tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3359464297324962274..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: February: Heart Month or Marketing Month?DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-11818848513191189652011-02-11T07:38:08.971-06:002011-02-11T07:38:08.971-06:00Wes, excellent post! I am in complete agreement wi...Wes, excellent post! I am in complete agreement with you that all this hype about cancer and heart attacks is too little too late. If we were really serious about mitigating these problems, we would be much more serious about prevention -- environmental triggers of cancer and behavioral interventions for CAD. Both Elaine and Carolyn are correct to an extent that we do need education on how to Marya Zilberberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080475886113209344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61105382200779673662011-02-09T11:33:14.726-06:002011-02-09T11:33:14.726-06:00Dr. Wes, you are, sadly, missing the point, big-ti...Dr. Wes, you are, sadly, missing the point, big-time.<br /><br />Awareness of women's heart attack symptoms, as beautifully illustrated in the new U.S. government campaign called "Make the Call - Don't Miss a Beat" - http://www.womenshealth.gov/heartattack/ is what may well convince women to pick up the phone to call 911 if they believe they may be having a heart attack. Over Carolyn Thomashttp://myheartsisters.org/2010/01/11/not-just-a-mans-disease/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31073690187504528892011-02-04T12:46:06.124-06:002011-02-04T12:46:06.124-06:00Wes,
Maybe as a cardiologist, your perspective is...Wes, <br />Maybe as a cardiologist, your perspective is skewed because you're thinking about cardiology all the time, and your patients are there presumably because they're already worried about possible heart disease. <br /><br />I wish some of my friends and family were more conscious of their risks for heart disease, not necessarily to get tested, but to lower their salt intake, Elaine Schattner, MDhttp://www.medicallessons.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41033114813766976402011-02-04T11:38:41.719-06:002011-02-04T11:38:41.719-06:00They've obviously learned the lesson of the pi...They've obviously learned the lesson of the pinkification of breast cancer, which has become an enormous, year-round marketing campaign for yogurt, cosmetics, candy, T-shirts, teddy bears, and a host of other products large and small, some of which don't even claim to donate a cent to research; they're labeled "breast cancer awareness" just because they're pink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com