I'm skeptical on the whole cancer thing. Is it happening more frequently? Or are we just getting better at detecting it? I postulate that cancer rates have been consistent for centuries, but only in the last fifty years have we begun to attribute it to deaths that were previously unexplainable. But I have no evidence to support that.
I'm also skeptical on the increase of psycological disorders. Especially in the diagnoses of AD(H)D. It's rather convenient to pump up a kid with Ritalin or Prozac (of which the prescribing doctor no doubt gets a cut) instead of telling the parents 'you're doing a crappy job.'
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