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I have no idea who this guy is, but often "alternative medicine" is very effective. In poorer countries it's often performed by smart professionals, who are usi
by Strshps1MoreTim 14y ago
I have no idea who this guy is, but often "alternative medicine" is very effective. In poorer countries it's often performed by smart professionals, who are using experience accumulated over centuries or even millennia - what plants help what conditions, etc.
- mkr-hn 14y agoDo you have anything to back this up? A lot of people believing something doesn't make it true.
- mattstreet 14y agoProfessions who help people just by listening. It has been shown that most of the positive benefit people experience from many of these therapies is just the fact of having someone that cares (or at least appears to) listen to your problems for an hour and provide support.
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- mkr-hn 14y agoPalliative care is a part of mainstream medicine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care Another example of real alternative medicine becoming mainstream.
- illuminate 14y ago"Alternative medicine" that works is called medicine. You're trying to give quackery a respect it has not earned.
- Strshps1MoreTim 14y agoCare to check a dictionary?
- illuminate 14y agoEvidence based medicine is simply "medicine", no matter who performs it, whether it's a witch doctor, a MD or herbalist. There's no need for other terms.