[Buddha-l] Buddhists May Help Biotechies Solve Big Mental HealthWoes, Says Merck Vet Ben Shapiro

[jkirk]

Sorry to seem cynical, but I have to say that this phrase
attributed to Shapiro : "combinations of mind training and drugs"
as a future way to go would naturally occur to a big pharma
person. 
Nothing duly noted about such factors as lifestyle, economic
condition, general health etc...which if these could be aided in
various ways by Buddhist education plus meditation training,
might remove the need for drugs. 
Joanna
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Buddhists May Help Biotechies Solve Big Mental Health Woes, Says
Merck Vet Ben Shapiro Luke Timmerman 8/3/09



...But what Shapiro is talking about could go a lot further than
just diagnosable mental disorders. He's thinking much more
broadly about combinations of mind training and drugs that can
help millions of children and adults. He says this sort of
mind-training would be self- initiated and driven, not the
coercive, frightening stuff from the movies like "A Clockwork
Orange."

If this is done the right way, Shapiro says, "Think about how
people who meditate can control their emotions," as well as their
attention spans, Shapiro says. This could transform the
educational system, (...)

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy.
You can e-mail him at ltimmerman at xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/03/buddhists-may-help-biot
echies-solve-big-mental-health-woes-says-merck-vet-ben-shapiro/
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