[andrewcooke]

yeah, there are lots of new things coming through. but also, these things often are much riskier (or the risks are simply unknown because they are so new and, with chronic illness, you may be taking the drug for years). i think just this month something was approved (in the usa) that, for some people, apparently "cures" ms with just a few injections over two years. one of the options i face now (far down the list, thankfully) is only safe for 2 years - after that you hope something else has come along...

[didn't want to hijack the thread; posted initially because i think articles like this can lead to attacks on doctors, when often they are aware of the possibility that they are wrong, and are simply doing the best they can with limited data]