tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post116313150917938511..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Woo pitching med students say they’re evidence basedRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163879432516596462006-11-18T13:50:00.000-06:002006-11-18T13:50:00.000-06:00There are a lot of quasi-medical institutions that...There are a lot of quasi-medical institutions that deal in CAM. Where I am from our local pediatric hospital has embraced CAM under the auspices of proving or disproving its merits. So while they are busy doing experiments, parents will be fleeced as they convince themselves that their child will benefit from Reiki, acupuncture and herbs. <BR/><BR/>My personal experience with this movement Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163536777787388032006-11-14T14:39:00.000-06:002006-11-14T14:39:00.000-06:00I'd have to agree with Joe on that one. Most of CA...I'd have to agree with Joe on that one. Most of CAM is quackery preying on the gullible. Finally, I'm not even sure of the appropriateness of the term "alternative" medicine, since even the most die-hard CAM advocate, would not want people to drop thier anti-hypertensive meds for some "chinese" herb, but would promote it as an adjunct. So I'd favor the term adjunctive rather than alternative, forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163438120106382462006-11-13T11:15:00.000-06:002006-11-13T11:15:00.000-06:00Syed wrote “AMSA's position on CAM is controversia...Syed wrote “AMSA's position on CAM is controversial to say the least …”<BR/><BR/>No, AMSA’s position is wrong. Quacks would have you think there is a controversy, there is none. <BR/><BR/>“There cannot be two kinds of medicine -- conventional and alternative. There is only medicine that has been adequately tested and medicine that has not, medicine that works and medicine that may or may not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163251031019537282006-11-11T07:17:00.000-06:002006-11-11T07:17:00.000-06:00AMSA has been taken over by idiot liberals for sev...AMSA has been taken over by idiot liberals for several years now, they are by far the most leftist medical organization in the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163187618108278812006-11-10T13:40:00.000-06:002006-11-10T13:40:00.000-06:00Syed,You raise a valid point. I don't have a prob...Syed,<BR/>You raise a valid point. I don't have a problem with them arguing from *evidence* about PharmFree. If that was all they did I would respond in kind---based on evidence. But they're doing much more. They're claiming the causes of scientific integrity and ethics to bolster their position. If you then promote quackery out of the other side of your mouth you come across as hypocriticalRobert W Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163182171712875562006-11-10T12:09:00.000-06:002006-11-10T12:09:00.000-06:00I'm with Syed--AMSA's PharmFree work doesn't say t...I'm with Syed--AMSA's PharmFree work doesn't say that pharmaceuticals are ineffective, or work better than CAM, it objects to the peddling of Pharma merchandise on physicians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163177071550114532006-11-10T10:44:00.000-06:002006-11-10T10:44:00.000-06:00Hello,I've been a reader of your blog for sometime...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I've been a reader of your blog for sometime, and agree with your criticsm regarding CAM. But why is AMSA being singled out for your condemnation? I'm not a medical student, but a 3rd year resident. I also don't understand your continual linking of Pharmfree and CAM. <BR/><BR/>These are two different issues. While AMSA's position on CAM is controversial to say the least, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com