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Dog Cancer Expert Steven Eisen: Bad Advice from an Unreliable Source (restored)
The direct quotations from Dr. Eisen’s web sites were temporarily removed pending the outcome of a DMCA copyright complaint. Since no legal action was taken during the 14-day waiting period mandated under the DMCA, the original quotations have been restored. … Continue reading
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Dr. Eisen Takes Legal Action to Suppress Criticism
In the true spirit of quackery, which cannot bear criticism or the exposure of its absurdities, Dr. Steven Eisen has expeditiously taken action to suppress my criticism of his marketing himself as a dog cancer expert despite no formal training … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Regulation, and Politics
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Medical Miracles: Should We Believe?
Any time there is discussion of alternative medicine, of treatments that haven’t passed the test of rigorous scientific investigation (or even been tested at all), there are miracle stories. Testimonials, anecdotes, whatever you call them, they are tales of amazing … Continue reading
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What do Veterinarians Know About Nutrition?
It is not unusual for people promoting unconventional, approaches to pet nutrition, such as raw diets, grain free foods, homemade diets, a preference for organic ingredients, and so on, to dismiss objections to these approaches made by veterinarians. These people … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
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From SBM: Alternative Medicine Claims to “Individualize” Therapy, but Does It?
Posted today on the Science-Based Medicine Blog Testing the “Individualization” of CAM Treatments One of the common claims of alternative medicine practitioners is that they individualize their treatment while conventional medicine treats all patients the same. This is nonsense … Continue reading
Posted in General, Herbs and Supplements
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New Study on Raw Diets for Dogs Adds Little to Ongoing Debate
I am always on the lookout for research studies concerning raw diets for dogs and cats. A lot of claims are made about the health benefits of raw diets, but there is no substantive body of evidence to justify these … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
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FDA Finds Widespread and Serious Violations of Safety and Quality Control Regulations for Dietary Supplements
Despite the possibility that some dietary supplements could have real health benefits, there are many reasons to be skeptical of the safety and value of most supplements on the market. Most have not been tested scientifically to an extent that … Continue reading
Dowsing and Homeopathy: Using Magic to Test Magic
Like the subject of pet psychics, the subject of dowsing is one I never thought it would be necessary to write about. This form of divination, like casting rune stones or knuckle bones and examining the entrails of sacrificial animals, … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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New Survey: What Do Vets Think About Evidence-Based Medicine?
A couple of years ago, I conducted a small pilot survey of veterinarians to investigate their attitudes and knowledge concerning evidence-based medicine (EBM). While not a representative sample of the profession, the survey identified some interesting issues worthy of further … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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USDA Confronts Misleading Hype about Antioxidants in Foods
I have commented a few times on the issue of antioxidant supplements. While the theory that some diseases are caused by, or at least involve in some way, oxidative damage is reasonable, and there are lots of in vitro studies … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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