Beware of Scare-care

5 January 2011

Scare-care is a poor substitute for healthcare. Healthcare experts
who manufacture public hysteria about controversial issues, without
acknowledging the legitimacy of opposing points of view, are not advancing
public health. Healthcare is not monolithic, and there are legitimate
questions about such sacred cows as vaccines, statins, tranquilizers,
antidepressants, and global warming (climate change). Healthcare requires
balance and fairness, not bias and fear.

Competing interests: None declared

Hugh Mann, Physician

Eagle Rock, MO 65641 USA

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