December 15, 1998

    RE: Articles on Cox analgesics and silicone implants, December 14, 1998 issue

Dear Editor,

COX ANALGESICS

Cox analgesics are not the solution to pain. All drugs have side effects with long term use. The stronger the drug, the greater the harm. There will never be a perfect drug for chronic pain, because Nature does not use drugs to heal.

Drugs treat symptoms rather than the cause of an ailment. Treating pain and not its underlying cause is similar to painting a stain on a wall without fixing the water leak which causes it. Research for the best drug to suppress pain is analogous to finding the best paint to cover the stain. This approach is fraudulent and unethical in the construction trade, yet is considered scientific in medicine.

The only solution to chronic pain is to cure the underlying disease which causes it.

SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS

The lack of evidence of harmful effects of silicone implants simply means that medical science is not knowledgeable enough to detect them. Orthodox medicine merely studies diseases in their organic stage. Until medicine learns to recognize pre-organic dysfunction, additional research will not provide definitive proof of cause and effect.

To see the harm of silicone gels, try drinking it (not recommended)! In any case, why do so many American expect other people to pay for their foolish mistakes?

 Yee-Wing Tong, M.D.

December 8, 1998

    RE: Ritalin for ADD

Dear Editor:

Ritalin treats the symptoms rather than the causes of ADD. Not only is a cure of the symptoms not possible, but the untreated underlying disease can cause other problems as well. As an analogy, one can paint over a stain on the wall caused by a water leak whenever needed, but it will not cure the problem. The unfixed leak can also cause more damage.

Synthetic drugs are harmful, especially to children. A weakened body has greater propensity for sickness. True healing cannot be found in drugs, because Nature does not use drugs to heal.

Yee-Wing Tong, M.D.