HEALTH: “What contagion does thus invade the whole body, so much resist medical art, becomes inoculated so readily, and so cruelly tortures the patient”
Today, something totally different in terms of a commentary, as it touches on Health, rather than politics. However, as the header on the blog states, this site is for a discussion on political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada. I get media releases from across Western Canada, as well as trigger notices from the media – large and small. Just a short week and a half ago a media release from the government of Manitoba caught my attention, and further discussions with the BC Centre for Disease Control, and the Interior Health Authority, told me it was indeed time for something different – something important. I hope you’ll read on to the end ... “If I were asked which is the most destructive of all diseases I should unhesitatingly reply, it is that (syphilis) which for some years has been raging with impunity … What contagion does thus invade the whole body, so much resist medical art, becomes inoculated so readily, and so c...