Not only because of stories like the one shown on youtube but the fact in general that money rules our health systems you just don't want to become sick.

My uncle died this summer of cancer and it was clear that he had only weeks/days left, but they couldn't help scheduling an absolutly pointless operation at his heart one week before he died.

My brother has a very rare fatal genetic disease. He is very well organised and takes part at every clinical trial as a guinea pig, but most of the money coming for these studies are from fundraising. The pharmaceutical industrie is just not interested in a non profit (as this disorder is so rare) undertaking. As simple as that!

being sick isnt for the poor mimi. as zoop says, its money before health.. brings me back to this michael moore documentary.. and dont worry about his political views on this one, only minimal undertones of his leftism

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=sicko&emb=0&aq=f#

i implore u to watch it

Thanks BBones for the link, surely I will watch it.

Just to get that straigh my point was that it's money before health too! The two examples I gave above have been / are well insured.

A pointless operation performed only because it brings money from the insurance company but no benefit to the patient.

And the example of my brother shows that the pharmaceutical industrie isn't spending any money on research if it is not likely to make profit.

Well that's what happens when medicine is a business. The companies have their shareholders (and hence their profits) as their first consideration as in any other business.

sorry mimi the "poor" was more in a metaphorical sense, as in the poor souls without a clue.. i wish your brother well!!!

Yes they were created before it was known as a risk, however they were sold afterwards despite knowing it and that is the problem.

lol damn. i suggest u go do some research then, cause it seems uve got the facts all muddled up in some kind of twilight zone type shit lol so what if its youtube? and dont gimme that "oh i dont trust the media" ..its ok if u can analyze what u see and hear in a reasonable quotient.. it could be a youtube video, a tabloid, a tv show, a forum, etc etc etc.. u already quoted something from survivors lol

I didn't quote the program, just stated that the program is based on a very real threat. Also I don't trust the media but if I read some thing in the media that makes perfect sense to me without a doubt then I believe it myself.