Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
CAM for cancer is no alternative
One of the themes I’ve emphasized in many posts on this blog is that every treatment decision requires an evaluation of risks and benefits. No treatment is without some sort of risk: Even a decision to decline treatment has its own risks. And when a treatment has no demonstrable benefits, the risks factor more significantly […]
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Tags: breast cancer, cam, cancer, supplements
In the rough and tumble world of blogging, debate and criticism is healthy. I know I’m a better writer and blogger because the feedback from blogging is immediate and public. Yet if you’re going to blog about science, particularly pseudoscience, you’re going to encounter people who don’t share your belief in critical appraisal. And when […]
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Tags: antineoplastons, burzynski, cancer, libel chill
One of my first encounters with “alternative” health was the “pH balance” idea. A customer approached me at the pharmacy counter and asked for “pH test strips.” I asked him about kidney stones, diabetes – the usual reasons you test your urine. He told me he was healthy, and he was just monitoring his body’s […]
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Tags: acid-base, cancer, greens, osteoporosis, pH balance
Oil of oregano has been around for several years, yet its ubiquity in pharmacies makes it worthy of scrutiny. Is there any plausible science to support the claims made about oil of oregano? Does it belong in pharmacies that offer medicines that are based on good science?
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Tags: antibiotics, cancer, herbals, oregano, pharmacy practice
