[lbo-talk] putting quackery to the test

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Tue Aug 8 10:06:17 PDT 2006


ravi wrote:


>Why? The real comparison should be to the efficacy of "mainstream"
>medicine (henceforth referred to as professional-racket-medicine),
>especially as a ratio of public and individual dollars spent. Setting
>aside the silly anecdotes (man I would love to take the guy who
>introduced this style of writing -- Jane Ficklebottom of Wasatch knows
>the other side. Her family of five, including newborn Jason, have led
>the archetypal exurban life for four years.... yadda, yadda.... -- to a
>parking lot), there is (in the above article) a bit of attention (in the
>manner of Fox News "Fair and Balanced") to the excesses and accuracy of
>professional-racket-medicine medicine. Nor is the promiscuous nature of
>professional-racket-medicine made obvious, as remedies stolen from
>"alternative" medicine are quickly incorporated into professional-racket
>medicine, and even claimed as one of its successes.
>
Right on ravi!

Joanna


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