ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - DO THE BENEFITS MATCH THE CLAIMS ● Simon Singh

Simon Singh at Alchemist Cafe Dublin 12th Nov. 2008

Dr. Simon Singh, a science broadcaster and writer, and co-author with Prof. Edzard Ernst (the world's first professor of complementary medicine) of "Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial" talks about Alternative Medicine.

Camera: Marek Bogacki
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[TheMonkeyMedicine]

What bothers me about lumping "alternative medicine"in a sweeping statement, is that they are not related. You lump in herbalism with homneopathy. Herbs are completely biochemical. Why is it that people poke fun at it (sheer ignorance), while the government puts restriction on some of them and even outlaw others (marajuanna, Kava, Ephedra, Fox glove/digitalis). Use some comonsense physiology when making these remarks and please do not use homeopathy at the halmark of alternative medicine.

[Smithpolly]

And while he talks the beer quietly dies.

[chiropractic47]

@Carlos13th Awe! You like chiro's who "treat"? How cute! "treat" rather than address the underlying cause?...must feel comfortable to be treated? Skeptics have a proclivity to not do well in survival sistuations. They think themselves out of the cure...Chiropractic!

[chiropractic47]

@Carlos13th Fukin-A-Right D.D. Palmer was onto something! The osteopaths (founded by an MD) preceded Palmer (who was a teacher and store owner at the time). Everyone and their grandmother was a magnetic healer at the time Carlos. Even you would have delved in the metaphysical. Hey! What have you to say on federal and local law enforcement using psychics to solve crimes? Open your mind Carlos. Come out! Snap out of it!

[chiropractic47]

@Carlos13th Horse Shit! The U.S. govt. gave millions to Jay Holder., DC for his work in chiropractic for additionology. Name your sources charlatan!

[Carlos13th]

@chiropractic47 Anecdotal evidence not fact. Anyway I tire of this conversation as what you are saying sounds almost dogmatic. There are Chiros in the world who treat sensible things who do not believe cracking the spine can cure everything. You dont give a fuck about the truth or if you do more harm than good. Skeptical is the way people should be, give me proof and i will believe. Make false claims and give me bullshit and i will ignore you. Take care

[chiropractic47]

@Carlos13th You read "Junk Science" from the medi-pharma complex. Name your sources and I'll bet my left nut there are pharmaceutical backing and advertising plastering the front, middle, and back pages.

[chiropractic47]

@Carlos13th This is your homework Carlos: Watch Youtube's: Chiropractic: "Man blind in one eye can see again", "Chiropractic for high blood pressure", etc. We don't give a fukin damn wether the govt. the medi-pharma complex wishes to research wonderful and amazing chiropractic. The world wants chiropractic. It's at the cusp of full utilization. The people won't wait for the naysayers and skeptics to catch up. They will lose out while the world prevails.

[Carlos13th]

@chiropractic47 Also i have read trails both supporting and debunking elements of Chiro. Most of the trails that show Chiro to be good for anything other than as i mentioned earlier Muscular Skeletal complains / pain have poor methodology .,

[Carlos13th]

@chiropractic47 No it wasn't do you know nothing of your history? Palmer was a magnetic healer at first who dicked around with someone's back and found the guys ear was better. He then came to the conclusion that most disease was based on subluxated vertebrate and the rest from displaced joints with no evidence to back this up.

Can i just say that there have been trails to show that Chiro does seem to have a good effect on lower back-pain. But Trails have not been positive for much else.