Monday, May 9, 2011

What is wrong with this advertisement appearing in the LA Times on Sunday May 8th 2011?

I will provide an answer to this question tomorrow which will get into the problems that medicine as a profession has with the measurement, diagnosis and labeling of health conditions in our industrial society. Yes, there is something seriously wrong here. Can you leave me a comment and tell me what it is? 

2 comments:

  1. Using the average or normal BP as the healthy level and implicitly assuming that variations in BP (during daily activities) are less important than measures of BP taken during a doctor visit.

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  2. 'Personalized' health care with exclusive focus on the individual ("lifestyle") risk factor

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