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From: russ@wpg.com (Russell Lawrence)
Newsgroups: news.groups,sci.med
Subject: Re: sci.med.prevent
Keywords: preventive medicine, exercise, nutrition, life extension
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Date: 14 Jan 90 21:56:35 GMT
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In article <1083@disk.UUCP> wells@disk.UUCP (Lee Wells) writes:
> I would like to know if there are any interested parties in forming
> a subgroup in sci.med to deal with preventive medicine.

In article <1990Jan13.164227.22781@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu>, Gordon E. Banks writes:
> That depends.  Would it be to discuss anti-smoking, drinking, and
> drug-taking campaigns, what sorts of exercize are best, environment
> and  occupational medicine, immunizations, weight control?  
> 
> Or would it simply be another forum for vitamin
> quacks to discuss how many times the RDA of vitamin X or fubarium
> are necessary to avoid an early demise?  If the latter, let's
> start it now and call it alt.med.prevent and leave the sci out.

As usual, Gordon, we agree on the goals, but not on the methods.  As
a person who's keenly aware of the widespread prevalence of quackery and 
the underlying ignorance of the scientific method, I would welcome such 
a group.  If it turns out to be a forum for unproven nonsense, perhaps 
you and I could accomplish some good by imparting healthy skepticism to 
some true believers/suckers who might otherwise fall victim to the
charlatans.

Contrary to the folk maxim, it's dialog that's golden.  By contrast,
silence really sucks.    
-- 
Russell Lawrence, WP Group, New Orleans (504) 443-5000
russ@wpg.com   uunet!wpg!russ