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Debates by Category: Medicine

July 9, 2009

TV Talk Show Hosts: Stop Giving Medical Advice

If television hosts want to dispense medical counsel on their shows, they should be held accountable legally for the quality of information they’re disseminating. Pro or con?

April 7, 2009

Doctor, Heal Thy Attitude

Most physicians are hypocrites. They expect the respect owed to benevolent professionals when they’re just glorified merchants. Pro or con?

June 27, 2008

Prescription Drug Abuse: Blame Doctors

The medical establishment is at fault for needless deaths because it prescribes too many drugs and fails to monitor patients’ use of them. Pro or con?

May 28, 2008

Put Animal Testing to Sleep

Medical research using animals such as monkeys, dogs, cats, and mice can and should be replaced with other methods. Pro or con?

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