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Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
It had lost the thin veneer of legitimacy by 99, because of repeatedly silly shit like that. Talk about a flash in the pan, eh?

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#12
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
You can get in on it too! Collect your yard waste. Desiccate it, pulverise it, add some clay, place in capsules, sell as colon cleanser.
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#13
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
I note during my time as a volunteer in an HIV buddy program while there was copious information on all kinds of quackery available (this was before they found actual drugs that actually worked) I didn't encounter too much of it while helping.

Additionally, in the early days, even well intentioned medical treatments that seemed 'logical and appropriate' could go horribly wrong. Radiation for Kaposi's sarcoma turned out to be a really bad idea, a chemical added to personal lubricants, nonoxynol (hope I got that right) did kill the AIDS virus in a petri dish, but when that same chemical was put in a human body it was an immunity suppressant.

Just learning how to administer a 'good' drug left a considerable body count. Pentamidine (?) administered as an IV did fight the PCP pneumonia, but not very well and had side effects. When the same drug was administered in a nebulizer directly into the lungs it worked fantastic. The nebulizer thing wasn't obvious though, somebody had to think of it, try it (more than once) and then in those pre-internet days, communicate the good news around the world. Meanwhile the body count was soaring.

I think where I'm headed here is, if something really works the evidence of success is compelling, for quack stuff, there seems to be some awareness generally it is gonna be a long shot. Additionally, most of the people I helped didn't have any money, and quacks eagerly avoid people in that category.

Also, there were some things advocated back then that were in the category of not doing any harm but probably not that big of a help either; quit smoking, taking vitamins, cut down on alcohol/recreational drugs, exercise, PMA, vegetarianism, etc.
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
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#15
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
To be fair I do yoga.

I don't do it for any of the spiritual shit, more for the flexibility.

I don't, honestly, consider it an alternate medicine.
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#16
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
Bill Maher asked a question one time that I still have not heard a good answer to:

"Why are we so sick?"

Are we a nation of hypochondriacs?
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#17
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
(July 14, 2016 at 3:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Bill Maher asked a question one time that I still have not heard a good answer to:

"Why are we so sick?"

Are we a nation of hypochondriacs?

Well, I'm always shocked when I read stats on how many American kids are on unnecessary medication.

You're kids loud and runs around a lot?  Put him on meds!

So now we're medicating kids for being kids.
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#18
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
Right, but that's warranted sedation.  Giving kids antibiotics every time they sniffle is just lunacy.   Wink
(Our parents parents just gave their kids booze....might explain all the alcoholics.......)
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#19
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
(July 14, 2016 at 3:19 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:
(July 14, 2016 at 3:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Bill Maher asked a question one time that I still have not heard a good answer to:

"Why are we so sick?"

Are we a nation of hypochondriacs?

Well, I'm always shocked when I read stats on how many American kids are on unnecessary medication.

You're kids loud and runs around a lot?  Put him on meds!

So now we're medicating kids for being kids.

Val,

Do you think maybe Chris Rock is on to something here? 

https://youtu.be/C4jMfvht5gQ

Power of suggestion?  I understand we are one of only two countries in the world that allows this kind of bullshit advertising.
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#20
RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
Definitely.

Drugs are, as far as I'm concerned anyway, over prescribed.

Hell, I don't like taking drugs and I'm in the damned industry.
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