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Well, that is the implication I took away from your comment - I've re-read it, and I'm still getting that from the part where you talk about short-term gains an
by caf 5y ago
Well, that is the implication I took away from your comment - I've re-read it, and I'm still getting that from the part where you talk about short-term gains and long-term costs.
Maybe it's just my different life experiences, but when I think about anti-inflammatory treatments I see the balancing of long-term gains versus long-term costs. Indeed the short-term effects of steroids are pretty awful!
- DoreenMichele 5y agoBut my comment isn't about individuals trying to manage their own health as best they can. It's about what kinds of questions researchers ideally should be asking. Those are wholly different topics.
- caf 5y agoI think "I think it would be better to ask "What is causing the inflammation?" reads as if it is referring to the diagnostic process. At any rate, I believe we need to be researching both anti-inflammatory treatments and treatments for the underlying causes: we have no way of knowing whether a treatment for one of these illnesses is 9 years away or 90, and in the meantime advances in anti-inflammatory treatments are providing real benefits.