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New Study Shows Belief in Medical Conspiracy Theories Associated with Use of Alternative Medicine
I was going to write a detailed post about a recent paper published in the journal JAM Internal Medicine, but since Dr. Novella at Science-Based Medicine has already covered it quite well, I just wanted to share a few tidbits. … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Clever New Study Illustrates the Importance of Placebo Controls In Veterinary Clinical Studies
I recently ran across a fantastic web site, Testing Treatments, which explains clearly and simply how we use science to test our medical treatments. For anyone not already very familiar with this process, this site will explain why a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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RenAvast™ for Kidney Disease: Sloppy Science and Snake Oil Marketing
A reader recently asked me to investigate yet another supplement product, this one marketed for treatment of kidney disease in dogs and cats. While there are thousands of such products, and a thorough investigation of each isn’t possible, there were … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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LEGS Glucosamine Study Shows Little Evidence of Real Benefit
I have written extensively about glucosamine because it is a ubiquitous arthritis therapy that nearly everyone seems to believe in and use, yet the evidence for it is poor. Only two published clinical studies are available for dogs, one showing … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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Falconer Strikes Back: A Veterinary Homeopath Refutes the Skeptics and Reveals the Emperor’s Nakedness
It can be very instructive when proponents of alternative medicine respond to comments or criticism from skeptics. Sometimes, they respond with reasoned, even evidence-based defense of a specific practice. This is a good sign and can lead to productive discussion. … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Holistic Veterinary Medicine: A Variety of Faith Healing
Early on in my effort to understand and evaluate alternative veterinary therapies, I had the naïve notion that learning about their mechanisms of action and the research evidence behind them would enable me to tell which were safe and effective … Continue reading
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Evidence-Based Medicine: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
As I have discussed before, evidence-based medicine is the formal, explicit application of the philosophy and methods of science to generating understanding and making decisions in veterinary medicine. Science shows us how the world works, and in medicine it shows … Continue reading
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Dog Food Logic–A Great New Guide to Dog Foods for Dog Owners
I was recently asked to review a new book for dog owners called Dog Food Logic: Making Smart Decisions for Your Dog in an Age of Too Many Choices by Linda Case. I was very impressed, and I encourage anyone interested … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Nutrition
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Nutrition Resources for Pet Owners
There is, as we all know, a tremendous amount of misinformation on the internet concenring virtually any subject. Yet the internet is an unqeustionably powerful information resources, likely indispensible for anyone seeking to be an informed consumer. For pet owners, … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
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WVC 2014: Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine
I presented four hours of lecture at the Western States Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas February, 2014. Here is the bibliography for those talks, which contains a lot of good resources on critical thinking, evidence-based veterinary medicine, and alternative veterinary … Continue reading