Re: Cholesterol Guidelines A Gift For Merck, Pfizer

From: Wolfbrother (rangerhasten_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: 15 Jul 2004 14:30:14 -0700

tunderbar@hotmail.com (tcomeau) wrote in message news:<b550f406.0407150614.724d2db8@posting.google.com>...
> "Robert" <Robert@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<10fav7jn4ak1f3d@corp.supernews.com>...
> > "tcomeau" <tunderbar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:b550f406.0407140542.1aff5e9c@posting.google.com...
> > > "Robert" <Robert@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<10f8b6vbrqd0v5c@corp.supernews.com>...
> > > > "tcomeau" <tunderbar@hotmail.com> wrote in message >
> > > > > These are supposed to be "non-profit" organizations.... yeah, right.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now that is agressive marketing.
> > > > >
> > > > > TC
> > > >
> > > > Let the doctors practice medicine . Those are national guidelines in use
> for
> > > > very specific reasons. You haven't treated anyone in your life so you
> know
> > > > nothing.
> > > > Most prominent clinical researchers and or authorities in any clinical
> field
> > > > are consultants to the private sector companies. Private companies seek
> the
> > > > most prominent or the most competent according to the size of their
> practice
> > > > in evaluating any new equipment and or drug.
> > > > Doctors have always worked with companies that can have an impact on
> > > > medicine. There are many needs out there that can make a noticeable
> impact
> > > > on the practice of medicine.
> > > > Most hospitals are non profit and receive money from all sources. You do
> not
> > > > know anything about non profit and what that means.
> > > > You have an understanding of an adolescent and not one based on reality.
> Go
> > > > play with your chemistry set and pretend being a doctor with your cat.
> > >
> > >
> > > These aren't doctors setting the guidelines, they are industry whores
> > > trying to sell as many test kits and treatments as humanly possible.
> > > They control everything from what the doctor sees from the beginning
> > > of his/her training to what politicians are advised to set for
> > > guidelines. Marketing and greed in their worst forms. Causing more
> > > disease in the name of profits.
> > >
> > > TC
> >
> > Doctors are setting guidelines moron. These are the standard of care
> > guidelines and failure to perform the standard of care makes one non
> > compliant with the standard of care. Anything happens to the patient then
> > the doctor is liable in a court of law with not following the standard of
> > care.
> > Only doctors are allowed to set those standards usually based on evidence
> > and not by non doctor idiots like yourself trying to do so.
>
> No they are not, idiot. Pharmaceutical and food industry companies
> hire people with medical degrees to sit of boards, committees, and
> various other entities and tell them what to recomend and the
> politicians and bureaucrats who also happen to be on the payroll
> approve the guidelines. Practitioners who ignore or contravene the
> guidelines are attacked and/or pressured professionally to adhere to
> the guidelines. The "standard care" is followed according to the
> guidelines which are set up by industry thru pervasive industry
> influence.
>
> You cannot possibly be this naive. Unless of course you are biased. It
> may be time for you to declare your financial interests. Do you get
> any money from any pharmaceutical or food industry companies? Who do
> you work for? What is your profession? You sure sound like an industry
> shill. Time to declare your interests in this field.
>
> TC

   I think he really is just a complete moron