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Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Nov 02, 2009 00:00 EST
Indoctrinating doctors? Alternative medicine goes mainstream at some med schools. EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Nov 01, 2009 12:06 EST
Indoctrinating doctors? Alternative medicine goes mainstream at some med schools. EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Nov 01, 2009 11:33 EST
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
AP IMPACT: $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures
Jun 10, 2009 17:02 EDT
AP IMPACT: Can acupressure thwart Twinkie urge? $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures found. Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.
AP IMPACT: $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures
Jun 10, 2009 12:48 EDT
AP IMPACT: Can acupressure thwart Twinkie urge? $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures found. Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.
Tests show many supplements have quality problems
Jun 09, 2009 12:48 EDT
Lab tests show many supplements have contaminants, unlabeled contents, misstated amounts. Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these have been found in "natural" products and dietary supplements in recent years.
Tests show many supplements have quality problems
Jun 09, 2009 12:46 EDT
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is the third in an Associated Press series examining their use and potential risks.
Tests show many supplements have quality problems
Jun 09, 2009 12:46 EDT
Lab tests show many supplements have contaminants, unlabeled contents, misstated amounts. Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these have been found in "natural" products and dietary supplements in recent years.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Stephen Joel Barrett, MD | |
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| Born | 1933 New York City |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist, Author, Consumer Advocate, Webmaster |
| Website www.quackwatch.org | |
