Comments on: A review of Angell’s book http://www.medrants.com/archives/2079 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Machi http://www.medrants.com/archives/2079/comment-page-1#comment-4589 Machi Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:59:12 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/09/08/a-review-of-angells-book/#comment-4589 If you would like to resist forming your own opinion until you have looked at other comments about the book, or actually read it, try here (interview with the author): http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2004/09/09_401.html or here )excerpt from the book): http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/19540/ If you would like to resist forming your own opinion until you have looked at other comments about the book, or actually read it, try here (interview with the author): http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2004/09/09_401.html
or here )excerpt from the book): http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/19540/

]]> By: Brian http://www.medrants.com/archives/2079/comment-page-1#comment-4583 Brian Wed, 08 Sep 2004 21:58:49 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/09/08/a-review-of-angells-book/#comment-4583 "The review resists to be merely an apology for [Big Pharma]" ? Do you mean maybe "appears to be", or something similar? “The review resists to be merely an apology for [Big Pharma]” ?

Do you mean maybe “appears to be”, or something similar?

]]> By: chris http://www.medrants.com/archives/2079/comment-page-1#comment-4579 chris Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:45:27 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2004/09/08/a-review-of-angells-book/#comment-4579 The whole "drugs are entitlements" idea perplexes me. How do they qualify as entitlements? I would assume she'd answer "because they are necessary for sustaining life". If that is the case, aren't we entitled to food and shelter as well? I should be able to walk into any store I want and take food and water because I am "entitled" to it. I shouldn't even have to pay rent or a mortgage because I am "entitled" to it. I'd really expect less hyperbole on unfounded arguments such as the "NIH supports research and the drug companies just rip it off". A lot of people like to make this charge, but none provide any substantial evidence to back it up. Of course, it seems like lack of evidence does not put this myth to rest. I guess some people are only satisfied if they're allowed to complain. The whole “drugs are entitlements” idea perplexes me. How do they qualify as entitlements? I would assume she’d answer “because they are necessary for sustaining life”. If that is the case, aren’t we entitled to food and shelter as well? I should be able to walk into any store I want and take food and water because I am “entitled” to it. I shouldn’t even have to pay rent or a mortgage because I am “entitled” to it.

I’d really expect less hyperbole on unfounded arguments such as the “NIH supports research and the drug companies just rip it off”. A lot of people like to make this charge, but none provide any substantial evidence to back it up. Of course, it seems like lack of evidence does not put this myth to rest. I guess some people are only satisfied if they’re allowed to complain.

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