Comments on: Homeopathy Awareness Week II http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/ Floccinaucinihilipilificating antidisestablishmentarianism since 2001. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-4108 Andrew Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:04:26 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-4108 <blockquote>“Don’t worry plh - I know you don’t think much of homeopathy but CRUK says this stuff is very effective.”</blockquote> This is especially problematic because I'm generally against the idea that in a publicly funded health service people should be able to opt for their favourite, instead of the proven and recommended, treatments -- say, Jehovah's Witnesses should be free to refuse blood transfusions (for themselves) but have no right to demand an alternative. If quacks get affiliated with too credible organisations then by my own argument I'll have no right to expect medicine that works. <blockquote>http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/fuk-you-i-am-busy-i-am-seeking-a-good-scientific-job/</blockquote> Er, okay.

“Don’t worry plh - I know you don’t think much of homeopathy but CRUK says this stuff is very effective.”

This is especially problematic because I’m generally against the idea that in a publicly funded health service people should be able to opt for their favourite, instead of the proven and recommended, treatments — say, Jehovah’s Witnesses should be free to refuse blood transfusions (for themselves) but have no right to demand an alternative. If quacks get affiliated with too credible organisations then by my own argument I’ll have no right to expect medicine that works.

http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/fuk-you-i-am-busy-i-am-seeking-a-good-scientific-job/

Er, okay.

]]> By: She-Liger http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-4076 She-Liger Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:18:39 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-4076 Britain's problems with quackery will not stop! You neutralize only small quacks, and most great quacks are prosperring!! :( http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com Britain’s problems with quackery will not stop! You neutralize only small quacks, and most great quacks are prosperring!! :(
http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com

]]> By: She-Liger http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-4075 She-Liger Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:16:18 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-4075 http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/fuk-you-i-am-busy-i-am-seeking-a-good-scientific-job/ http://postpostscripti.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/fuk-you-i-am-busy-i-am-seeking-a-good-scientific-job/

]]> By: plh http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-3702 plh Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:26:59 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-3702 It's extremely worrying. I'm sure whatever research Bates' group is doing now is good science and nothing to do with homeopathy but I dread to think what could happen if one day Tournier gets a chance to steer the direction of such research. And if I was ever unfortunate enough to be suffering from the side effects of cancer therapies, I certainly wouldn't want my doctor to be giving me homeopathic sugar pills to ease it and telling me: "Don't worry plh - I know you don't think much of homeopathy but CRUK says this stuff is very effective." It’s extremely worrying. I’m sure whatever research Bates’ group is doing now is good science and nothing to do with homeopathy but I dread to think what could happen if one day Tournier gets a chance to steer the direction of such research. And if I was ever unfortunate enough to be suffering from the side effects of cancer therapies, I certainly wouldn’t want my doctor to be giving me homeopathic sugar pills to ease it and telling me: “Don’t worry plh - I know you don’t think much of homeopathy but CRUK says this stuff is very effective.”

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-3688 Andrew Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:16:11 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-3688 <a href="http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/research/loc/london/lifch/batesp/batespmembers?version=1" rel="nofollow">Yep, there he is...</a> Although to be fair he does say he is "specialising in the palliative treatment of the side effects of cancer therapies", which is nothing like as bad as "specialising in curing cancer with tapwater". And he's working with <a href="http://www.bmm.icnet.uk/~bates03/publications.html" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>? Very strange, I think. Yep, there he is…

Although to be fair he does say he is “specialising in the palliative treatment of the side effects of cancer therapies”, which is nothing like as bad as “specialising in curing cancer with tapwater”.

And he’s working with this guy?

Very strange, I think.

]]> By: plh http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-3687 plh Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:09:13 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-3687 Cancer Research UK has a problem: http://www.alextournier.net/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/2596?opendocument&part=4 :( and I think maybe it needs to be looked at more closely. Cancer Research UK has a problem:

http://www.alextournier.net/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/2596?opendocument&part=4

:(

and I think maybe it needs to be looked at more closely.

]]> By: Bagsus http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-3548 Bagsus Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:58:22 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-3548 Some people do indeed get carried away by homeopathy but for some spacific complaints I've found it to be most helpful.Placebo or not,I don't care!! Some people do indeed get carried away by homeopathy but for some spacific complaints I’ve found it to be most helpful.Placebo or not,I don’t care!!

]]> By: TW http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/06/21/homeopathy-awareness-week-ii/#comment-3542 TW Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:59:02 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=868#comment-3542 Another excellent post, very well said. I am, erm, lucky, enough to have a whole string of relatives who swear by weird, vague and basically mythical homepathic remedies for everying. While I think they are insane, it is always nice to have extra ammunition to throw at them. Thanks for the post. Another excellent post, very well said.

I am, erm, lucky, enough to have a whole string of relatives who swear by weird, vague and basically mythical homepathic remedies for everying. While I think they are insane, it is always nice to have extra ammunition to throw at them.

Thanks for the post.

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