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Medical Fallacy #2

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

"The benefits out way the risks" As I wrote in medical fallacy #1, the pharmaceutical companies are counting on you not to have any common sense. The funny thing is, they’re already telling you in their statement that there are going to be risks. The funny thing is, they can’t calculate the risk and neither can [...] More

Medical Fallacy: Introduction

Friday, April 10th, 2009

A fallacy is an argument, or apparent argument that professes to be decisive, but in reality is not. It is false reasoning, most times slight and subtle in nature as to render it difficult to expose. Intentional or not, any opinion that ignores logic and easily observable evidence is a fallacy.  Therefore, any institution that supports an ideology(opinion) that ignores logic [...] More

Medical Fallacy #1

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

"This medication should only be used by men who are healthy enough to have sex"   Everyone should recognize this line. It is the disclaimer that follows every commercial advertising pharmaceutical drugs for male enhancement. In the mist of all the medical jargon that a majority of people don’t understand and behind the euphoric imagery these [...] More