Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

alcina

(602 posts)
46. Bonesetters and herbalists
Tue Feb 3, 2015, 02:06 PM
Feb 2015

I read a book many years ago about the AMA's war against bonesetters and herbalists, but it was not the book you mention. I've read Nickel and Dimed and several of Barbara Ehrenreich's articles, so I'll definitely put this one on my list.

There's a quiet battle taking place at my partner's place of work. They deal a lot with pain management, and there's a doctor there who is heavily involved in finding herbal treatment alternatives to the prescription drugs. Needless to say, there's a lot of pushback from the other allopaths. On the plus side, many of the doctors are less opposed to incorporating medical marijuana into the treatment plan. Just wait until they find out it's an herb!

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Libertarians are idiots AgingAmerican Feb 2015 #1
this is what complete intellectual bankruptcy looks like TimeToEvolve Feb 2015 #47
+1 Liberalynn Feb 2015 #99
+1 Enthusiast Feb 2015 #101
+ another Scuba Feb 2015 #115
He sounds like a boogie-picker to me. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #126
1+ riversedge Feb 2015 #142
They may not be as big of idiots as you think. zeemike Feb 2015 #51
WTF? Trajan Feb 2015 #107
Regulations I strongly support. zeemike Feb 2015 #110
Will they be pushing those buttons after using the restroom and NOT washing their hands? Ken Burch Feb 2015 #123
No they are pushing the buttons by making you think that they might. zeemike Feb 2015 #127
Agreed...and the trap they set is only a sophisticated one if you're an abject morAn... Volaris Feb 2015 #134
You give them WAY too much credit to concoct that scheme. George II Feb 2015 #121
Yep.eom Cleita Feb 2015 #63
+1 Enthusiast Feb 2015 #100
DIS - GUS - TING leftieNanner Feb 2015 #137
...he better hope his open heart surgeon doesn't think like him. ZING!!!!!!! nt MADem Feb 2015 #2
But if the surgeon kills a patient, he'll be put out of business by the Free Market... brooklynite Feb 2015 #40
That surgeon will blame the poor surgical nurse, or the bum sterlizing the equipment!! MADem Feb 2015 #50
Can always count on you to say something like this CreekDog Feb 2015 #124
If youy can't interpret sarcasm, perhaps you shouldn't be here... brooklynite Feb 2015 #129
What a moron, but he has a point.... George II Feb 2015 #3
WHOA - LOL Iliyah Feb 2015 #10
New menu item....Bugger Burger. yourout Feb 2015 #37
From Booger King? n/t RoccoR5955 Feb 2015 #70
You said booger! csziggy Feb 2015 #91
A local Arbys worker served a shit sandwich to a state cop, Pathwalker Feb 2015 #88
Was he prosecuted because he forgot to put powdered sugar on it? George II Feb 2015 #122
No AgingAmerican Feb 2015 #154
There are government regulations one can reasonably object to Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2015 #143
I would opt out from eating at a place that opts out on handwashing Kalidurga Feb 2015 #4
But how would you know they'd opt out of hand washing? Moonwalk Feb 2015 #23
They would be required to disclose it hugo_from_TN Feb 2015 #95
As one of the comments states: billh58 Feb 2015 #109
Agreed. What's the difference? If the market says that people won't visit places where no one washes Moonwalk Feb 2015 #155
That is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #5
Ewwww demigoddess Feb 2015 #6
Fine with me Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #7
That was my thought as well. Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #67
That's exactly what he said. Sounds like you agree. hugo_from_TN Feb 2015 #96
This tweet ID's the stupid Senator--tweet it .... riversedge Feb 2015 #8
tweeted, thank you yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #42
In solidarity riversedge Feb 2015 #103
un! yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #138
Eating at a Starbucks and thought of this? You might want to examine your bagel, jtuck004 Feb 2015 #9
you nearly owed me a keyboard. did you ever watch series 4 of "blackadder"? niyad Feb 2015 #12
Lol. I see some of it on youtube, I will have to go watch a bit. jtuck004 Feb 2015 #19
To all those working at the DC K Street restaurants. Please don't wash your hands after shitting. L0oniX Feb 2015 #11
+1 - and if you have an infectious disease erronis Feb 2015 #120
"Hand-washing compliance" alcina Feb 2015 #13
reminds me of the days when the "medical" profession thought that hand-washing was niyad Feb 2015 #17
Seriously? alcina Feb 2015 #20
I wish I were joking. seriously, the rancor of the "doctors" against dr. semmelweiss and niyad Feb 2015 #29
Bonesetters and herbalists alcina Feb 2015 #46
Book rec! The doctors' plague : germs, childbed fever, and the strange story of Ignác Semmelweis eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 #31
Another book rec for a novel... Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #68
I heard that story catchnrelease Feb 2015 #85
There's an app for that! cyberswede Feb 2015 #150
Whoa!!!! alcina Feb 2015 #151
It pains me to agree with him. He's right. The market will take care of it. Autumn Feb 2015 #14
I hope the other outcome is that his collegues now refuse to shake his hand. kentauros Feb 2015 #24
Wait so he's for a government mandate to post a sign about not washing their hands? denverbill Feb 2015 #32
Confusing isn't it. Autumn Feb 2015 #39
.... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #15
contact info for this cretin (and, thom, will have to decline any invitations to dine with you) niyad Feb 2015 #16
thom terrific niyad Feb 2015 #18
Remind me not to shake hands with him Sanity Claws Feb 2015 #21
Why stop there? bvf Feb 2015 #22
yet they have no trouble regulating a woman's uterus central scrutinizer Feb 2015 #25
Gross - Don't eat at a restaurant in North Carolina dem in texas Feb 2015 #26
Fine, just hang a sign, "Employees are NOT required to wash hands after using the bathroom" tridim Feb 2015 #27
Sure, then everyone can go back to dying from infections shenmue Feb 2015 #28
I don't want to tell you where my thoughts went with this post! Paper Roses Feb 2015 #30
USA crappy food safety regulations are why some countries do NOT even want USA products. Sunlei Feb 2015 #33
And frequent handwashing helps prevent transmission of viruses and germs that CTyankee Feb 2015 #34
I would opt out of going into any restaurant that opted out of the hand washing rule. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #35
meegbear Diclotican Feb 2015 #36
..Probably doesn't use Toilet Paper either. PeoViejo Feb 2015 #38
What a complete dymshits VA_Jill Feb 2015 #41
Looneytarians are a special sort of stupid Major Nikon Feb 2015 #43
"Hi Paul, Thom Tillis here...listen, I've having a picnic with all my friends this Sat. in.... BlueJazz Feb 2015 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2015 #45
Warning! Don't EVER shake this guy's hand! SoapBox Feb 2015 #48
... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #49
This statement says it all, there is nothing more to say about him and his tolerence by Republicans. gordianot Feb 2015 #52
Thank you Senator Filth Blue Owl Feb 2015 #53
Well, to be fair, I think Obama did mention the importance of mountain grammy Feb 2015 #54
Question, is the US really one of the most regulated countries? WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2015 #55
Thom Tillis proud to display his all-out stupidness!!! TRoN33 Feb 2015 #56
Eat shit and die, Thom. DemoTex Feb 2015 #57
You stole my thought in your Duval Feb 2015 #79
This is what happens when ideology rules your life. louis-t Feb 2015 #58
+1 harun Feb 2015 #148
Now I truly understand Republicans and more so the Libertarians......... mrmpa Feb 2015 #59
What a great idea, Senator Dumbass. catbyte Feb 2015 #60
As important as things like vaccines and antibiotics are, SheilaT Feb 2015 #61
I wish I could prepare a meal for the senator! nt Plucketeer Feb 2015 #62
NC: El Shaman Feb 2015 #64
Nostalgic for the Black Death, is he? Teutonic Samuel Feb 2015 #65
How do you think Typhoid Mary spread the disease? dem in texas Feb 2015 #83
A new nickname catchnrelease Feb 2015 #87
I would def not shake hands with this dumbass senator wordpix Feb 2015 #66
Note to self: do not eat in restaurants in North Carolina. Vinca Feb 2015 #69
Funny story. Manifest Destiny Feb 2015 #71
More "my body, my choice"? Stupid anti-soapers. n/t Beartracks Feb 2015 #72
Senator would you like a sandwich with a side of feces..... Historic NY Feb 2015 #73
I agree with the Senator OldRedneck Feb 2015 #74
All I ask is for the chance to wipe my ass with my bare hand... DRoseDARs Feb 2015 #75
Let me tell you a story about employee not washing his hands....... mrmpa Feb 2015 #76
Absolutely brilliant. 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #97
For a second I thought this was from The Onion. maddogesq Feb 2015 #77
They Rs are not satisfied with a healthcare plan that says "Die fast" but now they want to help you jwirr Feb 2015 #78
Sen. Tillis eats a steady diet of feces-soise. bulloney Feb 2015 #80
Didn't realize the Fecal Coliform lobby was so strong in NC. n/t JBoy Feb 2015 #81
ewwww I won't shake hands with that dude vlyons Feb 2015 #82
Would you like a side order of our famous house, Hubert Flottz Feb 2015 #84
Congratulations, North Carolina. BlueStater Feb 2015 #86
We fought long and hard CRK7376 Feb 2015 #131
IDIOCRACY isn't just a movie anymore!!!!! benld74 Feb 2015 #89
Gives a whole new meaning to a Mocha Venti at *bucks! benld74 Feb 2015 #90
These fuc**** are batshit insane! workinclasszero Feb 2015 #92
WTH is wrong with these people??? tanyev Feb 2015 #93
I guess he's good with Hepatitis? Ilsa Feb 2015 #94
Without Googling to find out what it is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #98
Long Live Typhoid Mary libodem Feb 2015 #102
beyond belief but then look at the interpretation of the second amendment samsingh Feb 2015 #104
Bet he opposes paid sick days, too Panich52 Feb 2015 #105
I would bet he expects better from his servers. chknltl Feb 2015 #106
Still need regulation ThoughtCriminal Feb 2015 #108
So, he'd just replace one regulation with another one. skypilot Feb 2015 #111
Samuel J Samueljakiira1 Feb 2015 #112
The senator said he'd be fine with...businesses (being) allowed to "opt out" rocktivity Feb 2015 #113
Resturants everywhere: pay attention 47of74 Feb 2015 #118
Today's Republicans are examples of humans de-evolving. neverforget Feb 2015 #114
I have always considered notices indivisibleman Feb 2015 #116
The sign will be one by three inches on the ceiling in faint print douggg Feb 2015 #117
The stupid not only burns but it also doesn't wash its hands after dropping a giant duce. 47of74 Feb 2015 #119
The people that wrote the bible and made up all the other religious doctrines didn't know brewens Feb 2015 #125
Not true. Most Hindus are fastidiously clean demwing Feb 2015 #147
Gross. Just gross. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #128
This is the pseudo-religious, bigoted Rupublicans' latest salvo copperearth Feb 2015 #130
So, let's just be clear... brooklynite Feb 2015 #132
Ah, yet another "market based solution" Zambero Feb 2015 #133
Ah. Republicans yearn for the good old days before Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" Kablooie Feb 2015 #135
So, basically . . . Exhibit A Feb 2015 #136
An epidemic Turbineguy Feb 2015 #139
what a dumbass. blackspade Feb 2015 #140
If they "opt out" they should post a sign "Our Employees Do Not Wash Their McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #141
It is so embarrassing that this nitwit was sent to the US Senate from NC. mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #144
Oh, come on, people! tavernier Feb 2015 #145
Would he mind if I shake it on his salad? demwing Feb 2015 #146
See how this works as a free market solution HoosierCowboy Feb 2015 #149
Now hand washing, next ebola epidemic in DC? mwooldri Feb 2015 #152
Another idea: send a whole lot of hand sanitizer and soap to his office. mwooldri Feb 2015 #153
So Republicans aren't just pro-measles; they're also pro-salmonella and E-coli? LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #156
Let's see how that Fuck Tard likes getting food poisoning from fecal contamination. . .. BigDemVoter Feb 2015 #157
I always thought a lot of Gopers Third Doctor Feb 2015 #158
One more link mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 #159
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»GOP Senator: Don't Force ...»Reply #46