What’s the harm? An Australian child dies while undergoing a particularly cruel form of quackery
A common criticism aimed at those of us who are highly critical of various alternative medicine treatments and, in particular, of the “integration” of such treatments into conventional medical treatment is: What’s the harm? What, they ask, is the harm of homeopathy, acupuncture, iridology, or traditional Chinese medicine? They argue that it’s pretty much harmless,…
Source: Respectful Insolence - Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine News of the Weird Quackery Religion Skepticism/critical thinking Aidan Fenton bruises diabetes Hongchi Xiao paida sha traditional Chinese medicine what's the harm Source Type: blogs
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