British and Australian medics writing in the influential journal said some drug companies were "disease-mongering" by widening the boundaries of treatable diseases in order to boost their markets. 英国和澳大利亚的一些医生在《英国医学杂志》这份颇具影响力的刊物上发表文章说,一些制药公司事实上正在"传播疾病",因为他们为了拓展市场不惜夸大了可治疗性疾病的范围。