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Chiropractic: The More We Look, the Less We Find
Edzard Ernst recently commented on two Cochrane reviews involving chiropractic, which drew my attention to these reviews. I have to admit finding the results a little surprising. In general, the total body of evidence fails to support most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chiropractic
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SkeptVet Gets Hate Mail
This blog grew out of my own efforts to educate myself and my clients. I began looking into alternative medicine in veterinary school (about 14 years ago now, gasp!). Having heard about James Reston’s supposed acupuncture anesthesia in the 1970s, … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Irreverent Comic Guide to Warning Signs of Quackery
From comic blogger Sci-ence (sorry, can’t get the schwa character in there).
Posted in Humor
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Is Recommending Glucosamine for Arthritis Evidence-Based Medicine, or Wishful Thinking?
In January, I discussed growing skepticism about the benefits of oral glucosamine and chondroitin as a treatment for arthritis in dogs and cats. In that post, I made reference to a short feature I wrote which appeared in the Journal … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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Herb and Supplement Industry: Loves Marketing but not so Crazy about Research
One of the standard clichés alternative medicine proponents like to employ is the David and Goliath Myth: pharmaceutical companies and the mainstream medicine are profit-driven behemoths and alternative medicine is the plucky little guy, small practitioners and innovators fighting against … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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Over-Diagnosed by Gilbert Welch: A must-read for doctors and potential patients
Dr. Harriet Hall at Science-Based Medicine recently reviewed the book Over-diagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health by Dr. Gilbert Welch. I was immediately interested enough to buy the book and read it, largely because it promised to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
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Veterinary Stem Cell Therapies Discussed at Fully Vetted Blog
A prominent veterinary blogger, Dr. Patty Khuly of Fully Vetted, has written about the issue of veterinary stem cell therapies. The inspiration for her post appears to have been the recent article in JAVMA News, the news service of the … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Spiraling Empiricism: Antibiotic Use as a Model for Pitfalls in Medical Decision Making
About two years ago, Mark Crislip over at Science-Based Medicine wrote about an article that had a profound impact on his practices as an M.D. specializing in infectious disease, Observations on Spiraling Empiricism. He recently mentioned this article again on … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Integrative Medicine or Bait-and Switch?
For a while now, the Huffington Post has been providing a platform for a prominent voice in the alternative veterinary medicine community, Dr. Richard Palmquist. Dr. Palmquist is involved in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA), and has had … Continue reading
Posted in General
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From Science-Based Medicine: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Hospice Care
From the Science-Based Medicine Blog: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Hospice Care A number of news outlets (e.g. Bloomberg Business Week, MSN.Com, US News, etc) have recently reported that use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) is widespread in hospice … Continue reading
Posted in General
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