There is no doubt that medicine has
always been one the most remarkable sciences. One hundred years ago, as a consequence of the
improvement of new technologies, scientists started to subject their research
to clinical trial giving way to what we know today as mainstream medicine, a
science in which everything is tested before putting into the pharmacological and
medical market, but this has not been always the case.
At the very beginning, doctors, looking
for the source of illnesses, used to try on patients therapies and medicines
without being previously tested and, as a result, they put on risk patients’ lives,
something that, in my opinion, not only was extremely risky but it also did not
guarantee the healing of the diseases.
All these untested products and
treatments make up what is known as alternative medicine, a huge business all
around the world. This business is based on legends, beliefs and techniques that
sometimes have damning results on patients and moreover, in the majority of
cases, taking advantage of the lack of control over them, everything is sham,
doctors and treatments.
There are those who think that
alternative medicine offers us natural treatments which allow us to heal from even
severe illnesses. Maybe they are right to some extent but, I strongly believe
that alternative medicine methods should be tested profoundly by the health
authorities before allowing their purchase. Once the effectiveness of products
and therapies had been checked properly, they might get into the conventional
medicine and be prescribed by ‘real’ doctors, the ones who have a ‘real’
career, after studying for many years at the University.
All in all, health is very
important for us and there are occasions in which we feel desperate, mainstream
medicine does not solve our health problem and we, looking for hope, find a shelter
in alternative medicine. Be that as it may, I am in the belief that everything
related to health should be by far more regulated in order to offer us more
than hope.
Vicent
There is no doubt that medicine has always been one OF the most remarkable sciences. One hundred years ago, as a consequence of the improvement of new technologies, scientists started to subject their research to clinical trial, giving way to what we know today as mainstream medicine, a science in which everything is tested before BEING put ON the pharmacological and medical market, but this has not ALWAYS been the case.
ReplyDeleteAt the very beginning, doctors, looking for the source of illnesses, used to TREAT patients WITH therapies and medicines THAT HAD NOT BEEN previously tested and, as a result, they put AT risk patients’ lives, something that, in my opinion, not only was extremely risky but [] also did not guarantee the ERADICATION(1) of the diseases.
All these untested products and treatments make up what is known as alternative medicine, a huge business all around the world. This business is based on legends, beliefs and techniques that sometimes have FATAL(2) results on patients, and moreover, in the majority of cases, taking advantage of the lack of control over them, everything is A sham, THE doctors and THE treatments.
There are those who think that alternative medicine offers us natural treatments which allow us to heal from even severe illnesses. Maybe they are right to some extent but, I strongly believe that alternative medicine methods should be tested THOROUGHly(3) by the health authorities before allowing their purchase. Once the effectiveness of products and therapies haS been checked properly, they might get into the conventional medicine and be prescribed by ‘real’ doctors, the ones who have a ‘real’ EDUCATION(4), after studying for many years at the University.
All in all, health is very important for us and there are occasions in which we feel desperate, mainstream medicine does not solve our health problem and we, looking for hope, find a shelter in alternative medicine. Be that as it may(5), I am in the belief that everything related to health should be by far more regulated in order to offer us more than hope.
Well done. Good topic. I'll write a response soon.
(1) I don't think we “heal” diseases. We heal patients. But I could be wrong.
(2) Damning is a spiritual action.
(3) ”Profound” refers to intellectual matters.
(4) We use “career” only for the collection of jobs that we have had over a long time.
(5) Good usage.
Thank you Matt for your wise comments. I'm looking forward to your answer.
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