Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cadre.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!geb From: geb@cadre.ARPA (Gordon E. Banks) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.med Subject: Re: Viral infections: Modern medicine seems virtually helpless! Message-ID: <480@cadre.ARPA> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 12:58:33 EDT Article-I.D.: cadre.480 Posted: Sun Aug 11 12:58:33 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 01:13:40 EDT References: <191@tekig5.UUCP> Reply-To: geb@cadre.ARPA (Gordon E. Banks) Organization: Decision Systems Lab., University of Pittsburgh Lines: 9 Xref: linus net.followup:4291 net.med:1818 The posting on lack of treatment for viral infections (besides immunization, an enormous success of scientific medicine) betrays a rather foolish (but common) attitude toward nature, science and medicine. The universe was not fashioned for the sole convenience of man, and impatient foot stamping when it refuses to fall under his control is silly. Why should medicine be embarressed? Should physicists be embarressed because there aren't nuclear fusion reactors? Because there aren't any warp drives? Come off it! What are you contributing to solve the problems besides a lot of hot air?