A picture is worth a thousand words:
Kinda’ wonder when they’re gonna’ stop all abortions because they contribute to increase in breast cancer. . . . .
When will it be stopped?
A picture is worth a thousand words:
Someone was late on their “donation” to the Obama re-election committee!
That might also have the added benefit of shielding the company from lawsuits, when they can demonstrate that these adults made informed decisions.
I can tolerate a government insisting that patients be given the information to make an informed choice before undertaking risky treatment. But once the patient is informed - it is THEIR life and THEIR choice.
Oh, and to minimize the number of women who GET breat cancer, lets provide seekers of abortions with the studies showing their increased risk of breast cancer.
"New Genetic Tests Help Your Doctor Prescribe the Right Drugs for You" says headline , and the article continues,
"In December 2008, the New York Times ran a story about a woman from California who had been taking a drug called tamoxifen to help prevent breast cancer. After two years of taking the drug, her doctor ordered a new genetic test that showed that her genes were preventing the drug from working properly.
“You find out you’ve been taking this medication for all this time, and find out you are not getting benefit…I was devastated” says the women. She had to stop taking tamoxifen. The good news is that she found out that the drug was not helping her and her doctor can now prescribe a drug which will work in her body. The bad news is that she could have known this two years ago if she had taken the genetic test from Day 1.
"Experts report that approximately $300 billion is wasted each year on drugs which apparently do not work in people who have certain genes. These people never receive the full benefit from these drugs. Others are getting dangerous side effects.
"For example, the blood-thinning drug warfarin is one of the top twenty drugs prescribed in the US. It is used to help prevent blood clots. If a person’s genes prevent the drug from working correctly, warfarin becomes dangerous. It is one of the top three drugs that cause hospitalization or emergency room visits. If a person has genes that allow too much warfarin to get into the bloodstream, the blood cannot clot correctly and the person can have bleeding. On the other hand, if a person has genes that prevent enough warfarin from getting into the bloodstream, the person could develop serious blood clots. The way a person’s body reacts to warfarin, tamoxifen and other drugs depends on differences in their genetic makeup."
This is true of many of the drugs used in the treatment of depression and related mental issues as well, and the side effects resulting from lack of knowledge about these genetic tests are tremendous.
Many labs now offer the tests, including LabCorp in Burlington, NC, and others, but patients often have to aggressively pursue their doctors in order to have them done.
As the above-cited article points out, these are once-in-a-lifetime tests, because they are genetic.
Let’s see, death from breast cancer or perforations and bleeding w/probability of dying from breat cancer anyway. Still, one could conceivably pull through with the drug. Seems like a no-brainer to me, but not to the FDA.
Nanny State PING!
“Mark gets an excellent call from a neurosurgeon who gives an inside look on what exactly Obamacare will do. For example, instead of patients, some people over a certain age will be considered, “units,” as they try to dehumanize patients and the care they receive.
excerpt http://www.marklevinshow.com/Article.asp?id=2340235&spid=32345
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“Ehics” panel = death panel will decide your fate. Neurological physician on Levin’s show said HHS won’t allow brain surgery for people over 70 (probably in 2014).
How do you like being called a unit rather than a person?
Mark Levin’s staff verified that the caller was who he said he was, a neurosurgeon.