Mike I have now read the article more carefully.
How do you like this line:
"He said there was no current evidence to justify screening the whole U.S. population for helicobacter,but more research was being done to make sure."
(my insert here - currently 8,000,000 tests are performed each year,
that is some potential growth.)
and this "Surgery cost $15,000 and up to $18,000 over 15 years of follow-up,acid blockers and other such drugs cost $10,000 over 15 years, but antibiotics cost $200 for a course of treatment.
If I had not seen this article myself and had seen my post on this thread,I would have thought Howard was back with his hype.
If I was running an HMO, I would test every member.
Here is another line that would have been worthy of Pat Paulsen.
"Scientists are still not sure how helicobacter is transmitted.
Oral-to-oral contact, as when a parent kisses a child, is one possibility, as is contact with vomit."
That one should absolutely appeal to Bob's sense of humor.
Kids should be thankful that they can get away from their parents and
never again indulge in Oral-to-oral stuff. The government apparently is not aware of some of the antics of their citizens.
Here is the thread (I am not pasting it, because knowing me I would
send in to cyberspace my company's build schedule.
yahoo.com
Also CNN has shot a news segment on this, I do not know when it is
airing but knowing CNN, it will be many times.
I am now fully loaded up on QDEL and have given my broker instructions
to refuse to buy more for me. |
