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Trick Or Treatment
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Author : Dr. Simon Singh
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-10-06
Trick Or Treatment written by Dr. Simon Singh and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Science categories.
Welcome to the world of alternative medicine. Prince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition and a waste of money. But how do you know which treatments really heal and which are potentially harmful? Now at last you can find out, thanks to the formidable partnership of Professor Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine, based at Exeter University, where he has spent over a decade analysing meticulously the evidence for and against alternative therapies.He is supported in his findings by Simon Singh, the well-known and highly respected science writer of several international bestsellers. Together they have written the definitive book on the subject. It is honest, impartial but hard-hitting, and provides a thorough examination and judgement of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.In Trick or Treatment? the ultimate verdict on alternative medicine is delivered for the first time with clarity, scientific rigour and absolute authority.
Trick Or Treatment The Undeniable Facts About Alternative Medicine
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Author : Edzard Ernst
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Release Date : 2009-10-19
Trick Or Treatment The Undeniable Facts About Alternative Medicine written by Edzard Ernst and has been published by W. W. Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-19 with Medical categories.
“For anyone who has ever wondered about the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of . . . alternative therapies.”—Susan Okie, Washington Post Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this groundbreaking analysis lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. Over thirty of the most popular treatments—including acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines—are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. What works and what doesn’t? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? In its scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, this book also strives to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.
Trick Or Treatment
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Author : Richard B. Stuart
language : en
Publisher: Research Press (IL)
Release Date : 1970
Trick Or Treatment written by Richard B. Stuart and has been published by Research Press (IL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Iatrogenic Disease categories.
This book asserts that present theories and procedures for dealing with "mental illness" not only fail to cure patients in many cases, but often actually aggravate the presenting problem. It is not a diatribe, but a carefully reasoned argument citing hundreds of research studies and articles from professional pbulications. Stuart indicts our present systems for diagnosing and classifying mental disturbances, and our procedures for institutionalizing patients. Specific treatment methods are criticized, and case histories are cited. The author suggests that operant conditioning and related methodologies hold the greatest promise for the future.
Suckers
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Author : Rose Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-09-30
Suckers written by Rose Shapiro and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Science categories.
'Alternative' medicine is now used by one in three of us. In the UK we spend an estimated £4.5 billion a year on it and its practitioners are now insinuating themselves into the mainstream. There are methods based on ancient or far-eastern medicine, as well as ones invented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many are promoted as natural treatments. What they have in common is that there is no hard evidence that any of them work. Treatments like homeopathy, acupuncture and chiropractic are widely available and considered reputable by many. Ever more bizarre therapies, from naturopathy to nutraceuticals, ear candling to ergogenics, are increasingly favoured. Endorsed by celebrities and embraced by the middle classes, alternative medicine's appeal is based on the spurious rediscovery of ancient wisdom and the supposedly benign quality of nature. Surrounded by an aura of unquestioning respect and promoted through uncritical airtime and column inches, alternative medicine has become a lifestyle choice. Its global market is predicted to be worth $5 trillion by 2050. Suckers reveals how alternative medicine can jeopardise the health of those it claims to treat, leaches resources from treatments of proven efficacy and is largely unaccountable and unregulated. In short, it is an industry that preys on human vulnerability and makes fools of us all. Suckers is a calling to account of a social and intellectual fraud; a bracing, funny and popular take on a global delusion.
Summary Of Simon Singh Edzard Ernst M D S Trick Or Treatment
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-05-15T22:59:00Z
Summary Of Simon Singh Edzard Ernst M D S Trick Or Treatment written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-15T22:59:00Z with Medical categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The boom in bloodletting started in Ancient Greece, where it fit in with the widespread view that diseases are caused by an imbalance of four bodily fluids: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. Unaware of how blood circulates around the body, Greek physicians believed that it could become stagnant and cause ill-health. #2 The practice of bloodletting was taken to America with the European colonization of the New World. American physicians saw no reason to question the techniques taught by the great European hospitals and universities, so they also considered bloodletting to be a mainstream medical procedure. #3 On 14 December 1799, George Washington contracted a cold that would prove to be the greatest threat to his life. He had to be bloodlettenged multiple times, and even poulticed, but none of it helped. By the evening, it was clear that his powers of life were clearly yielding to the force of the disorder. #4 The doctors who treated George Washington after he was wounded in the Battle of Yorktown were criticized for their bloodletting methods, but they claimed that it was a last-ditch effort to save the president’s life.
Scam
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Author : Edzard Ernst
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2018-06-22
Scam written by Edzard Ernst and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-22 with Health & Fitness categories.
So-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular and therefore important, no matter whether we love or loathe it. Consequently, an impressive number of books about SCAM are already available. Most of them, however, are woefully uncritical, overtly promotional and dangerously misleading. Not so this one! This book was written by someone who received SCAM as a patient, practised SCAM as a doctor, and researched SCAM as a scientist. It provides an insider's perspective by covering aspects of SCAM which most other books avoid, and by questioning the many tacitly accepted assumptions and wild extrapolations that underpin SCAM. The text is factual, occasionally dosed with a touch of humour or satire. The aim is not only to inform but also to entertain. It is written principally for members of the general public who have an interest in healthcare and are tired of the promotional counter-knowledge produced by SCAM enthusiasts. It is an exercise in critical thinking that might prevent you from wasting your money on (or endangering your health with) bogus treatments.
Trick Or Treatment
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Author : Simon Singh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-12-23
Trick Or Treatment written by Simon Singh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-23 with Medical categories.
Homeopathy The Undiluted Facts
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Author : Edzard Ernst
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Homeopathy The Undiluted Facts written by Edzard Ernst and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Medical categories.
This book traces the genesis, principles and practice of homeopathy, and discusses the reasons for its enduring popularity. Two hundred years ago, medicine had little to offer except blood letting and the administration of violent purgatives – practices which shortened the course of illness by hastening the death of the patient. Largely in reaction to what he correctly saw as the brutality and ineffectiveness of the medicine of his day, the eighteenth century German physician Samuel Hahnemann developed a system of therapeutics that he termed homeopathy. Ironically, while modern medicine has changed beyond recognition, homeopathy, with its roots in alchemy and metaphysics, continues to be practiced precisely as it was in Hahnemann’s day. Readers of this book will enjoy the story of homeopathy and its almost magical attraction, whilst learning much from the authors' rational and scientific discussion of the biological, chemical and psychological questions that this treatment raises.
Trick Or Treat A Survival Guide To Health Care
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Author : K. R. Sethuraman
language : en
Publisher: Shyam Visweswaran
Release Date : 2015-02-11
Trick Or Treat A Survival Guide To Health Care written by K. R. Sethuraman and has been published by Shyam Visweswaran this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-11 with categories.
An insider's account of health care delivery system today. This book is meant to help the reader be aware of various tricks played on gullible persons seeking health care; to help women be aware of gender related risks in hospitals and know how to avoid harassment; to help activist learn to discuss the pros and cons of multifaceted health care issues; to help health professionals see the current health crisis from the client's viewpoint and learn to avoid litigation; to help administrators understand the complex nature of health care related problems and realize how synergy and co-operation among the key players of health care is necessary to improve the current dismal scene.
A Scientist In Wonderland
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Author : Edzard Ernst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
A Scientist In Wonderland written by Edzard Ernst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This memoir provides a unique insight into the cutthroat politics of academic life and offers a sobering reflection on the damage already done by pseudoscience in the field of medicine.