research to fund that would help people hooked on fast food.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
McStatins: British Researchers Recommend Free Statin Giveaway at McDonalds
Friday, August 13, 2010
8/14 & 15 >> The Treatment Trap on C-SPAN2 Book TV
This weekend, C-SPAN2 Book TV airs a recent book talk by Rosemary Gibson, co-author of "The Treatment Trap: How the Overuse of Medical Care Is Wrecking Your Health and What You Can Do About It"
Saturday, August 14th at 11:45am (ET)
Sunday, August 15th at 6:15pm (ET)
Rosemary Gibson argues that the overuse of medicine is an important contributor to the exploding cost of health care in the United States. She also says that many people have been negatively effected by undergoing unnecessary procedures. She spoke at University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
About the Author: Rosemary Gibson
Rosemary Gibson, former senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former senior research associate at the American Enterprise Institute, is the co-author of "Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes that Kill and Injure Millions of Americans.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Health Affairs: "Too Much Of A Good Thing Can Harm You"
Too Much Of A Good Thing Can Harm You -- Gifford 29 (8): 1554 -- Health Affairs:
Health Affairs, 29, no. 8 (2010): 1554-1555
"...Norman Rockwell’s paintings had the unique ability to capture the spirit and principles that Americans have traditionally held dear. He frequently depicted the relationship between patient and physician, with the artwork reflecting the trust and value that we still award our physicians. After reading The Treatment Trap by Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh, I believe that Rockwell would not still be painting the same type of pictures today. Somehow those of us involved in health care have drifted away from the values he captured. We’ve forgotten that we entered the health professions to help people stay healthy and cure those who are sick..."
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