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Integrating Myths and Nonsense with Standard Advice for Allergic Pets
I hear a lot of claims from clients about the cause and treatment of their pets’ allergies that sound like myths or misunderstandings to me, and I expect that. Obviously, a huge part of my job is educating my clients. … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous CAVM
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Stem Cell Researchers Caution Against Using Unproven Stem Cell Therapies
One of the therapies that has arisen within conventional veterinary medicine, but which shares many of the worrisome features of an alternative approach, is stem cell therapy. Though it is a plausible intervention with promising preclinical evidence to support investigating … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Chemotherapy Doesn’t Work? Not so Fast….
I’ve written a bit about “integrative” veterinary cancer care previously and how it is often marketed with claims that are unsupported by evidence. A recent example of this is a post on the Huffington Post blog in which a prominent … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Evidence-Based Guidelines For Pet Care
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recently released a set of Canine and Feline Preventative Healthcare Guidelines. The primary reason for doing so seems to be evidence from several surveys that suggest the … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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CAM Conversion–From Skeptic to Believer
I frequently find that advocates of alternative medicine present themselves as converted skeptics. Of course, many came to veterinary medicine with a preconception that alternative methods were beneficial. But quite a few veterinarians or MDs who promote alternative methods tell … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Celebrate (or Mourn?) National Holistic Pets Day
Oops, looks like I just missed the party! Apparently, yesterday was National Holistic Pets Day. This holiday was created by Colleen Paige… I was going to give a brief description of who exactly Ms. Paige is, but I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Standard Process=Standard Nonsense
Standard Process is a company that has been selling dietary supplements since 1929. It was founded by a dentist, Royal Lee, who developed a number of unconventional theories about the role of nutrition in health and disease. In essence, Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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Carl Sagan: Words of Wisdom
The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
What Does “Scientifically Proven” Really Mean?
Science as a Brand I think of science as primarily an approach to knowledge; both a philosophy and collection of methods for developing an understanding of reality. Of course science is imperfect, both in itself and in how it is … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Web of Trust and the WOT Project
Web of Trust (WOT) is a crowdsourced ratings system that rates the safety and reliability of web sites. These ratings are generated by users who visit the sites. They can be based on security concerns, but they are mostly based on … Continue reading
Posted in General
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