The effects of cheap health care hacks will be felt for decades
For decades and decades we have been counting the number of doctors in America. For decades and decades we have been coming up short compared to other developed nations, and some less developed ones as well. A poorly educated person may be tempted to suggest that we should “make” more doctors. After all, there is hardly a shortage of young people willing and able to undergo the rigors of a medical education. But luckily we are not poorly educated, so we devised much smarter solutions. If people can’t get a doctor appointment, it must be the doctor’s fault. Hence, we put our foot down and mandated that doctors see p...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Margalit Gur-Arie Tags: Policy Primary care Source Type: blogs
Cassandra Callender, the teen who refused chemotherapy, has relapsed
I hate these stories, because they so seldom end well. Unfortunately, this one is more messy than even the usual messiness of the typical story of this type. The type of story I’m referring to, of course, is one that I’ve told from time to time ever since near the first year of this blog’s… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - April 28, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Cassandra Callender chemotherapy Hodgkin's lymphoma Ty Bollinger Source Type: blogs
What We Think We Know and Don't Know About tDCS
image: Mihály Vöröslakos / University of Szeged “Don't Lose Your Head Over tDCS,” I warned last time. Now the infamous cadaver study has reared its ugly hot-wired head in Science News (Underwood, 2016).The mechanism of action of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) had been called into question by Dr. György Buzsáki during his presentation at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting....Or had it?To recap, my understanding was that an unpublished study of transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) in human cadaver heads showed a 90% loss of current when delivered through the skin vs. through the...
Source: The Neurocritic - April 21, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
What We Think We Know and Don't Know About tDCS
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Source: The Neurocritic - April 21, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Cancer patients do not need or want suggestions for alternative cancer cures
Over the last week or so, I’ve noticed (or had brought to my attention) a series of articles discussing a phenomenon related to alternative medicine that I don’t believe that I’ve addressed before, at least not directly anyway. I had filed some of these in my folder of topics for blogging, but somehow never got… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 31, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery alternative cancer cures chemotherapy terminal illness Source Type: blogs
Why some physicians embrace quackery
And now for something completely different. Yes, it’s about time for that, isn’t it? I’ve probably beat the Tribeca Film Festival story into the ground, even for me, having spent the last week blogging about it. Scratch that. There’s no “probably” about it. I frequently write at length about the quackery that is homeopathy. One… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 30, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Edzard Ernst quackademic medicine RVU Source Type: blogs
Everything you need to know about fragrance allergens – Episode 126
This week you’ll learn all about fragrance allergies – what they are and how to avoid them.
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Question of the week
Nicole’s question: I was recently diagnosed with orris root allergy. My doctor says it is not often listed and that it falls under the category of general fragrances. Am I safe if I use fragrance free products or do I need to look for hypoallergenic products? Also, are there any other ingredients I should avoid?”
Disclaimer: We’re not doctors and we can’t give you...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - March 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
How Healthcare Was Bought Out, Resulting in Today’s Focus on Vaccinations and Pharmaceuticals
Conclusion And Future Of Healthcare
Our healthcare system was bought out long ago for the profits of pharmaceutical companies. Vaccinations today are likewise being sold to profit pharmaceutical companies, not for the benefit of our health. At one time, safe, effective healthcare treatments flourished in America.
More vaccinations are in the making to offer “theoretical” protection for every illness imaginable.
One can either vaccinate or choose more natural, safe approaches for disease prevention, including better nutrition.
References:
http://www.nvic.org/downloads/49-doses-posterb.aspx
https://www.homeopathic.com...
Source: vactruth.com - March 28, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Stories American Medical Association (AMA) Andrew Carnegie Flexner Report John D. Rockefeller truth about vaccines Source Type: blogs
Homeopathy for autism? That’s certainly not thinking!
I write about homeopathy fairly regularly on this blog because there is no quackery that is (1) so obviously quackery and (2) such a perfect topic to use to illustrate a lot of issues relevant to medical science, such as issues in clinical trials resulting in false positives and, of course, placebo effects. Basically, homeopathy… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 15, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Amy Lansky Autism homeopathy Lycopodium Syphilinum Tuberculinum Source Type: blogs
Data Sharing Should Be In Everyone’s Interest
One of the most important developments in medicine has been an increasing push for transparency about clinical trials and their underlying data. Among many examples, the National Institutes of Health are about to issue a new rule mandating greater disclosure of clinical trial results, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering ways to allow greater access to the clinical trial data it possesses. And in a surprise announcement on January 20, 2016, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors—representing all the top medical journals in the world—issued a joint proposal to require any aut...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - March 10, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Stuart Buck Tags: Drugs and Medical Technology Featured Health Professionals clinical trials data sharing Research Source Type: blogs
How palm reading helps this physician today
I grew up in a house of spirituality, homeopathy, palmistry, astrology, art, and science alike. My father, with a masters degree in statistics, is a computer systems architect. He also fancies himself an amateur palm reader. The irritation with which I reluctantly used to give my hands over to my father, before the SATs, college decisions, medical school admissions, and my residency match results was real, but I was always curious.
In a crystal shop on Harvard’s campus, I came across a tattered copy of the book my father had been tracking down named, The Book of Fate & Fortune: Cheiro’s Palmistry.” I could never ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 9, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Divya Yerramilli, MD Tags: Physician Radiology Source Type: blogs
Another child dead from quackery
Naturopathy is quackery, and, like many forms of quackery, it kills. People who trust naturopaths to treat actual serious diseases instead of using real doctors and real medicine dramatically decrease their odds of surviving a serious illness. While competent adults have every right to make that choice, to use fake medicine instead of real medicine,… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 9, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Collet Stephan David Stephan Ezekiel Stephan meningitis Source Type: blogs
An antivaccine mother asks for advice on Reddit about how to convince the baby’s father not to vaccinate. It doesn’t go well.
Well, I’m here. Yes, last night I arrived in Boston for the Society of Surgical Oncology meeting down at the convention center. For any skeptics who might be so inclined the Boston Skeptics are planning a meetup on Saturday, details firming up. No talk this time, but at least we can hang out for a… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 3, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking antivaccine quantum quackery Reddit scams vaccines Source Type: blogs
Quackademic medicine: “Wildly successful” at the Cleveland Clinic?
It’s no secret that my odds of ever landing a job at the Cleveland Clinic are probably slim and none, at least if anyone there ever Googles my name, particularly if they Google it with the words “Cleveland Clinic” added. The reason, of course, is that I’ve been very critical of the Cleveland Clinic’s wholesale… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - March 2, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Cleveland Clinic Foundation functional medicine Mark Hyman Source Type: blogs
Sh*t naturopaths say, part 4: Naturopathic oncology versus science
Last week, I revisited a topic I first discussed in 2014 a couple of times. It is a topic that I find simultaneously amusing and depressing at the same time, specifically a private discussion forum known as Naturopathic Chat, or NatChat for short—or, as I like to say, Sh*t Naturopaths Say When They Think No… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - February 29, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Source Type: blogs
