Tag: CAM

Twitter: Poll on universities teaching CAM

Twitter: Even with the pro-CAM supporters gaming poll, “NO” vote to universities teaching CAM still way ahead! http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec … via @smh ‪#health‬

Twitter: Magical thinking, faith healing

Twitter: Magical thinking is harmful – Faith Healing: Quackery, Fraud, and Murder: http://www.skepticalhealth.com/2012/01/14/fai … ‪#health‬

Twitter: Balance is bias in the media

Twitter: Balance = bias in media when the “other” side is quackery. http://qako.me/rzBJ0z  ‪#science‬ ‪#ebm

How can we treat hangovers?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Is it ethical for medical practitioners to prescribe alternative and complementary treatments that may lack an evidence base?

Tam CWM. Is it ethical for medical practitioners to prescribe alternative and complementary treatments that may lack an evidence base? [Letter] Med J Aust 2011; 195(11): 660-661 This was a Letter to the Editor published in the Medical Journal of Australia. DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11333 The article is in PDF format and hosted by Google Drive.

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Can cranberry prevent UTIs?

The following is the first article in a new two-monthly column published in Medical Observer, an Australian non-peer reviewed news/periodical for general practitioners. It is on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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