don't be too sure...

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don't be too sure...

jms — 3/31/2004 4:04:27 AM (archived)

...that conservatives don't give into alternative medicine. Yeah, there may be a few more new age nuts out there, but it is by no means an exclusive club, right or left. Some of the most ridiculous alternative medicine is practiced by right wing fundementalist christians who hate the AMA and the scientific method. They tend to put it under the guise of "biblical medicine". Such as if you eat only grains mentioned in the bible you'll be healthy. Or essential oils. I've seen it from both camps, pseudoscience like you wouldn't believe!

Oh, (for other posters) the NIH has investigated the cancer fighting componds of tens of thousands of botanical products for decades. One example are Taxaines (taxol, taxotere), chemotherapy agents based upon componds found in the yew tree, that has saved the lives of many of those fighting breast cancer. Just one example of using science to cut through the crap.

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Smart People Believe Weird Things - Bowser - 3/30/2004 6:08:04 AM
- Brillant physicians have a bizarre reputation for being easily duped by outrageous scams - m - 3/31/2004 11:06:29 PM
- re: "Sure true for conservatives, and other True Believers, anyway" . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2004 11:09:33 PM
  - I have to admit you're right. It just slipped out, didn't add a thing. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/31/2004 1:32:57 AM
- re: Critical Mind - Raoul - 3/30/2004 4:52:45 PM
- Here's the link to a Scientific American article. Didn't work. - Bowser - 3/30/2004 3:40:19 PM
- And some that are just plain absurd - Larry J - 3/30/2004 3:14:37 PM
- sounds like you're baiting Tom .. - Daniel - 3/30/2004 8:39:18 AM
  - And on cue, I rise... - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2004 5:46:29 PM
    - don't be too sure... - jms - 3/31/2004 4:04:27 AM
      - examples of christian alternative medicine - jms - 3/31/2004 5:50:07 AM
        
        ouch - Daniel - 3/31/2004 6:49:42 AM
    - collectivism - Daniel - 3/30/2004 6:34:40 PM
      - Simple answer: - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2004 8:22:42 PM
        
        fair enough (n/t) - daniel - 3/31/2004 2:22:38 AM
        
        Would have been more accurate to say "simplified answer." - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2004 3:52:07 AM
  - Tom is a wizard at research. - Mary Anne - 3/30/2004 2:12:09 PM
    - Tea - Tony - 3/30/2004 4:36:24 PM
      - All Plant extracts have components with health benefits - alcaray - 3/30/2004 4:45:18 PM
        
        Studies on tea - Mary Anne - 3/31/2004 6:22:34 AM
        
        I don't deny they have benefits - alcaray - 3/31/2004 4:05:40 PM
        
        I know you don't - Mary Anne - 4/1/2004 3:05:39 PM
        
        there's hemlock, poison ivy, jimson weed...health benefits, to be sure... ;-) (n/t) - jms - 3/31/2004 4:09:39 AM
        
        Cannabis, alcohol, opium (BIG :>) ) (n/t) - Bowser - 3/31/2004 5:24:20 AM
    - Alternative medicine - R.L. - 3/30/2004 3:29:41 PM
      - re: Alternative medicine - Daniel - 3/30/2004 4:48:48 PM
  - The article knows no political bounds, in fact isn't necessarily about politics. - Bowser - 3/30/2004 2:07:45 PM
  - - on second thought, substitute 'usually' for 'always' ..! (n/t) - daniel - 3/30/2004 8:41:16 AM

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