Alternative Health.... ???

Argiod

14th September 2007 - 10:22 PM

http://www.physorg.com/news108973764.html

Alternative health is starting to sound like we"re returning to the days of patent medicines and travelling medicine shows where all sorts of mixes of alcohol and various plant parts are being hawked as "the cure" for all ills. Hard to know what really is of value in treating anything with all the conflicting interests.

hawksecho

14th September 2007 - 10:35 PM

If we think alternative health methods are something of use, then lets explore them with strict, double-blind studies. When people say methods like this are not going to by there nature verify if it works or not, I have to ask, what do you fear, I know the conspiracy fruitcakes would say unless they invent it it can't be patented if its based on natural ingredients. Quite frankly, thats crap. Almost every thing we use medicinally in one form or another is based on natural materials.

gski

15th September 2007 - 01:50 AM

I would love to see a single reference list of treatments that have been double blind tested. Some people would find it useful. However store shelves are sagging under the weight of treatments that have been proven useless but still sell very well because people don't understand or trust the science and the testing.

I like to peruse www.quackwatch.com, and Dr. Dean Edell has an excellent radio program.

RRB

15th September 2007 - 02:45 AM

As a pharmacy student I am appalled by what this pharmacist did. Alternative medicine or holistic medicine may be used, but only as an addition to evidence based medicine. Traditional medicine is backed by many trials and studies. Due to the fact that alternative medicine does not have trials and cases backing it, alternative medicine should only be used in acute settings - like a cold or other ailments - not something as life threatening as cancer. This pharmacist is not wrong in recommending alternative therapies, but because he discouraged the patient to take pain and cancer medications. These medications might not have cured the patient, but may have kept him on this earth longer and without pain.

John Bentley

30th September 2007 - 04:59 PM

Astonishing how all of you "scientific" types want to deny people the right to
make their own decisions. The paramont issue is freedom. Our governmet
should protect the liberty of its citizens.
Finally, drugs do not promote health. In fact they lead to increasing
decrepitude. They're all designed to be taken for the rest of your life.
And, the longer you take them, the sicker you get. If you're really interested
in studies, do a little research concerning mortality and what happens to
people who take increasing numbers of prescriptions.

templeghost

30th September 2007 - 05:19 PM

QUOTE (John Bentley+Sep 30 2007, 04:59 PM)

do a little research concerning mortality and what happens to
people who take increasing numbers of prescriptions.

Clapping!

There is a spiritual awakening happening in the world. Many sensitive souls are beginning to understand that their fantasies are teaching them about the poison which is in the world.

Medical fetish fantasies are so common these days, evil doctor or nurse with a syringe type fetishes are helping the people to understand. Their magic pills, and vaccinations, and all their medicines are not what they may seem.

The sensitive and meek folk seem to be waking up to the spirit which is living inside them, as if the good is fighting against the evil. It isn't a battle in the physical world, but rather a deeper level of understanding which is born of the spirit.

The medical fetish uniforms often include a red cross on a white background, like a Saint George's flag. Begins to wonder if someone is about to slay a dragon..

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