Let me ask this though: Every now and then I hear of new miracle drugs and treatments, and I've been hearing of them every since I could understand a segment on TV or an article in a newspaper. However, while these miracle approaches have promised revolutionary shunts in medicine, the reality has been the normal evolutionary shift. How come all these miracle cures that are supposed to change the world in a flash never materialize at the local hospital?
Simply put the amount of testing needed to be done on these drugs is incredible.
However it is ultimately necessary, without proper testing something extremely harmful could be put on the market.
I wish I remember the name of the weight loss drug that ended up breaking down the proton flow in ATP synthase and all the energy was instead released into the body. People were losing weight because energy couldnt be stored as fat anymore and instead was released as heat. They ended up dying of incredible fevers.
There are some ‘miracle’ drugs at every ER in the US. The medications they use to help stop the damage done if administered asap after the onset of stroke symptoms. Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). What a godsend :)