Because of a group people tend to act the same. Experiments show that under group pressure, people change their perceptions even if the truth is violated. Who know ducks know if one quack, they all quack. Often this is alternative medicine which is accused of just this, but is it only there ? Let's repeat some "quack" some phrases from mainstream medical science and from quack busters; en when those are heard, it's o.k., we can rely on this and everybody is happy.
Morality has developed by evolution
(Comment:
antipathy):
New developmental drug treats tumors by stimulation blood vessels (Reuters
12-20-2006)
Ebola relative harmless for humans, but entire species gorillas almost extinct
because of it (Time 12-7-2006)
UK company wants to implant foetal brain cells into stroke patients (BBC
12-6-2006)
Futurist: Within the next 20 years, science will advance, you can be 140 (CNN 11-28-2006)
Most patients with testicle cancer are cured (BBC news 11-26-2006)
Scientists found master heart stem cell; think may help to develop stem cell therapy to
"regenerate" heart defects at birth (Reuters 11-23-2006)
Genetically modified wheat can increase overall health (Time 22-11-2006)
Stem cells for heart valves to use at birth is a promising low risk method (The NY Times 11-18-2006)
Stem cells treat muscular dystrophy (MD) (BBC news 11-15-2006)
New vaccine effective against AIDS (HealthScout 11-12-2006)
Too much market power for the government (The NY Times 11-6-2006)
The competitive marketplace saves money meant for health (The NY Times 11-6-2006)
Doctors should prescribe more anti-depressants (NBC 11-2-2006)
Alternative medicine efforts are futile (NBC 10-25-2006)
We included medicines which are especially promoted by spam, we include medicine
with "medical quacks", medicine which are promoted as breaking medicine
without evidence, when information is withheld, health fraude etc.
