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Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!
It can’t be said enough that we vets would be worthless without veterinary nurses/technicians, and most people will never understand how hard and important their job is. But this brilliant song from one of the technicians I’m lucky enough to … Continue reading
Science & Reason Triumph Over Fear and Misinformation in California: Again!
Examples of the victory of fear and misinformation over science and reason in public policy are easy to find, and I find myself writing about them often. But occasionally the pendulum swings in the right direction for a bit, and … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Regulation, and Politics
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More Evidence Antioxidants May Increase Cancer Risk
I’ve written before about why the near magical status of antioxidant supplements, supposed to be miraculous in preventing or treating disease and aging, is inconsistent with science and not supported by good evidence. Antioxidants in general, and specific supplements like … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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SkeptVet’s Acupuncture Adventure- Part 4: Spinal Cord Injury
Introduction This lecture had surprisingly little information about acupuncture itself. It began with a review of the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury and the typical steps for evaluating and stabilizing patients presenting with acute spinal cord injury. Most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture
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Evidence Update- Evidence-based Canine Allergy Treatment
In 2010, I reported on the evidence-based guidelines for treatment of allergies in dogs put out by the International Task Force on Canine Atopic Dermatitis. This extremely useful document reviewed the evidence concerning many different treatments for allergies in dogs, … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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NAET-A cure for allergies (NOT!)
I have mentioned Dr. Deva Khalsa before, hawking magic water, making unsubstantiated claims about the health value of garlic, and so on. However, I recently ran across an article written by her in the pseudo-journal Integrative Veterinary Care (IVC) which … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Miscellaneous CAVM
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Homeopathy for Canine Parvo and Distemper: Dangerous and Unethical
I’ve written a lot about homeopathy over the years. I have investigated and summarized the scientific evidence, looked into the history and philosophy behind the practice, and even taken an online introductory course in this type of witchcraft so that … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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SkeptVet’s Acupuncture Adventure- Part 3: Acupuncture and the Evidence
Acupuncture and the Evidence I have spent several hours, now, listening to lectures discussing scientific evidence and acupuncture. I have also made an effort to find and read many of the specific papers discussed so that I can evaluate their … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture
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Another Systematic Review of Veterinary Homeopathy (Nope, it Still Doesn’t Work)
I have reviewed the overall evidence concerning homeopathy, from basic science through clinical trial research in great detail previously. Despite more than 150 years of effort by advocates for this practice, virtually no reliable evidence has been developed to show … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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More Faith Healing Masquerading as “Holistic Veterinary Medicine”
I’ve often written about the problem of confusing religion with medicine. In religion, one is allowed to make any claims one likes, and the only evidence required is faith. In medicine, one is required to provide evidence to support claims … Continue reading
Posted in General
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