Well...I have to look at the evidence closely. Here is a closely related subject that influences my thought process:
My doctor prescribes Celebrex for me. It is an anti-inflammatory medication. It is much easier on the stomach than the others out there, which I need. Every time I got a prescription for it, I got flack because it is more expensive that the other stuff, like Vioxx, which is what they wanted me to take. (There's that bottom line.) I
t was the subject of much controversy and we were told over and over how safe it is. Finally, this was proven false. It was not safe. Folks were dying from it. They eventually took it off the market. Lots of folks lost their lives...if they had been more concerned with people than the bottom line, maybe it would't have happened. I am thankful I always did the battle and didn't cave in to the pressure to take the Vioxx instead of the Celebrex. Perhaps I would have been one of those fataliteis if I hadn't been so stubborn.
This is only one example of how hard it is to get the real truth. I guess I would rather be paranoid and safe than trusting and unsafe. Especially when my baby depends on ME to make these kinds of decision for her. Better safe than sorry.
JMHO |