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CAM and the Law Part 2: Licensure and Scope of Practice Law
This is a cross-post from Science-Based Medicine- CAM and the Law Part 2: Licensure and Scope of Practice Law This post is intended to illustrate a bit about how medicine, including alternative medicine, is defined and limited legally by state … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Regulation, and Politics
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CAM and the Law Part 1: Introduction to the Issues
This is a cross-post for the first in a series from Science-Based Medicine: CAM and the Law Part 1 Inroduction to the Issues When I write or talk about the scientific evidence against particular alternative medical approaches, I am frequently … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Regulation, and Politics
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Another Homeopathy Study: Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Science is ultimately an epistemological enterprise. The purpose of scientific research is to understand how things work, often with the goal of influencing them. Clinical trials in medicine aim to confirm or disprove hypotheses about diseases or medical therapies. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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All Natural Advertising for Alternative Veterinary Medicine
I couldn’t resist passing along this little gem. A veterinarian named Dr. Margo Roman, who practices and advocates for the usual hodgepodge of alternative veterinary therapies, has a project called Dr. DoMore which is focused on producing DVD “documentaries” (a.k.a. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humor, Miscellaneous CAVM
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HuffPo Offers Vet Woo Too, Courtesy of Dr. Palmquist
The folks at Science-Based Medicine and Respectful Insolence have been pointing out for a while that the Huffington Post has become a mainstream media champion for unreliable alternative medical information. And fortunately for us, HuffPo isn’t ignoring the veterinary side … Continue reading
Posted in General, Miscellaneous CAVM
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The AHVMA: Bought and Paid for by Big Supplement?
A common complaint about conventional, science-based medicine is that it is unduly influenced by commercial interests and agendas, especially the pharmaceutical industry or “Big Pharma.” There is no question that corporations who manufacture medicines, pet foods, and other products used … Continue reading
Posted in General, Law, Regulation, and Politics
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Orientalism
One of the more subtle flaws in thinking that supports unproven alternative medical approaches is the notion best described by Edward Said in his book Orientalism. Though I don’t agree with Said’s post-modernist approach in general, I see great utility … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humor
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Cognitive Dissonance In Action: Glucosamine No Matter What!
I’ve discussed cognitive dissonance previously. Briefly, it is the unpleasant feeling that comes from a conflict between beliefs, and its most typical manifestation is a powerful ability to rationalize away evidence that contradicts what we believe. Rather than experience the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Herbs and Supplements
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Home Remedies: A Cautionary Tale
Harriett Hall, The SkepDoc from whom I cribbed my moniker, recently wrote on the science-Based Medicine blog about the new Mayo Clinic guide to home remedies, which sounds like a sensible guide to appropriate kinds of self-treatment for minor medical … Continue reading
Posted in General, Miscellaneous CAVM
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Does the Pheromone DAP Reduce Stress in Dogs Having Surgery?
In June I reported on a systematic review of the behavioral effects of pheromones on dogs and cats. That review examined all the studies to date on pheromone products such as Feliway and DAP (dog appeasing pheromone) and concluded that … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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