Doctors that are considered alternative or those that practice integrated medicine, blending regular knowledge with alternative approaches, have long worried outloud that some of the medical imaging techniques we are using might do more harm than good. The idea of using radiation to find cancer does, indeed, seem questionable. However, until recently, mainstream medicine looked down on those that questioned the 'standard practices' of diagnosis.
A recent New York Times article proclaimed that," At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine." They don't have the numbers of cancers or other problems that might arise from this over exposure.
It seems like our health care system is geared towards making and keeping us ill, and we all need to be asking why this is being allowed to continue.
Original article at:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/health/research/27scan.html?_r=1&ref=health
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