Seems to me that CoS gets knocked in some usenet groups more than other
religions because of its beliefs WRT mental disorders, and the fact that
much of the anti-psychiatry, anti-psychology, anti-mental illness
treatment information comes from CoS related sources.

In a somewhat similar vein, the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses and
Christian Scientists may be more often criticized in certain newsgroups
because of their beliefs WRT medical treatments.

But since this is MHA, we mustn't forget the good Jewish Mothers'
alternative for penicillin--chicken soup. Chicken soup is even better
than penicillin IMO, since, IIANM, it treats a variety of viral, as well
as bacterial, ailments.

I seem to recall that there was a study a while back that confirmed the
medical efficacy of chicken soup. I never read the actual study myself,
so I can't comment further.

Nancy
Unique, like everyone else

"D. C. Sessions" <dcs@lymbercartel.com> wrote:

Is not the subject.

DC, should there be ethics in the world of Science?  Should
scientists, researchers,
medical health care professionals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical
companies,
chemical companies (alternative or conventional) be "ethically
responsible" to the consumers
and to the public?

I saw it on several websites; The Torah and Science.  I did not
understand what it meant.

Perhaps I should clarify myself a little better.  I've been reading
numerous websites allegedly connected to various religious groups and
healthcare ideas.  I have with an open mind read blogs (which I only
read to get different perspectives on other people's opinions about
their ideas, and take blogs with a grain of salt for real 411.

I've read about the COS and it appears to be that there seems to be a
struggle for power within the organization.  But I think that is
occuring
in other religious organizations as well.

This organization is not for me.  It goes against my beliefs.

Let's leave Jan Drew out of the discussion.  She has the right to
believe
in whatever she sees fit, just like the other opinionated people that
post here
regularly, right?

Yes, I am also aware of the other religions that have their basis in
various
degrees on the Torah.

I've studied other religious organizations, and heritages (cultures)
would
appear to have connected themselves well into the world of healthcare;
and I have recently become aware of the connection in Colorado to
Israel
with reference to the pharmaeceutical companies.  This is one example
of the numerous websites that out there on this subject matter.

Cooperation Between Israel and the State of Colorado
Colorado State, the University of Colorado and NOAA are among the
many ... that will be helpful to the pharmaceutical industry both in
the U.S. and Israel. ...
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/states/CO.html

It is my belief that the United States, and Israel are two separate
countries, and that we
should not be in alliance with any other country but our own to
develop new products and
keep our own people employed.  We need to develop our own
pharmaceutical remedies, and
keep the workload of the FDA and other U.S. governmental control
agencies  to just our developments.

I'm not being a bigot here; I could care less what others have chosen,
or their parents have chosen
for their sexual orientations, or their religious upbringing, but if
we live in America, we need to support
our American companies and our American developments in medicine, and
not worry about supporting
any other country. We need to think about ourselves, and our economy
for a change and stop supporting
others--they've become too dependent on our help--the co-dependency
issues people have in their lives have
come from our own mentor, our own country, the good old  U.S.A.,

Interesting point you made here, DC.  What about the criminal justice
system---I've read articles about using prisoners for research on
drugs--
kind of like the payment plan of you try these drugs out for a study,
and we
will keep you suppled in shampoo, soap, and toothpaste.

Do you think it is ethical for anyone in the Criminal Justice system
as
government employees (you know those that we are paying tax dollars
for them to do a certain job)  to allow for the prisoners to be
subject to the testing of  pharmaceuticals?

Do you know if this practice really does happen and do you approve of
it, DC?
If it is true, it disgusts me and your statement would really hold
true.    This is not OK
for me.