Our next meeting is on Thur
12th June at the normal time of 7.00pm at the White
Rock
The subject this month will be: The application of
scientific methods to Medicine?
And it will be introduced by Leonard Sterling
The practice of medicine has
arguably been one of the greatest achievements of modern man, largely liberating
us from the tyranny of pain that formed a backdrop to everything from toothache
to childbirth. Today we in the UK spend 9% of GDP on health care (the USA
spends 19% of GDP) and in part as a result, we live longer and
better.
We will review how medicine has
progressed from opinion and prejudice to peer group review of a major
scientific industry. And let’s think about the implications of future
developments, the role of complimentary medicines and the placebo
effect.
Normally I blame work commitments for not being able to attend, in this case I'll be going on holiday and won't even be in the country. Damn! I've missed some good meetings this year.
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