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For a full playlist of all chapters, please click on: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Episode 2: The Irrational Health Service Richard Dawkins examines the growing suspicion the public has for science based medicine, despite its track record of successes like the germ theory of disease, vaccines, antibiotics and increased lifespan. He notes a fifth of British children are currently not immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, attributing it to fears arising from a highly controversial report linking the vaccine with autism. Dawkins criticizes the growing field of alternative medicine which does not pass the same objective and statistical rigour as scientifically derived treatments using controlled double-blind studies. Without verifiable evidence, alternative therapies must rely on biased anecdotes and word of mouth to perpetuate. Dawkins observes these treatments have fanciful rationales and rituals behind them, with many alternative treatments employing pseudoscientific jargon such as “energy”, “vibration” or “quantum theory” to give themselves greater credence to patients. Homeopathy is singled out as an example of a mainstream alternative medicine that has public support and taxpayer funding through the National Health Service. Dawkins explains that the rationale behind it is unfounded and demonstrates that the magnitude of dilution required is …
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For a full playlist of all chapters, please click on: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Episode 2: The Irrational Health Service Richard Dawkins examines the growing suspicion the public has for science based medicine, despite its track record of successes like the germ theory of disease, vaccines, antibiotics and increased lifespan. He notes a fifth of British children are currently not immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, attributing it to fears arising from a highly controversial report linking the vaccine with autism. Dawkins criticizes the growing field of alternative medicine which does not pass the same objective and statistical rigour as scientifically derived treatments using controlled double-blind studies. Without verifiable evidence, alternative therapies must rely on biased anecdotes and word of mouth to perpetuate. Dawkins observes these treatments have fanciful rationales and rituals behind them, with many alternative treatments employing pseudoscientific jargon such as “energy”, “vibration” or “quantum theory” to give themselves greater credence to patients. Homeopathy is singled out as an example of a mainstream alternative medicine that has public support and taxpayer funding through the National Health Service. Dawkins explains that the rationale behind it is unfounded and demonstrates that the magnitude of dilution required is …
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Each year, thousands of Americans travel to Mexico and Germany to receive Laetrile therapy, an alternative cancer treatment. They do this because it has been suppressed in the United States. A big percentage of them have recovered and are living normal lives. However, the FDA, the AMA, the American Cancer Society, and the cancer research centers continue to pronounce that Laetrile is quackery. The alternative treatments are suppressed and even attacked by the medical establishment, big companies and the media. The FDA can shut down virtually any health supplement manufacturer they target, simply by claiming that the products are drugs.
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A Science based alternative/natural approach to treating Adhd, drug addictions, and other health conditions. Dr. C E Gant has over 30 years experience[......] continue reading

5 Baptist Health hospitals to drop Humana
Starting next year Baptist Health’s five hospitals in Northeast Florida will no longer accept Humana&#[......] continue reading