In a message dated 8/19/2003 12:20:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Paddydes writes:
> > What is perceived as safe and effective could actually be bogus and far more > >dangerous, like the once wonder drug ACTH, and more recently Resulin (sp)? commonly > >prescribed for blood pressure. > The above information is false. ACTH is a hormone present in every normal human being. Deficiency of ACTH can lead to serious illness and death if not treated. Rezulin was a drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It became obsolete because modern medical scientists and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluated its safety using the scientific method, and found that there was a reasonable doubt about its safety. On the other hand, in Ayurveda there is a drug called cowdung (which was used by our grandfathers and great grandfathers, and their wives) which has been found to be quite unsafe even by anecdotal evidence. But it has still not become obsolete. Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
