Re: OT ~ Dear Patient

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:25:13 -0700 (PDT), "David \"The Hamster\"
Malone" <malone@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sep 1, 2:50 pm, "Bruce S" <bruce.sn...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 For some confirmation of that attitude
(although not specifically from WHO) simply look at the last paragraph of
the article you  quoted.

I don't see the connection - or maybe I'm not looking at the right
article - can you quote the relevant section for me?

Secondly, although I have not seen any numbers in about a year, the quality
of care received at that time in the US was second to none.  Life expectancy
after heart attacks was the best in the world, cancer survival rates were
the best in the world, the best level of medical response to patient needs
and the greatest innovation in treatment methods.  I have seen no indication
that those things have changed in the last year.

I've never claimed that the US health care system is all bad, Bruce.
In fact, there are aspects of it that are first class and set an
example to the rest of the world. What I take exception to is this
jingoistic, chest beating, complacent attitude that preaches if it's
American it has to be the best.


And aren't you beating your chest?

The Doctors in the US developed Radioactive seed implant for Prostate
cancer. I received mine in 1998 and am still cancer free. Laser
surgery for cataracts was developed in the US. It is now very
inexpensive where it was at one time a chancy operation. Cochear
Implants allow formerly deaf people to hear. Cornea implants allow
the blind to see. I worked for Micro-Rel (Medtronic) making the
electronics for pacemakers and insulin pumps which they developed.

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