Allopathic medicine Allopathic medicine is an expression commonly used by homeopaths and proponents of other forms of alternative medicine to refer to mainstream medical use of pharmacologically active agents or physical interventions to treat or suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes of diseases or conditions.[1] The expression was coined in 1810 by the creator of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843).[2] In such circles, the expression "allopathic medicine" is still used to refer to "the broad category of medical practice that is sometimes called Western medicine, biomedicine, evidence-based medicine, or modern medicine" (see the article on scientific medicine).[3] Etymology[edit] Allopathic medicine and allopathy (from the Greek prefix ἄλλος, állos, "other", "different" + the suffix πάϑος, páthos, "suffering") are terms coined in the early 19th century[4] by Samuel Hahnemann,[2][5] the founder of homeopathy, as a synonym for mainstream medicine. History[edit] Current[edit] References[edit]
“A man is responsible for his ignorance.” Dr. Burzynski and the cult of personality of the "brave maverick cancer doctor" : Respectful Insolence I thought I’d be leaving the topic of Dr. Stanislaw Burzysnki and his combination of Personalized Cancer Therapy for Dummies-level “personalized, gene-targeted cancer therapy” coupled with his “cancer-curing” antineoplastons, which have morphed into an orphan HDAC inhibitor used off-label as part of his pricey everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” combination of targeted therapies and old-fashioned chemotherapy. After all I figured that there would probably be nothing new to say before sometime in January, when he is schedule to appear before the Texas Medical Board to answer for his dubious medicine again, the first time since the 1990s. Then I saw this story from the U.K.: Oh, no. I need your Help to fight my Brain Cancer”We desperately need to raise £130,000 for Chiane. As Elton John and Bernie Taupin would say, I’ve seen that movie, too. But I do not condone. What Dr. Dr. It is not my intention or desire to crush the hope of such families. There’s another aspect about Dr.
The 21st Floor » Blog Archive » Skeptic News: Burzynski petition Home » Featured , news , Scepticism , Science 25 November 2011 3 Comments By Keir Liddle There has been a recent flurry of interest in the activities of the Burzynski clinic among skeptics triggered by an article in the Observer where another family tragically affected by a rare cancer has turned to fundraising to pay for treatment at the controversial Texas facility. Josephine Jones has an excellent summary of the recent blogging activity about Burzynski here . While it is impossible not to feel for those confronted with the grim spectre of cancers for which medical science has not yet found an effective treatment or cure it is equally as hard to witness the false hope that can arise from those offering treatments based on flimsy premises and with an absence of peer reviewed studies and independent replication. Stories like this appear in the media from time to time . The petition can be found here . Like this: Like Loading...
Research: Pineapple Enzyme Kills Cancer Without Killing You Could an extract of pineapple fruit be both safer and more effective than a blockbuster chemotherapy agent? Every once in a while a study pops up on the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic citation database known as MEDLINE that not only confirms the therapeutic relevance of natural substances in cancer treatment, but blows the conventional approach out of the water. Published in 2007 in the journal Planta Medica, researchers found that an enzyme extracted from pineapple stems known as bromelain was superior to the chemo-agent 5-fluorauracil in treating cancer in the animal model. The researchers stated: "This antitumoral effect [bromelain] was superior to that of 5-FU [5-fluorouracil], whose survival index was approximately 263 %, relative to the untreated control." The material safety data sheet (MSDS) for 5-FU states: The dose at which 50% of the animals given the drug die is 115mg/kg, or the equivalent of 7.8 grams for a 150 lb adult human.
Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy ... [Lancet. 2005 Aug 27-Sep 2 72 Page Document Shows Merck Paid Doctors at Least $18,810,495.52 Merck pays big money to doctors for speaking about their products. Sometimes gems are difficult to come by. However, when we find them, just clean them up a bit and we can appreciate their ‘real value’. The little treasure I discovered was a document located on Merck Pharmaceutical’s website. It disclosed how much Merck paid doctors as speaking fees in the third and fourth quarter of 2009 alone. The 72-page document is titled, “Merck & Co., Inc., Disclosure of Payments to U.S. Keep in mind that, that amount is just for speaking fees! You may be wondering why this information was made available. Merck said it was because of transparency. It’s a good start, but apparently the reports were going to be available annually thereafter (July 1, 2009). Document Shows Heavy Vaccine Promotion Have you ever wondered why some doctors may be so rabidly in favor of promoting vaccines? Not only is it subtle, it’s legal and has financial rewards. Let’s do something mathematically radical. Summary Sources:
Chemotherapy doesn’t work? Not so fast… I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve come across statements like the ones above, often in all caps, quite frequently with more than one exclamation point, on the websites of “natural healers,” purveyors of “alternative medicine.” In fact, if you Google “chemotherapy doesn’t work,” “chemotherapy is poison,” or “chemotherapy kills,” you’ll get thousands upon thousands of hits. In the case of “chemotherapy kills,” Google will even start autofilling it to read “chemotherapy kills more than it saves.” The vast majority of the hits from these searches usually come from websites hostile to science-based medicine. Examples include Mercola.com, the website of “alternative medicine entrepreneur” Dr. Joe Mercola and NaturalNews.com, the website of Mike Adams, where you will find cartoons like this one, which likens the administration of chemotherapy to a Nazi death camp: Here’s another example, entitled The truth about chemotherapy and the cancer industry: In other words, to Dr. So which is it?
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