On Aug 9, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> Note that this does not entail dogmatic support for "western"
> medicine. For instance, clinical trials have clearly demonstrated
> the analgesic effects of acupuncture. In contrast, recent research
> on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women has shown that
> the "pump em with estrogen" strategy has no positive therapeutic
> effects and actually increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer.
Speaking of which, has any "alternative" practice ever been renounced as ineffective after rigorous testing? For all the many faults of orthodox medicine - functions of money, power, and ego - it is capable of substantial changes in practice. Can you say the same of the herb-dispensers?
Doug