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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

On 12/9/06, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

> Perfection, like security, is a human fantasy.

That's certainly true.

> Mad cow disease has a
> fear-inducing reaction, so politicians, researchers and meat
> producers will all position to amplify or diminish the issue. Like
> life itself, fear and comfort find balance.

I don't think the fear has run rampant quite yet. Last time I was at
the supermarket, people were still buying beef. The fear and hype may
be a media-only phenomenon.

> Cancers of breast and
> prostate kill many but lots of fear-equals-attention has not stopped them.
No, but people with insurance go for screening in fairly large numbers.