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Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists who
like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority viewpoint.
This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in the
United States.

MD's - 60 percent of U.S. medical schools reported including
instruction about complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) in their
curricula.

"Medical education is under constant pressure to evolve.4 Changes in
the medical interview over the past few years mirror this evolution.
.... The rapid increase of public interest in and use of complementary
and alternative therapies is likewise exerting a powerful influence on
medical education.

In a study exploring the attitudes of 180 family physicians, Berman et
al10 found that physicians had a high degree of interest in
complementary and alternative medicine. Blumberg et al11 found similar
results in 572 responses to a survey of primary care internists. More
than half indicated that they would encourage patients who raise the
possibility of complementary and alternative medicine, and 57% were
willing to refer their patients for treatment for 6 or more
complementary and alternative therapies. ...

As a profession, physicians will increasingly be expected to
responsibly advise patients who use, seek, or demand complementary and
alternative therapies."
Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. Courses involving complementary
and alternative medicine at US medical schools. JAMA. 1998;280(9):784
-787. PMID: 9729989

DO's - 95% of Osteopathic medical school teach CAM.

"Reflecting society's interest in complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM), most allopathic medical schools in the United States
offer instruction in CAM. ... The authors conclude that the form and
content of CAM instruction at osteopathic medical schools is similar to
that offered at allopathic medical schools."
Saxon DW, Tunnicliff G, Brokaw JJ, Raess BU. Status of complementary
and alternative medicine in the osteopathic medical school curriculum.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Mar;104(3):121-6. PMID: 15083987


Nursing - 84.8% of US schools of nursing teach CAM.

"Schools of nursing in the United States have responded to the
increasing consumer use of complementary and alternative modalities and
consumer demand for health professionals knowledgeable in complementary
and alternative modalities by incorporating holistic nursing practices
and complementary and alternative modalities into their curricula. ...
Surveys were sent to 585 US schools of nursing. ... RESULTS: Almost 60%
(n = 74) of the responding schools used the definition of holistic
nursing practice in their curricula and were familiar with the Holistic
Nursing Core Curriculum. The majority (84.8%, n = 106) included
complementary and alternative modalities in their curricula."
Fenton MV, Morris DL. The integration of holistic nursing practices and
complementary and alternative modalities into curricula of schools of
nursing.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):62-7. PMID: 12868254

Hence forth, since the science bigots are in the minority I will
require YOU rather than me to justify your Quacky, Bigoted positions on
CAM.

Just thought that you might want to know.
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I all in favor of complimentary or alterative medicine being more
accepted. Of course, the same standards of efficacy should be applied
to all.

I look forward to the day when Jan, Elena,Todd and their gang, rail
against the alternative medicine oligarchy conspiracy.

Be careful what you wish for.

j.

Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
> Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists who
> like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority viewpoint.
> This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
> which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
> medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in the
> United States.
>
> MD's - 60 percent of U.S. medical schools reported including
> instruction about complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) in their
> curricula.
>
> "Medical education is under constant pressure to evolve.4 Changes in
> the medical interview over the past few years mirror this evolution.
> ... The rapid increase of public interest in and use of complementary
> and alternative therapies is likewise exerting a powerful influence on
> medical education.
>
> In a study exploring the attitudes of 180 family physicians, Berman et
> al10 found that physicians had a high degree of interest in
> complementary and alternative medicine. Blumberg et al11 found similar
> results in 572 responses to a survey of primary care internists. More
> than half indicated that they would encourage patients who raise the
> possibility of complementary and alternative medicine, and 57% were
> willing to refer their patients for treatment for 6 or more
> complementary and alternative therapies. ...
>
> As a profession, physicians will increasingly be expected to
> responsibly advise patients who use, seek, or demand complementary and
> alternative therapies."
> Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. Courses involving complementary
> and alternative medicine at US medical schools. JAMA. 1998;280(9):784
> -787. PMID: 9729989
>
> DO's - 95% of Osteopathic medical school teach CAM.
>
> "Reflecting society's interest in complementary and alternative
> medicine (CAM), most allopathic medical schools in the United States
> offer instruction in CAM. ... The authors conclude that the form and
> content of CAM instruction at osteopathic medical schools is similar to
> that offered at allopathic medical schools."
> Saxon DW, Tunnicliff G, Brokaw JJ, Raess BU. Status of complementary
> and alternative medicine in the osteopathic medical school curriculum.
> J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Mar;104(3):121-6. PMID: 15083987
>
>
> Nursing - 84.8% of US schools of nursing teach CAM.
>
> "Schools of nursing in the United States have responded to the
> increasing consumer use of complementary and alternative modalities and
> consumer demand for health professionals knowledgeable in complementary
> and alternative modalities by incorporating holistic nursing practices
> and complementary and alternative modalities into their curricula. ...
> Surveys were sent to 585 US schools of nursing. ... RESULTS: Almost 60%
> (n = 74) of the responding schools used the definition of holistic
> nursing practice in their curricula and were familiar with the Holistic
> Nursing Core Curriculum. The majority (84.8%, n = 106) included
> complementary and alternative modalities in their curricula."
> Fenton MV, Morris DL. The integration of holistic nursing practices and
> complementary and alternative modalities into curricula of schools of
> nursing.
> Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):62-7. PMID: 12868254
>
> Hence forth, since the science bigots are in the minority I will
> require YOU rather than me to justify your Quacky, Bigoted positions on
> CAM.
>
> Just thought that you might want to know.
> --
> john gohde
> http://naturalhealthperspective.com/blog/
>

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Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
> Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists who
> like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority
viewpoint.
> This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
> which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
> medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in
the
> United States.
>
> MD's - 60 percent of U.S. medical schools reported including
> instruction about complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) in
their
> curricula.
>
> "Medical education is under constant pressure to evolve.4 Changes in
> the medical interview over the past few years mirror this evolution.
> ... The rapid increase of public interest in and use of complementary
> and alternative therapies is likewise exerting a powerful influence
on
> medical education.
>
> In a study exploring the attitudes of 180 family physicians, Berman
et
> al10 found that physicians had a high degree of interest in
> complementary and alternative medicine. Blumberg et al11 found
similar
> results in 572 responses to a survey of primary care internists. More
> than half indicated that they would encourage patients who raise the
> possibility of complementary and alternative medicine, and 57% were
> willing to refer their patients for treatment for 6 or more
> complementary and alternative therapies. ...
>
> As a profession, physicians will increasingly be expected to
> responsibly advise patients who use, seek, or demand complementary
and
> alternative therapies."
> Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. Courses involving complementary
> and alternative medicine at US medical schools. JAMA. 1998;280(9):784
> -787. PMID: 9729989
>
> DO's - 95% of Osteopathic medical school teach CAM.
>
> "Reflecting society's interest in complementary and alternative
> medicine (CAM), most allopathic medical schools in the United States
> offer instruction in CAM. ... The authors conclude that the form and
> content of CAM instruction at osteopathic medical schools is similar
to
> that offered at allopathic medical schools."
> Saxon DW, Tunnicliff G, Brokaw JJ, Raess BU. Status of complementary
> and alternative medicine in the osteopathic medical school
curriculum.
> J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Mar;104(3):121-6. PMID: 15083987
>
>
> Nursing - 84.8% of US schools of nursing teach CAM.
>
> "Schools of nursing in the United States have responded to the
> increasing consumer use of complementary and alternative modalities
and
> consumer demand for health professionals knowledgeable in
complementary
> and alternative modalities by incorporating holistic nursing
practices
> and complementary and alternative modalities into their curricula.
....
> Surveys were sent to 585 US schools of nursing. ... RESULTS: Almost
60%
> (n = 74) of the responding schools used the definition of holistic
> nursing practice in their curricula and were familiar with the
Holistic
> Nursing Core Curriculum. The majority (84.8%, n = 106) included
> complementary and alternative modalities in their curricula."
> Fenton MV, Morris DL. The integration of holistic nursing practices
and
> complementary and alternative modalities into curricula of schools of
> nursing.
> Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):62-7. PMID: 12868254
>
> Hence forth, since the science bigots are in the minority I will
> require YOU rather than me to justify your Quacky, Bigoted positions
on
> CAM.
>
> Just thought that you might want to know.
> --
> john gohde
> http://naturalhealthperspective.com/blog/

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> Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
>
>>Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists who
>>like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority viewpoint.
>>This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
>>which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
>>medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in the
>>United States.

Meaningless. These aren't studies on whether or not CAM is valid, these
are opinion surveys measuring interest in CAM. If you surveyed a bunch
of doctors in the middle ages, they would have been big on bloodletting.

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anon wrote:
> > Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
> >
> >>Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists
who
> >>like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority
viewpoint.
> >>This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
> >>which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
> >>medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in
the
> >>United States.
>
> Meaningless. These aren't studies on whether or not CAM is valid,
these
> are opinion surveys measuring interest in CAM. If you surveyed a
bunch
> of doctors in the middle ages, they would have been big on
bloodletting.

The problem exists only in YOUR small mind.

You have my condolences.

Cheers ...
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Say not the Struggle nought Availeth wrote:

> I all in favor of complimentary or alterative medicine being more
> accepted.

Ha, ... Hah, Ha!

It is accepted. Don't you think that it is about time you have figured
out that the science bigots have lost the battle?
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