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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (7214)	6/26/2009 5:39:10 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

>>> But I am utterly persuaded that they do so out of willful ignorance and group dynamics. Your point is taken; I think this happens, too -- the oft-cited tonsillectomy "fad" might be an example. But this has happened from the earliest days of the practice of medicine. Broussais, who (d. 1838) employed "bleeding" for every ailment (even excessive blood loss). While it seems absurd and unscientific to us today, it was actually a treatment that was consistent with the "science" of the day. If a cardiologist knows that stents work well in a given situation I really can't blame them for wanting to wait -- years if necessary -- until all the facts are in.