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Race-Based Medicine?

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the heart medication BiDil, the first prescription drug intended specifically for one racial group (African Americans).

What do you think about the policy of race-based medicine?

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Published: September 15, 2005

	It’s great. Whatever helps to cure African Americans’ high rate of heart disease.
	I don’t know, but I would take it if it would help me.
	Everyone should be able to take the drug regardless of race.
	It’s dangerous to create drugs for specific racial groups.
	Other/none of the above.

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