Showing posts with label Alternative Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternative Medicine. Show all posts
Alternative Medicine: Informed Consent
Jann Bellamy has posted in the Science-Based Medicine blog on the question of the need for informed consent when prescribing alternative medicine (CAM). As the full title of the post states, truth is not optional.
The Bravewell Collaborative
Steven Novella has posted in the Science-Based Medicine blog an expose of the Bravewell Collaborative, a leading promoter of alternative medicine.
Massage Therapy
David Gorski has posted on the Science-Based Medicine blog a lengthy but important review of what massage therapy can and can't do, as well as how a recent study is being overblown by alternative medicine proponents.
Acupuncture In The Military
Jason Torpy has posted on NPR's promotion of acupuncture in the military. What's the harm?
Should There Be A Scientific Basis To Medicine?
Steven Novella addresses the question "Should there be a scientific basis to medicine?"
Compartmentalization; What's The Harm?
This blogger has posted many times on the psychological phenomenon of "compartmentalization", or the holding of conflicting beliefs. David Gorski has posted on the Science-Based Medicine blog a troubling example of the effect of compartmentalization in the area of alternative medicine.
A Prestigious Medical Journal Continues To Discredit Itself
Kimbell Atwood has post on the Science-Based Medicine blog how the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine continues to advertise questionable, at best, products and services.
Legislative Alchemy
Jann Bellamy has posted on the Science-Based Medicine blog an update on political attempts to legalize and mainstream quackery/alternative medicine. What's the harm? As always, let the buyer beware.
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