| The regulation of nonsense - Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:48 +0000 |
| The most meticulous regulation of nonsense must still result in nonsense. – Edzard Ernst, M.D., PhD., professor, Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, UK One necessity of licensing so-called “complementary and alternative,” or “CAM,” practitioners is to spell out exactly what is encompassed in the CAM scope of practice. This is unfortunate for [...] |
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| Prince Charles Alternative Medicine Charity Closes - Wed, 16 May 2012 11:55:58 +0000 |
| The Princes Foundation for Integrated Health closed shop in 2010. Now the company that ran the foundation has officially closed. The foundation was a vanity project by Prince Charles, who had a soft spot for so-called alternative medicine and natural therapies. The foundation was established in 1993 and in the last 19 years has misinformed the [...] |
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| RISUG: Birth Control for Men - Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:13 +0000 |
| According to an enthusiastic article on the Internet, “The Best Birth Control In the World Is For Men.” It’s called RISUG: Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance. It involves a minor surgical procedure in which the vas deferens is exposed and pulled outside the scrotum by the same techniques used for a vasectomy. A copolymer, [...] |
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