“The benefits of medical research are real - but so are the potential horrors of genetic engineering and embryo manipulation. We devise heart transplants, but do little for the 15 million who die annually of malnutrition and related diseases. Our cleverness has grown prodigiously - but not our wisdom.” HeartLittlesRealDiesMillionsHorrorDiseaseBenefitsResearchMedicalRelatedManipulationEngineeringClevernessMalnutritionEmbryosGenetic EngineeringTransplantsMedical ResearchHeart Transplant Author:Martin Ryle
“The inconveniences and horrors of the pox are perfectly well known to every one; but still the disease flourishes and spreads. Several million people were killed in a recent war and half the world ruined; but we all busily go on in courses that make another event of the same sort inevitable. Experientia docet? Experientia doesn't.” PeopleWorldWellsStillsWarCoursesHalfKnownMillionsLearningEventsGoes OnHorrorDiseaseExperienceSpreadInevitableWell KnownRuinedFutilityInconveniencePox Book:Antic Hay and the Gioconda Smile Source: Antic Hay and the Gioconda Smile
“The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.” TryingFacesIndustryHorrorDiseaseSmokingMarijuanaGlamourTobaccoSophisticationQuit SmokingTobacco SmokingNo SmokingTobacco Industry Author:David Byrne
“People talk about the horrors of war, but what weapon has a man invented that even approaches in cruelty some of the commoner diseases? 'Natural' death, almost by defintion, means something slow, smelly and painful.” PeopleMenLifeMeanWarDeathNaturalHorrorDiseaseApproachWeaponsPainfulCrueltyInsanityLife And DeathSmellyHorror Of WarNatural DeathCommoners Book:Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays Source: Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays
“Words cannot fully express the devastation and horror caused by NTDs. Until now, these diseases have been hidden in the shadows, but working with the Global Network, I am focused on bringing this tragedy to the public eye.” Has BeensEyeHealthHorrorDiseaseShadowTragedyFocusedPublic EyeDevastation Author:Alyssa Milano