Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html#comment-58507 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/01/19801.html#comment-58507 I think it is more of an excitement factor (btw - I am not a doctor and I am slim and non-smoking and don't like either tests or pills), but laziness is probably also a factor. Also chronic deseases kill slowly. <br/><br/><i>We need a virus pandemic that attacks the dumb, stupid, fat, and lazy to thin the herd.</i><br/>One doesn't need a virus pandemic for that. As it is pointed out in many places on the internet just removing all the warnings will take care of the problem. I think it is more of an excitement factor (btw – I am not a doctor and I am slim and non-smoking and don’t like either tests or pills), but laziness is probably also a factor. Also chronic deseases kill slowly.

We need a virus pandemic that attacks the dumb, stupid, fat, and lazy to thin the herd.
One doesn’t need a virus pandemic for that. As it is pointed out in many places on the internet just removing all the warnings will take care of the problem.

]]> By: Dr Dorkhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html#comment-58504 Dr Dork Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/01/19801.html#comment-58504 Yes, that as well Dr Dagny...lot easier to yearn for a "polypill" than expend the effort involved in a "polymeal" :)<br/><br/>http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1447 Yes, that as well Dr Dagny…lot easier to yearn for a “polypill” than expend the effort involved in a “polymeal” :)

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1447

]]> By: Dr. Dagny T.http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html#comment-58486 Dr. Dagny T. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/01/19801.html#comment-58486 Or perhaps, it is too difficult for patients to take responsibility for their own health and would prefer the quick fix pill or antibiotic? Or perhaps, it is too difficult for patients to take responsibility for their own health and would prefer the quick fix pill or antibiotic?

]]> By: Dr Dorkhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html#comment-58478 Dr Dork Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/01/19801.html#comment-58478 I think that also can be attributed, in part at least, to the use of fear by commercial media to generate interest.<br/><br/>Chronic disease just ain't headline material, perhaps ? I think that also can be attributed, in part at least, to the use of fear by commercial media to generate interest.

Chronic disease just ain’t headline material, perhaps ?

]]> By: dougnut eating chain smoking RNhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/01/americans-seem-to-worry-about-wrong.html#comment-58477 dougnut eating chain smoking RN Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/01/19801.html#comment-58477 Isn't that the truth! Cheeseburgers and chips, 300 lbs, blood sugar of 300, BP 200/100 and the masses don't seem to care. But give me that PSA test, scan my head because it hurts, and give me that "magic clotbuster drug" when I do have a stroke. We need a virus pandemic that attacks the dumb, stupid, fat, and lazy to thin the herd. Isn’t that the truth! Cheeseburgers and chips, 300 lbs, blood sugar of 300, BP 200/100 and the masses don’t seem to care. But give me that PSA test, scan my head because it hurts, and give me that “magic clotbuster drug” when I do have a stroke. We need a virus pandemic that attacks the dumb, stupid, fat, and lazy to thin the herd.

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