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Ideological and cultural component of disease

Submitted by Lisa B. on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 4:50pm.

 In my opinion, Trinh's comment, "scientific endeavors...begin as an investigation of individual's compelling curiosity, barren of any moral purpose" summarizes our discussion on Tuesday. Specifically, in relation to disease, a diagnosis is often loaded with political, economical, and cultural factors. To name a disease requires negotiation between doctors, that are influenced by their medical training, and pharmaceutical companies, that invest for profit. Also, the social diagnosis of a disease may change over time depending on current stigmas.

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