Oh, my! This is what an UK doctor said:
Dr Richard Smith has been a long time editor of the BMJ. He is reported to have said:
"doesn't know his own blood pressure or LDL levels"
Another Oh, my! What a great role model for the cardiovascular community!!!
He's quoted at:
http://www.theheart.org/article/1452321.do?utm_medium=email&utm_source=20120928_exclusive&utm_campaign=newsletter
"If I had to go to the doctor every three months to get my blood pressure measured and my lipids measured and have to go back to have my drugs titrated, I couldn't be bothered with all that,"
Can't be bothered? Oh, my.
Could he be getting kickbacks from the polypill, that magic little pill that is purported to keep CV disease at bay, while needlessly over-medicating a large proportion of people? I don't know.
Sigh.
"doesn't know his own blood pressure or LDL levels"
Another Oh, my! What a great role model for the cardiovascular community!!!
He's quoted at:
http://www.theheart.org/article/1452321.do?utm_medium=email&utm_source=20120928_exclusive&utm_campaign=newsletter
"If I had to go to the doctor every three months to get my blood pressure measured and my lipids measured and have to go back to have my drugs titrated, I couldn't be bothered with all that,"
Can't be bothered? Oh, my.
Could he be getting kickbacks from the polypill, that magic little pill that is purported to keep CV disease at bay, while needlessly over-medicating a large proportion of people? I don't know.
Sigh.
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