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As nurses why do you guys think that medications only treat the symptoms of a disease instead of curing the disease? Is it because no one has come up any cures yet? (:rolleyes:) Or do you guys think it's a conspiracy?

I for one think it's a conspiracy and that's what I'm writing a paper on. Just wanted to know how you all felt. Thanks.

Side note: OMG just noticed I put "and" instead of "an" in my title. Disregard Please!

Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

How come my hospital spends so much time and money on trialling new drugs?

If we knew the cure for all the myriad and complex different forms cancer can take then we would certainly be using it

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Well I'm grateful for everyone's opinion. Everyone that I work with seems to partially or fully agree with what I say and I work with nurses even though I'm not one myself yet. Maybe some of you guys are right but contrary to popular belief the government does'nt want the american people to know everything that goes on behind the doors of "BIG BUSINESS".

Ignorance is Not Bliss.

And, for the poster who said he/she will like to read my paper I will gladly upload to the forum for everyone to see and make their own judgments.

I'm certainly not an apologist for the pharmaceutical industry and I agree that "Big Business" does not always have our best interests at heart. But, I doubt that the pharmaceutical industry is holding back lots of cures for diseases because in so many cases, modern medicine does not know the cause to start with.

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OP, I have to ask, have you taken A&P or Micro yet? I would not write a paper about drug conspiracies until you understand how the body works and how drugs are made, to some extent. I didn't realize how complex it really was until I took Micro, and I worked at Humana for their pharmacy. I knew quite a bit about drugs. But that is nothing compared to what causes the need for the drugs. You'll even learn about drugs in Psychology.

I hope that you can write this and put scientific information or information from scholarly articles in it rather than just opinion. I'm assuming you're in English Comp, since you had posted something about English Comp a few days ago.

You need to be able to back up your paper with notable sources. Even in opinion papers, you need to back it up to some extent. You need to be able to prove why your opinion is valid. At least, that's what all of my comp teachers (and psych teachers) wanted and I always received notes on how well of a writer I was.

For example, I wrote a paper on abortion. I never once inserted my religious views into it or how I felt about babies dying. I never once stated "I feel." I stated, "I believe" and I would back it up as to why I believed that. Every reason I stated as far as to why it is not a good idea was backed up by facts from scholarly articles or reputable organizations. If you can do that, then go right ahead.

Your teacher is not going to like if you just spout of a bunch of opinion with nothing to back it up.

You also need to be able to respect and understand different opinions. Just stating "wow" and making comments as if others are not smart because they do not support your opinion will not get your far. You need to separate your feelings about the subject and just focus on the facts. This is not about how you feel about the topic, but rather the credible information that is leading you to your opinion.

I hope this helps you. I've just seen plenty of papers from people who didn't back anything up or just talked about their feelings about the topic and they end up looking like a fool. I don't want that to happen to you.

To answer your question, I don't really believe in the conspiracy. It really wasn't that far long ago that penicillin was invented. I mean, we have gotten to a point in medicine where we can do face transplants. I am amazed at that. Tackling disease is a whole different issue though because viruses and other microbes are complex things. They are quite amazing in what they do and how they can just change.

Is it possible? Sure. Anything is. Do I just trust and believe the government? Heck no.

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Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

Well if you don't know the CAUSE how do you find the CURE?

It needs years of cellular biology and an intimate knowledge of physiology to discern the cause of any disease. The two are inextricably linked.

I;'d like to read this paper too.

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OP, I have to ask, have you taken A&P or Micro yet? I would not write a paper about drug conspiracies until you understand how the body works and how drugs are made, to some extent. I didn't realize how complex it really was until I took Micro, and I worked at Humana for their pharmacy. I knew quite a bit about drugs. But that is nothing compared to what causes the need for the drugs. You'll even learn about drugs in Psychology.

I hope that you can write this and put scientific information or information from scholarly articles in it rather than just opinion. I'm assuming you're in English Comp, since you had posted something about English Comp a few days ago.

You need to be able to back up your paper with notable sources. Even in opinion papers, you need to back it up to some extent. You need to be able to prove why your opinion is valid. At least, that's what all of my comp teachers (and psych teachers) wanted and I always received notes on how well of a writer I was.

For example, I wrote a paper on abortion. I never once inserted my religious views into it. Every reason I stated as far as to why it is not a good idea was backed up by facts from scholarly articles or reputable organizations. If you can do that, then go right ahead.

Your teacher is not going to like if you just spout of a bunch of opinion with nothing to back it up.

You also need to be able to respect and understand different opinions. Just stating "wow" and making comments as if others are not smart because they do not support your opinion will not get your far. You need to separate your feelings about the subject and just focus on the facts. This is not about how you feel about the topic, but rather the credible information that is leading you to your opinion.

To answer your question, I don't really believe in the conspiracy. It really wasn't that far long ago that penicillin was invented. I mean, we have gotten to a point in medicine where we can do face transplants. I am amazed at that. Tackling disease is a whole different issue though because viruses and other microbes are complex things. They are quite amazing in what they do and how they can just change.

Is it possible? Sure. Anything is. Do I just trust and believe the government? Heck no.

Thanks. Yes I am in English Comp. and I have to write a RESEARCH paper not an OPINION paper. I know the difference. Research is backed with facts and opinion is biased. I have taken A&P before when I was getting my ma degree so I have some knowledge in that. I'm not just talking out my a*s here. I plan to do actual research like talking to ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE drs' and such but I just wanted to know what the nurses on here thought about the situation.

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Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

Oh that is OK then. We all know Alternative Medicine has all the answers. Why I cured three cancer patients with Healing Crystals just last week.

Funny it hasn't overtaken conventional medicine yet?

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So I assume that since this is a research article, you will be using research that is published in peer-reviewed journals?

You will actually be searching things like PubMed, rather than quoting Andrew Weil, right?

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Alternative meds... ok, there are some interesting points there, both pros and cons. I myself would be very interested in hearing about people who have undergone Chelation Therapy as an alternative to bypass surgery.

However, if you followed the AIDS drama in South Africa, you might have heard about the "Doctor" who convinced the late Manto Tshabalala-Msimang that his vitamin cocktails were a viable alternative to ARV's, and Ms Msimang's own assertions that beetroot and garlic were effective treatments. I think that debacle definitely qualifies as one of the "cons"-in more ways than one.

I know a few diabetics who swear blind that cinnamon helps control their blood sugar levels, and I've also encountered people who have hypervitaminised themselves and landed up in hospital! Remember, as much as mainline health care may be accused of ripping people off to boost their profits, so too can alternative practitioners!

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I kind of understand where you are coming from and the actual question you are trying to ask. I feel the same way (Right now) I am in pharmacology as we speak. However, you might try looking up donor 45, a gay African American man who has had HIV and has been found to have produced antibodies for 90% of the 100 strains of HIV-Henrietta Lacks, when her cancer cells were removed and placed in a petri dish, they contiued to metastesize. These are both amazing true stories in the medical field. Also look up this link, you may find a different way of approaching your paper while putting your concerns and questions in perspective. http://www.naturalnews.com/022383.html (This is a very controversial website, but it will give you some perspective and maybe help prove your point. While on this website, approach it with an open mind with the perspective of how pharmaceuticals discovered what cures, what kills, what hurts, how a particular drug or vaccine acts with the human body. It made me very angry at first, but I found it a good source of research. Come back and let us know how you did. I am very curious about this.

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I heard someone saying that a lot of diseases could be cured but the pharmaceutical companies wants to make money.Is this true? I dont know for sure.I know though that medications are in one of the top 10 causes of human death.So medications can heal,treat as well as kill people.

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I heard someone saying that a lot of diseases could be cured but the pharmaceutical companies wants to make money.Is this true? I dont know for sure.I know though that medications are in one of the top 10 causes of human death.So medications can heal,treat as well as kill people.

That is exactly why I don't rush to get the latest birthcontrol or the newest otc pain killer. I don't think enough research is being done on these new medications, which contributes to high volume of medication recalls. "If you or someone you know has died while taking this medication, please call this lawyer"..... They are putting these drugs on the market, using the general population as guinea pigs.

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What I don't get is the FDA sets the guidelines for a medication to be put on the market. How are the pharmaceutical companies able to put these drugs on the market so soon? The standards must be so low or a loophole has been found that puts us all in danger.

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