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HuckleB

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10. Indeed. We have a broken university system.

Reply to Rex (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 02:08 PM

Sep 2015

I've seen acupuncturists actually spend time deriding their six figure loans. It's astounding to me.

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Why one naturopath quit after watching her peers treat cancer patients [View all] HuckleB Sep 2015 OP

Meanwhile, things are only getting worse in Oregon. HuckleB Sep 2015 #1

I have a friend PasadenaTrudy Sep 2015 #2

Acupuncture is recognized and used in main stream medicine. Matariki Sep 2015 #3

Just because it is used, doesn't make it effective. It's an elaborate placebo. HuckleB Sep 2015 #8

My son had severe asthma for 7 years adigal Sep 2015 #13

Asthma disappears over time for many kids. HuckleB Sep 2015 #15

It disappeared in two weeks...seriously. After about 7 years. adigal Sep 2015 #37

What's hilarious about acupuncture... Orrex Sep 2015 #72

that is awesome J_J_ Sep 2015 #19

Of course! Any correlation, no matter how ridiculous is not coincidence! HuckleB Sep 2015 #22

what is ridiculous is thinking that the asthma spontaneously dissappeared J_J_ Sep 2015 #26

It didn't. HuckleB Sep 2015 #28

Two weeks after we started acupuncture, he asthma disappeared and never came back adigal Sep 2015 #38

Again, there is no scientific basis for acupuncture helping asthma, or anything else. HuckleB Sep 2015 #68

Both my brothers had childhood asthma LadyHawkAZ Sep 2015 #71

Correlation HassleCat Sep 2015 #76

People can laugh, but my son's very severe asthma went away adigal Sep 2015 #39

No one is laughing. HuckleB Sep 2015 #75

It certainly wasn't useless to us. Hey, do you see that air over there??? adigal Sep 2015 #78

The plural of anecdote is not data. Correlation is not causation. HuckleB Sep 2015 #79

Are you a doctor? Matariki Sep 2015 #20

So you can't respond to the content of my post. HuckleB Sep 2015 #21

It's not worth it. Matariki Sep 2015 #23

LOL! HuckleB Sep 2015 #24

It's *not* the concensus of science. You don't know what you're talking about Matariki Sep 2015 #29

In other words, you haven't read anything I've posted. HuckleB Sep 2015 #30

People don't understand that medical doctors are generally not scientists... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #34

People don't undersant MDs have ten times the education and clinical experiaece... HuckleB Sep 2015 #35

Not sure what you're getting at. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #36

Yes, some of them are, but the people fighting quackery also tend to be MDs. HuckleB Sep 2015 #80

Without a doubt. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #84

Yes, Johns Hopkins is a quack hospital because HuckleB told me so on the internets adigal Sep 2015 #40

Johns Hopkins is utilizing unproven quack treatments. HuckleB Sep 2015 #81

HuckleB says that John Hopkins practices quack medicine, so it must be true adigal Sep 2015 #41

If John Hopkins is using quack alt med that is not supported by science... HuckleB Sep 2015 #69

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (including the University of Washington, pnwmom Sep 2015 #45

Trying to cure anything with acupuncture is like trying to cook a steak GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #65

I credit it to good genes and not buying the hype REP Sep 2015 #4

Acupuncture from my cats! SheilaT Sep 2015 #32

If this is such a disgraced and fake profession, then why is it taught at a university? Rex Sep 2015 #5

This is the biggest problem. HuckleB Sep 2015 #6

I don't know, but it disturbs me deeply. Maybe this is partly due to the fact the PTB let Rex Sep 2015 #7

Indeed. We have a broken university system. HuckleB Sep 2015 #10

Also I think part of it is the for-profit schools that turn out students with useless degrees. Rex Sep 2015 #11

Exactly. HuckleB Sep 2015 #70

Bastyr is such a "disgraced and fake" university that the NIH funds research studies pnwmom Sep 2015 #46

NIH funds thousands of colleges, nice try. Rex Sep 2015 #49

Here is a list of Bastyr research studies, including some funded by the NIH pnwmom Sep 2015 #51

Someone has to go sit in the corner for 24 hours: beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #52

I was supposed to knot no what the NIH does for a living. Rex Sep 2015 #53

At one time he was an actual doctor. Then he got greedy and went off the deep end. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #54

It would indicate NIH just cares about many fields of study. The not all eggs in one basket approach Rex Sep 2015 #56

LOL! I ain't afraid of no woo! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #57

LOL! Well done! Rex Sep 2015 #58

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2015 #9

Homeopathic A&E FrodosPet Sep 2015 #12

I love that bit! HuckleB Sep 2015 #27

If I had a chronic serious illness, I would definitely use some adigal Sep 2015 #14

Just because some medicines are made from herbs, doesn't make them all valid. HuckleB Sep 2015 #16

I admire your patience. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #17

I wish I was more patient. I'd probably have fewer posts deleted, if that were the case. HuckleB Sep 2015 #18

BTW, DU needs more posters to stand up for science based evidence. HuckleB Sep 2015 #25

I'm trying! n/t PasadenaTrudy Sep 2015 #31

Woo supporters tend to be more vocal it seems. kcr Sep 2015 #59

My son had severe asthma. We took him to the best pulmonologists in NYC adigal Sep 2015 #44

The problems with your story have already been examined at length. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #60

Wow!! Really?? I was going to go out and eat some Oleander!!!! adigal Sep 2015 #42

Then I suggest you reject all modern medicine! Good luck! nt Logical Sep 2015 #43

"Alternative "Medicine" has either been proven not to work GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #50

Well, for the Therimin, we still have Pamelia Kurstin. longship Sep 2015 #55

Didn't mean to denigrate the Therimin or its players. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #62

Nor did I take it that way. longship Sep 2015 #63

I'll be watching it. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #66

Thanks for the kick, one of the four people I put on ignore. HuckleB Sep 2015 #33

thanks HuckleB edhopper Sep 2015 #47

. pintobean Sep 2015 #48

I have a sister into this crap loyalsister Sep 2015 #61

No it isn't tenable ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #64

My best friend is a qualified Chiropractor. Got her degree in the standard 7 years. She says underahedgerow Sep 2015 #67

And for another take on the nonsense, the eminently sensible and funny Dara O'Briain GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #73

Such a fantastic piece! HuckleB Sep 2015 #74

I'm always amazed at how much support for medical quackery there is at DU... Marr Sep 2015 #77

On the other hand... CanSocDem Sep 2015 #82

One of the bigger dangers of these quacks is that they often act as if they were real physicians. nt LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #83