(March 5, 2013 at 3:35 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Kids are not even the worst example...although it is understandable that parents panic every time a kid gets ill. The elderly are little more than cash cows to the medical profession. And they do not shop around. They do what they are told by the guys in the white coats.
I'd add maternal medicine to the list of cash cows… (no pun intended) But have a doctor tell pregnant women to tap-dance, naked, in a parking lot to ensure a healthy baby, and most will comply.