So, apparently there is a drug for Alzheimer's that works but has not been on the market for 30 years.

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42. That's an entirely legitimate concern

If medicine has reached an impasse, it's entirely natural to seek other solutions. Skeptics seldom begrudge people the option to explore alternatives, but when such alternatives are put forth as superior or definitive, that's when skeptics cry foul.

A desperate person who has exhausted the possibilities of conventional medicine might gain some comfort from an alternative treatment even if that treatment offers no actual benefit, and that's fine. But that person's testimonial might inspire another person might try that alternative procedure in preference to actual medical treatment. That's their right, of course, but it's dangerously irresponsible to provide (or to act on) such testimonials in the absence of solid evidence.