<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body> ravi wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid44D87A90.4060901@exitleft.org"> <pre wrap="">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.</pre> </blockquote> Right on ravi! Joanna <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid44D87A90.4060901@exitleft.org"> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>