Alternative Medicine (cont.)

A JunkScience.com fan sent a note of inquiry about a surge in alternative medicine talk and linked me to an item on WebMD about Alternative and Complementary methods of treating pain. Actually that is one place where the placebo effect of unscientific medicine can have good effects.
Let’s consider. Medicine for pain and psych stuff should always be liberally sprinkled with placebo laced methods. They work.
Benefits from placebo effect don’t mean you’re faking, it means you are cooperating and finding some chemical neurohumeral and psychological benefits.
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Alternative Medicine and Real medicine

Many years ago I was forced as a member of the Education Committee for the Texas Medical Association, to organize an “Alternative Medicine” symposium to talk about herbals and alternative therapies. I am still offended by politically correct nonsense by professional associations.
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