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Simon Singh ß 8 Review Trick or Treatment The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine Characters ✓ 108 What is best or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient superior wisdomIn their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy. This book takes an objective look at alternative medicine The outcome is electrifying to everyone who thinks and has used or considered using anything like homeopathy or acupuncture Singh and Ernst don t set out with any malice Ernst has worked for many years in alternative medicine but they show devastatingly how proper trials have shown these alternative treatments to rarely be better than a placebo and often to have negative or even life threatening conseuencesIt really is striking the vast majority of alternative medical treatments are proved to be on a par with snake oil Apart from anything else this ought to be reuired reading for doctors a surprising number encourage alternative treatment for celebrities who endorse this kind of medication and particularly the media which all too often is wide eyed and idiotic on the subject of alternative treatments In the UK Prince Charles who has bumbled on about the subject for many years ought to be forced to copy this book out by hand until he gets the pointAll in all a really important book which wasn t given the coverage it deserved when it came out and what s it s very readable too By combining Ernst s expertise on the subject and Singh s superb science writing we have a book that is as entertaining as it is informative and the emphasis on real testing will be a delight to anyone who enjoys the saying data is not the plural of anecdote More than recommended essential

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This is the third book I ve read this year that examines the evidence for and against alternative medicine so much of the ground it covers was already familiar to me Despite that fact I enjoyed this book a great deal and think it is likely to be the most accessible to those who have personal experience with alternative medicineThe authors take an in depth look at the four most popular modalities in the alternative medicine world acupuncture homeopathy chiropractic and herbal medicine They briefly discuss the history and public perception of each before they analyze what science has to say about the true effectiveness of these techniuesThe authors are not shy about stating those cases in which science does indicate possible effectiveness of these modalities such as acupuncture for pain and nausea chiropractic for low back pain and certain herbs for various specified conditions They take things a step further however by comparing these treatments with their conventional counterparts in terms of both cost and risk While chiropractic may be effective for certain types of back pain it has not been shown to be effective than conventional therapies is usually much expensive and carries a rarely discussed but very real risk of stroke leading the authors to recommend against itThough the bulk of the book is spent on the four most popular CAM treatments the appendix contains brief summary of their findings for 36 other CAM modalities from Ayuveda to spiritual healing that I found particularly informative I hope that the authors willingness to give credit to those therapies that do warrant further study will make this book likely to be read by those who could best benefit from this information Unlike the authors of Suckers and Snake Oil Science Ernst knows this world from the inside He is world s first professor of complementary medicine and also a former homeopath As the authors discuss the placebo effect the empathetic nature of CAM practitioners and the preference we give to anecdotal over scientific evidence are likely to continue keeping the public confused about the true effectiveness of some of these methods Those who would like to make certain they are getting good value for their hard earned cash before trying one of these treatments however will find this book an invaluable resource The wonderful story of Blue Beard, and his last wife or are simply baffled by the range Coast A Celebration of Britain's Coastal Heritage of services and Under the parish lantern opinions this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority integrity and clarity In this groundbreaking analysis Fair Skin Black Fella over thirty Kidnapped of the most popular treatments acu. 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