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Generating Evidence in Private Practice
This is the proceeding and slides from a talk I gave at the ABVP Symposium in 2015. GENERATING EVIDENCE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE INTRODUCTION “…the practitioner is an essential part of the total research effort undertaken by our profession and, further, … Continue reading
Pragmatic Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine in Private Practice
These are the proceedings and slides for a lecture I gave at the 2015 symposium of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. PRAGMATIC EVIDENCE-BASED VETERINARY MEDICINE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (EBVM)? Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) is the … Continue reading
Dr. Christina Chambreau: Another Homeopath Giving Bad Advice about Heartworm Disease
Dr. Christina Chambreau is a veterinary homeopath about whom I’ve written before (1,2) because she is both an advocate for magical, pseudoscientific nonsense and against science-based medicine. I have also written about the dangerous advice alternative practitioners, especially homeopaths, often … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homeopathy
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Oximunol is now Vivamune, and Still More about Marketing & Profit than Science
The faux science journal Integrative Veterinary Care has recently been pushing a supplement called Vivamune on their Facebook page, so I thought I’d investigate and see what the product was about. It turned out to be an interesting look into … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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SkeptVet’s Acupuncture Adventure- Part 5: Anesthesia and Analgesia
Introduction The latest lecture in my acupuncture course concerns the use of acupuncture in patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery. Most of the lecture focuses on the potential role of acupuncture in reducing pain or mitigating some of the undesirable effects … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture
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Unregulated Herbal Products and Supplements Send 23,000 People to the Emergency Room Annually in the U.S.
Many times, I have written about the risks of herbal remedies and dietary supplements, and about the folly of not regulating these and requiring the scientific testing for safety and efficacy that is required of real medicine (e.g. 1, 2, 3, … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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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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