A is for aphorism - if many treatments are used for a disease, all are insufficient

Aust Fam Physician. 2012 Dec;41(12):992.

Abstract

The aphorism, 'If many treatments are used for a disease, all are insufficient' seems self evident. If any treatments were beneficial ('sufficient' in the aphorism), there would be no need to search for new treatments and therefore the presence of many available treatments might be a marker for none of them being effective.

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease Management
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards*
  • Humans