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Placebo versus the Law of Attraction
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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Since 2012 was rung in a month and a half ago, I've been writing a lot more about placebo medicine than I have in a while. Specifically, I've written a lot more about placebo effects than usual. This proliferation of posts on the topic was sparked by how Harvard University's very own not-a-PhD facul... (original story)
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A study that oversells massage therapy
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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If there's one form of so-called "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) that I find more tolerable than most, it's massage therapy. The reason, of course, is that, whatever else anyone claims about massage, there's no doubt that it feels good. All too often, however, massage therapists ruin... (original story)
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Beverly Hills Doctor Won't Be On Call For Prince William As Reported
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 5 days ago
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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Beverly Hills doctor is reining in recent comments about the upcoming royal visit to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. [worldnow id=6026612 width=420 height=315 type=video] Doctor Toby Mayer originally said he planned to be on stand-by in case Prince William needed m... (original story)
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A patient you won't hear about from Stanislaw Burzynski or his apologists
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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It's been a while since I mentioned Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, the Houston doctor who has somehow managed over the last thirty-plus years to treat cancer patients with something he calls "antineoplastons." Although there was a tiny about of prior plausibility behind the concept--albeit only very tiny-... (original story)
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Oh, no! School wi-fi is making our kids sick! (2012 edition)
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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As I survey the lack of reason that infests--nay, permeates every fiber of--my country, sometimes I despair. Whether it's because of the freak fest that the race for the Republican nomination has become, with each candidate seemingly battling to prove he can bring home the crazier crazy than any of ... (original story)
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Surveying the "integrative medicine" landscape (2012 edition)
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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One of the most potent strategies used by promoters of "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM)--or, as its proponents like to call it these days, "integrative medicine" (IM)--is in essence an argumentum ad populum; i.e., an appeal to popularity. Specifically, they like to use the variant of a... (original story)
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James A. Garfield’s Mortal Wound
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 5 days ago
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James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated in 1881 by gunman Charles J. Guiteau firing into his abdomen. He also suffered a grazing bullet wound to his arm. President James Garfield (photo courtesy Wikipedia) What is not generally recognized is that Garfield lived f... (original story)
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Placebo effects are "proof" that God exists?
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 12 days ago
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A couple of weeks ago, I made the observation that there seems to have been a--shall we say?--realignment in one of the central arguments that proponents of "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) and "integrative medicine" (IM) make. Back in the day (say, a few years ago), such CAM practitio... (original story)
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Health Watch: Cellulite Remover
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 12 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Summer is here, and that means bathing suits and shorts. Time to show some skin. And for many it’s time to tackle cellulite. Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl is On Your Side with a new way to get rid of it. Most women have it and hate it. Cellulite, bumpy skin, ma... (original story)
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Plastic Surgeons in the News
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 12 days ago
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Wilmington Plastic Surgery to Host Jacksonville Beauty Event Wilmington Plastic Surgery is hosting A Summer of Spectacular Beauty on June 21, 2011, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the Jacksonville Country Club. The evening?s activities will feature a unique opportunity to learn about cosmetic solution... (original story)
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