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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 6:11 pm
(February 7, 2017 at 6:08 pm)Alex K Wrote: Yabut... if I changed doctors every time one sells alternative stuff of questionable effectiveness, I'd be out of doctors to go to in the area in no time.
That, my friend, is a very sad commentary.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 6:55 pm
Yeah, the only medical condition homeopathy is likely to help is 'thirst'.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 6:56 pm
And swelling of the wallet.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 7:01 pm
I accept the correction.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 7:04 pm
When we did our overdose, the - ahem - 'preparations' were in the form of tiny sugar pills. So it can also cure bitter coffee.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 7:23 pm
(February 7, 2017 at 6:03 pm)Crunchy Wrote: Other than that, people should be allowed to take stuff that they feel benefit them even if there is no science to back it up. And I'm a science nerd.
Um...this has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've read on this forum in awhile.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 7:28 pm
In Russia they only allow real poisons.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 8:48 pm
(February 7, 2017 at 6:03 pm)Crunchy Wrote: I think that natural remedies are not studied much or put through expensive studies because they cannot be patented and therefore there is not enough money to be made.
I say this fully knowing that there is allot of charlatanism in this field, however, ask yourself why the pharma industry failed to discover that CBD in cannabis is so effective in treating seizures? If they could have found a treatment that effective that they could patent it, it would have quickly been brought to market.
I'm not even blaming the pharma industry for this. They are there to make a profit and it is not their obligation to study a plant that anyone can grow. (referring here to non illegal plants like ginseng)
So back to Russia. In this case I think that the govt there is probably being paid lots of money by drug companies. While I'm not a fan in general of homeopathy, I would only want the govt to intervene in extreme cases. Other than that, people should be allowed to take stuff that they feel benefit them even if there is no science to back it up. And I'm a science nerd.
Ridiculous.
Do you know how many pharmaceuticals come from investigation of natural occurring chemicals? Examples: digoxin, vinca alkaloids, ACE inhibitors, antibiotics. The list goes on.
Hard to do studies when the DEA jumps the gun makes the plant a schedule one (no medicinal value). That stopped any studies in it's tracks.
And your last paragraph. Didn't Canada have a death when parents treated a sick child with maple syrup? And what of Laetrile?
Quack medicine can kill at worst, at best do nothing (but then lead to morbidity/mortality from doing nothing). And most often drain your finances.
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RE: Russia Declares Homeopathy "dangerous 'pseudoscience' that does not work"
February 7, 2017 at 8:52 pm
If a homeopath breaks his femur the MD should order one drop of demerol diluted in a million drops of water.
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