Medical Blog March Archive

Government to guide patients, doctors, in choosing most effective medicine/treatment

03/11/09 00:23

What is the best treatment for your disease? Well, your doctor may give his/her own opinion about the matter, but the fact is that there's no conclusive evidence to prove such point other than anecdotal evidence.

Now, the government will be putting a $1.1 billion downpayment to start solving the problem. This is part of the economic stimulus money and will be used to determine the best medicines and treatments for specifid conditions.

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