Consequences of Anti-Vax misinformation

[Siggie]

Re: Consequences of Anti-Vax misinformation

Christina had mentioned she got it from a homeopathic practitioner, so I was assuming it was a homeopathic remedy - homeopathic medicines are not concoctions of vitamins, they are very very very small amounts of some substance that supposedly cures something, delivered inside a neutral substance of much greater volume, usually water or an oil.

Worse... the dilutions they use are such that there's not even a molecule of anything BUT water left.

[KanadaHye]

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Modern homeopathy consists of studying nutrition if I'm not mistaken.

[Siggie]

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Modern homeopathy consists of studying nutrition if I'm not mistaken.

I believe you are mistaken. At best, maaaaybe they give people nutritional supplements too?

[KanadaHye]

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I believe you are mistaken. At best, maaaaybe they give people nutritional supplements too?

I'm pretty sure accredited institutions teach nutrition and evidence based science albeit at a more liberal level.

[Siggie]

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I'm pretty sure accredited institutions teach nutrition and evidence based science albeit at a more liberal level.

Institutions accredited to by whom for what? And what does "liberal level" mean exactly? Liberal level of what? Science?

[bell-the-cat]

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Worse... the dilutions they use are such that there's not even a molecule of anything BUT water left.

Thoughthere are ways that the body reacts to disease or damage that mainstream medicine doesn't explain. Like the way some diseases or injuries or harmful substances can cure us of other apparently unconnected ailments.

I remember about 15 years ago I was travelling in Georgia (the Georgia north of Armenia)and I bought a cheap tube of toothpaste made in India - I think there might have been too high a concentration of flouride in it and within a few hours of using it I got a bad physical reaction to it, swelling of my gums and my skin swelling around my neck and all the way down my arms to my wrist. It was very alarming at the time, and it lasted for about 12 hours but there was a happy side effect. Since I was about aged 10 I had got a recurring itchy rash on the skin of each arm at the joint, it would appear every 3 or 4 months, then would fade away when treated, only to always come back again a few months later. And I had that itchy rash when I got the allergic reaction. But it vanished within a few days of the reaction and it has never again reappeared.

[KanadaHye]

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This is where Siggie says "Anecdotes isn't science".

Institutions accredited to by whom for what? And what does "liberal level" mean exactly? Liberal level of what? Science?

There are accredited programs for homeopathy
http://www.chedu.org/accredschools.html

"The Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (CCHM) will continue to uphold the highest standards of academic and clinical training. The College offers a comprehensive part-time 3-year diploma program in Homeopathy, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, with in-class and Distance Education options.In September, we will expand our Clinical Internship program to include training and mentorship in our affiliate multidisciplinary Clinic ‘Blueprint Wholistic Health’, launching in April. CCHM will continue to invest in innovation, partnering with the finest faculty and embracing new technology to better meet the demands of our students."

http://www.homeopathycanada.com/

[bell-the-cat]

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This is where Siggie says "Anecdotes isn't science".

Science
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead.

But there's no point crying
over every mistake
You just keep on trying
till you run out of cake.

[Siggie]

Re: Consequences of Anti-Vax misinformation

This is where Siggie says "Anecdotes isn't science".



There are accredited programs for homeopathy
http://www.chedu.org/accredschools.html

"The Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (CCHM) will continue to uphold the highest standards of academic and clinical training. The College offers a comprehensive part-time 3-year diploma program in Homeopathy, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, with in-class and Distance Education options.In September, we will expand our Clinical Internship program to include training and mentorship in our affiliate multidisciplinary Clinic ‘Blueprint Wholistic Health’, launching in April. CCHM will continue to invest in innovation, partnering with the finest faculty and embracing new technology to better meet the demands of our students."

http://www.homeopathycanada.com/

Accredited by the swindler's guild? That doesn't mean sh!t!

[KanadaHye]

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Accredited by the swindler's guild? That doesn't mean sh!t!

Neither does being approved by the FDA!!