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> This work is being done in "allopathic" medical schools and hospitals and in biology labs that are the source of most allopathic medicine. 'Allopath' is cons
by tcj_phx 9y ago
> This work is being done in "allopathic" medical schools and hospitals and in biology labs that are the source of most allopathic medicine.
'Allopath' is considered a derogatory term by the modern doctors who are aware of its origin.
> If this work succeeds, it might lead to a cancer vaccine: the kind of treatment sometimes opposed by homeopaths and naturopaths.
The core of the resistance to vaccines is an opposition to the idea that a disease's context doesn't matter. Improved sanitation, refrigeration, insights into adequate nutrition, and other improvements in technology have done just as much as vaccination to vanquish the diseases of antiquity.
- leereeves 9y ago> Improved sanitation, refrigeration, insights into adequate nutrition, and other improvements in technology have done just as much as vaccination to vanquish the diseases of antiquity. I don't understand the relevance. Will sanitation, refrigeration, or nutrition protect you from polio, measles, or other diseases commonly vaccinated against?