As a practicing veterinarian, I am personally and professionally devoted to promoting real, beneficial medical therapies for companion animals, and to discouraging those approaches that have not proven to be safe or effective, or that may even be harmful. I strive for true open-mindedness, but I believe all medical practices must be open to critique and must be validated by reliable science, not merely tradition, intuition, opinion, or anecdote. In this blog I will be addressing the broad range of philosophical, ethical, economic, legal, political, and most of all scientific issues raised by complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), particularly as it is applied to veterinary medicine.
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- Acupuncture (9)
- Book Reviews (10)
- Chiropractic (5)
- General (111)
- Guest Posts (6)
- Herbs and Supplements (49)
- Homeopathy (17)
- Humor (18)
- Law, Regulation, and Politics (36)
- Miscellaneous CAVM (22)
- Nutrition (23)
- Science-Based Veterinary Medicine (30)
- Topic-Based Lists of Related Posts (1)
- Vaccines (7)
The SkeptVet Blog- Misleading Advertising for Raw Pet Food (again)
- EBVMA Symposium 2012– Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: It’s Happening Now!
- Verm-X Herbal Parasite Control: No Real Evidence to Show it is Safe or Effective
- Book Review: Lessons from the History of Medical Delusions
- Acupuncture vs Opioids for Surgical Pain in Dogs: Which is Better?

