Discuss the ethical issues surrounding unproven products such as MMS. Do you think that these products should be banned before independent assessment? Discuss the impact of unethical and unfounded product claims such as these on those in the developing world desperate to be cured of fatal diseases.
Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS) can cure AIDS, Ebola, cancer, and malaria. Or at least that the website tells potential customers. The inventor and chief advocate of the products is Jim Humble. There is little evidence to support the fact that MMS does anything to patients aside from making them feel worse than they did before they tried it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is typical in its conclusions about the so-called miracle drug. The FDA is typical in its conclusions about the so-called miracle drug. The FDA identifies it as 28 percent sodium chlorite, which , when mixed with an acid (as recommended), produces a potent form of bleach. The product’s labels suggest high oral doses for the minimum effect. The FDA states the oral doses will produce nothing but nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and diarrhea. Humble claims to have “treated” 100,000 patients in Mexico and other parts of the world. It is also clear that MMS has been used on pancreatic and lung cancer patients in developing countries. In the UK, for example, a support group reports those selling MMS to relevant authorities. Meanwhile, Humble and those who believe in MMS dispense it to patients around the world. In New Zealand around 2,000 patients have been sold the product, and the Australian Medical Association reports that 10 people have been poisoned by MMS over the past five years.
- Discuss the ethical issues surrounding unproven products such as MMS. Do you think that these products should be banned before independent assessment?
- Discuss the impact of unethical and unfounded product claims such as these on those in the developing world desperate to be cured of fatal diseases.
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