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Archives for December 18, 2006
FAQ: Woo versus non-woo
Posted by Orac on December 18, 2006 I don’t think I could have done it much better, if at all. Dr. R.W. presents, in FAQ-form, a primer on the difference between woo and conventional medicine, even conventional modalities that are weakly grounded in evidence. A couple of examples: Many of mainstream medicine’s conventional treatments are not evidence based. Aren’t they a form…
Relegated to the corner of ScienceBlogs
Posted by Orac on December 18, 2006 The latest Seed Magazine extravaganza happens to include a “class photo” of all of us ScienceBloggers. Orac should be easy to spot. Maybe I should have gone with the cliche of a masked surgeon, but I’ve got to be true to my alter ego. (No, not that alter ego.) I guess that’s just the lot…
Separating doctoring from doctrine
Posted by Orac on December 18, 2006 You may recall how I’ve criticized the infiltration of woo into medical school and medical education in general. Such an infiltration threatens the scientific basis behind the hard-won success of so much of modern medicine over the last century. Unfortunately, woo isn’t the only threat to scientific medicine. Now, there is a growing movement that…