BBC in misleading tagline shocker. - Grin with cat attached — LiveJournal
| BBC in misleading tagline shocker. | Apr. 10th, 2002 11:23 am | |
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Infertility, obesity and depression are "non-diseases" according to some doctors, a poll for the British Medical Journal has shown. Except that when you actually look at the article, "some" means 2% in the case of depression. I don't think this is a great thing, but tagging it that way is just sensationalism. Last thing I need right now is to be told that doctors don't believe in depression. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1920000/1920768.stm | ||
...well, transvestitism, I can see that. That could even be good, because then people who are perfectly happy cross-dressing don't wind up with relatives and friends trying to make them go get fixed.
but... diabetes? osteoporosis? hello, I think some of these people need to go back to med school. Can we class them as "non-doctors?"
but... diabetes? osteoporosis? hello, I think some of these people need to go back to med school. Can we class them as "non-doctors?"
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*googles*
...ohdear, I see what you mean. *grin*
...ohdear, I see what you mean. *grin*
It's a form of sex toy, which I didn't realize either. :)
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From:  furrylemmingDate: April 10th, 2002 - 05:04 am (Link) |
*growl*.
I'm pondering whether or not the 2% is made up of religious nuts like my parents' doctor who believes that depression, asthma, excema have a 'spiritual' cause.
I'm pondering whether or not the 2% is made up of religious nuts like my parents' doctor who believes that depression, asthma, excema have a 'spiritual' cause.
Then again, could it be how the questions were being read?
I would class depression as a real and serious condition, but I wouldn't class it as a *disease*, for example...
I would class depression as a real and serious condition, but I wouldn't class it as a *disease*, for example...
| From: robinbloke Date: April 10th, 2002 - 05:56 am (Link) |
Given that 2% also classified diabetes and 13% classified the menopause as non medical conditions I think this report gives me more worry about doctors than concern that certain conditions aren't medically related.
Heres hoping your doc is slightly more sensible.
Heres hoping your doc is slightly more sensible.
Date: April 10th, 2002 - 04:16 am (Link)