Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Medical stories...or rather, medical non stories...

Update 6: Turkey Scrambles to Contain Flu Outbreak
Summary: WE're ALL GOING TO DIE...
Actually, I've posted on this already...

Health officials worry that more human infections may raise the risk of the virus changing to a more easily transmitted form. Italy and Estonia advised people not to travel to Turkey, and the EU banned imports of untreated feathers from six neighboring countries, including Syria and Iran.

I'm glad they are saving us from the Feather menace...


US Emergency Care Not Making the Grade: ReportSummary: they are so crowded with minor problems that you have to wait five hours to get your hangnail treated...
and it's hard to find docs to go there, because they can't afford the malpractice insurance...

No evidence cough syrups work: panel
Summary: Dextromephorphan doesn't work if you have post nasal drip...
Anti histamines and decongestants work for postnasal drip, but not for bronchitis.
Clariten and Zyrtec don't do diddlysquat for bronchitis (They work for allergies, and you won't wreck your car if you take them, but the article doesn't mention this)...
AFter telling you nothing works (except if you take the correct medicine to treat the cause of the cough) they then tell you this:
"In most cases, a cough that is unrelated to chronic lung conditions, environmental influences, or other specific factors, will resolve on its own."
DUh....no fooling...

So when your kid coughs all night, give him Chocolate...

Violent computer games lead to aggression: study
well, THAT explains the Huns, Genghis Khan, and Hitler...

Heart Patients Not Taking Meds As Directed
Duh...dirty little secret: NO patients take their medicines as directed...

Tomato juice prevents emphysema in animal models

Tomatoes may protect against lung cancer


Summary: Give your pet mice Tomato Juice with their cigars...
Another "anti oxidant" study that proves anti oxidants cure everything...except when they DON'T

And remember, coffee, tea, beer, wine and soy sauce have anti oxidants too...


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