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Re: To Anonymous RE: BJ's Posts From: Abigail (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:00:14 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Bernard Cristalli MD: "Re: Splenomegaly" Previous message: CarolG: "Mucous" In reply to: Wendy: "Re: To Anonymous RE: BJ's Posts" Wendy: Exactly my point and thank you for pointing this out (my thought was not well written. I placed the quotes around "tried and true" to show that even drugs prescribed by the medical community, with the O.K. of the FDA are not always without acceptable risks. At Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Wendy wrote: > >At Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Abigail wrote: >> >>Anonymous... >> >>BJ is a necessary ingredient on this board. If not BJ, then someone >>else that gives the information that she provides. Many, many doctors >>eventually pick up on layperson remedies AFTER the scientific evidence >>is shown. And being a scientist, the doctor might be considered remiss >>in giving a tip on a remedy that has no (or few) studies behind it. >>Having said that...some of us (free agents that we are) are willing to >>risk certain unproven products in order to feel better. No one ever >>gave the FDA and medical doctors a corner on the "intelligence market". >>Life is a risk/benefit analysis and we individuals are the chief analyst >>of our lives. >> >>I don't believe I need to tell you that even the "tried and true" >>researched drugs perscribed by medical personnel such as Seldane, >>Thalidomide, HRT, etc., have their risk/benefit ratios as well. >> >>Thank you for your input, however. Your insight is needed as well. >> >>-- >>Abigail > >Actually, > >HRT, Thalidomide and Seldane were not thoroughly tested before use. In >the case of HRT the evidence was anecdotal in the medical communinity. >It was only shown recently scientifically that the risks outweighed the >benefits. Seldane was tested on a small group and it was only later >that some cross risks were identified. Thalidomide was originally >approved for another use and "anecdotal" evidence supported its use as a >prevention of miscarriage. It was later, when in wider use, that the >horrible risks of thalidomide were discovered. > -- Abigail Next message: Bernard Cristalli MD: "Re: Splenomegaly" Previous message: CarolG: "Mucous" In reply to: Wendy: "Re: To Anonymous RE: BJ's Posts"

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