Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

re: Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

laruecharles — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:30:08 GMT

A long time ago, somewhere in the 1970's I started to distrust the media. I was getting petitions for proposition 13 in California to reduce the property tax rate. When I saw the lengths the media went to to get this proposition squeched, I decided to shut them off.

I have never regretted my decision and I would encourage everyone to switch them off permanently. Why shouldn't we? If they tell the truth some of the time and lie some of the time, how can you ever tell which is which? The only sensible thing is to disregard everything they say, and just assume it's more propoganda. That means we switch them off permanently.

People might ask, if I do that, how can I become informed? Well, would you rather be uninformed or misinformed?

There is a type of relief you can experience when you thumb your nose at the bas***ards. You may not be able to beat them, but you don't have to play their games or become pawns or die stupid, like they want you to.

Just think, if Americans won't watch the news, the government can't change public opinion. That's the beginning of personal freedom and the end of tyranny. Can you imagine their consternation when they see the public ignoring them by the millions? Politicians will figure out that they need to communicate with us by telling the truth. And that's exactly what will happen when we get the guts to do this.

Pass the word "switch off the news for freedom"

CLR

re: Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

mmc88121 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:54:29 GMT

As long as drug companies continue to fund research and medical education will we continue to have a conflict of interest.

Mary

re: Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

annapavlova42 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:35:03 GMT

Mom and dad went up the hill, to fetch a pail of soda pop,

Dad fell down and broke his hip, and

the drug companies ran up to KILL him.

re: Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

Russ Bianchi — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:27:27 GMT

Why are we as a society upset (or at least the press coverage would seem to spin it that way on Fox) about one crooked professional basketball league referee betting on games, MORE than this mass TRILLION plus dollar insipid corruption in the food, beverage, drug and health care industries?

Or is that just the media play/spin CONTROLLED by the insipid crooks I mention?

re: Conflict of Interest Still a Problem in Medical Studies

Lloyd Fielder D.C. — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:05:33 GMT

Great article for the board.