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Bad Poetry
Posted Jul 21, 2001
Oh pointy birds,
oh pointy pointy
Upon my head
anointy nointy.
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Modern Medical Quackery
Posted Jul 11, 2001
Here’s some modern claims that have been disproven time and time again.
• Magnetism - There is no scientific basis to support the notion that magnets improve circulation. Static magnets do not have an effect upon blood flow. If they did, then it would pool under the magnet, and a human being would explode in an MRI machine. Many manufacturers of wearable magnets will tell you that the earth has lost some of its electromagnetic field over the past 4000 years, and that we suffer a magnetic deficiency. “The concept of "magnetic deficiency" is absurd because the body is not magnetic. If deficiency did exist, how would it be diagnosed? Would there also be a magnetic excess condition?” (Quackwatch)
• Acupuncture - While acupuncture is widely used in the United States, the Chinese themselves regard it to be worthless. When Mao took over and found that millions of Chinese needed medical care, he reintroduced the practice of acupuncture. Only five percent of operations in China are done using acupuncture for anesthesia, and only when the patient is susceptible to suggestion. In the United States, many New Age practitioners of alternative medicine use a Voll machine; an electro-acupuncture device that measures the skin’s resistance to electricity. With this, they say that they can diagnose any possible ailment. Since the reading changes with increased pressure of the probe against the skin, any findings from this ‘electroacupuncture’ device are worthless.
• Colloidal Silver - Sellers of colloidal silver products say it kills all disease-causing bacteria, boosts the immune system, has no harmful side effects, is effective against viruses, and has been used successfully against AIDS, lupus, skin cancer, syphillis, and whooping cough. These claims are unfounded and unresearched. What they don’t say is that long-term use of silver can cause argyria, which deposits silver salts in the skin, eyes, and internal organs. The skin will turn a silver-gray. Argyria was pretty common in the pre-antibiotic era, and silver was used mainly in nosedrops. When researchers made the connection between silver and argyria, respectable manufacturers stopped using silver in their products. Legally, no non-prescription drug that contains colloidal silver or silver salts can be sold. Dietary supplements can be sold as long as they stay below the legal limit of silver in a product. Promoters say the colloidal silver for sale has too little silver to violate any law, but FDA laboratory studies show that samples vary from 15.2% to 124% of the amount on the product labels. Since the amount of silver necessary to produce argyria is unknown, it’s recommended that you should stay away from these supplemental products altogether.
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Modern Quackery Debunked
Posted Jul 11, 2001
Here’s some modern claims that have been disproven time and time again.
• Magnetism - There is no scientific basis to support the notion that magnets improve circulation. Static magnets do not have an effect upon blood flow. If they did, then it would pool under the magnet, and a human being would explode in an MRI machine. Many manufacturers of wearable magnets will tell you that the earth has lost some of its electromagnetic field over the past 4000 years, and that we suffer a magnetic deficiency. “The concept of "magnetic deficiency" is absurd because the body is not magnetic. If deficiency did exist, how would it be diagnosed? Would there also be a magnetic excess condition?” (Quackwatch)
• Acupuncture - While acupuncture is widely used in the United States, the Chinese themselves regard it to be worthless. When Mao took over and found that millions of Chinese needed medical care, he reintroduced the practice of acupuncture. Only five percent of operations in China are done using acupuncture for anesthesia, and only when the patient is susceptible to suggestion. In the United States, many New Age practitioners of alternative medicine use a Voll machine; an electro-acupuncture device that measures the skin’s resistance to electricity. With this, they say that they can diagnose any possible ailment. Since the reading changes with increased pressure of the probe against the skin, any findings from this ‘electroacupuncture’ device are worthless.
• Colloidal Silver - Sellers of colloidal silver products say it kills all disease-causing bacteria, boosts the immune system, has no harmful side effects, is effective against viruses, and has been used successfully against AIDS, lupus, skin cancer, syphillis, and whooping cough. These claims are unfounded and unresearched. What they don’t say is that long-term use of silver can cause argyria, which deposits silver salts in the skin, eyes, and internal organs. The skin will turn a silver-gray. Argyria was pretty common in the pre-antibiotic era, and used mainly in nosedrops. When researchers made the connection between silver and argyria, respectable manufacturers stopped using silver in their products. Legally, no non-prescription drug that contains colloidal silver or silver salts can be sold. Dietary supplements can be sold as long as they stay below the legal limit of silver in a product. Promoters say the colloidal silver for sale has too little silver to violate any law, but FDA laboratory studies show that samples vary from 15.2% to 124% of the amount on the product labels. Since the amount of silver necessary to produce argyria is unknown, it’s recommended that you should stay away from these supplemental products altogether.
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Latest reply: Jul 11, 2001
Modern Quackery Debunked
Posted Jul 11, 2001
Here’s some modern claims that have been disproven time and time again.
• Magnetism - There is no scientific basis to support the notion that magnets improve circulation. Static magnets do not have an effect upon blood flow. If they did, then it would pool under the magnet, and a human being would explode in an MRI machine. Many manufacturers of wearable magnets will tell you that the earth has lost some of its electromagnetic field over the past 4000 years, and that we suffer a magnetic deficiency. “The concept of "magnetic deficiency" is absurd because the body is not magnetic. If deficiency did exist, how would it be diagnosed? Would there also be a magnetic excess condition?” (Quackwatch)
• Acupuncture - While acupuncture is widely used in the United States, the Chinese themselves regard it to be worthless. When Mao took over and found that millions of Chinese needed medical care, he reintroduced the practice of acupuncture. Only five percent of operations in China are done using acupuncture for anesthesia, and only when the patient is susceptible to suggestion. In the United States, many New Age practitioners of alternative medicine use a Voll machine; an electro-acupuncture device that measures the skin’s resistance to electricity. With this, they say that they can diagnose any possible ailment. Since the reading changes with increased pressure of the probe against the skin, any findings from this ‘electroacupuncture’ device are worthless.
• Colloidal Silver - Sellers of colloidal silver products say it kills all disease-causing bacteria, boosts the immune system, has no harmful side effects, is effective against viruses, and has been used successfully against AIDS, lupus, skin cancer, syphillis, and whooping cough. These claims are unfounded and unresearched. What they don’t say is that long-term use of silver can cause argyria, which deposits silver salts in the skin, eyes, and internal organs. The skin will turn a silver-gray. Argyria was pretty common in the pre-antibiotic era, and used mainly in nosedrops. When researchers made the connection between silver and argyria, respectable manufacturers stopped using silver in their products. Legally, no non-prescription drug that contains colloidal silver or silver salts can be sold. However, dietary supplements can be sold as long as they don't contain more than a certain amount of silver. Promoters say the colloidal silver for sale has too little silver to violate any law, but FDA laboratory studies show that samples vary from 15.2% to 124% of the amount on the product labels. Since the amount of silver necessary to produce argyria is unknown, it’s recommended that you should stay away from these supplemental products altogether.
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Latest reply: Jul 11, 2001
Modern Quackery
Posted Jul 10, 2001
Here’s some modern claims that have been disproven time and time aga
• Magnetism There is no scientific basis to support the notion that magnets improve circulation. Static magnets do not have an effect upon blood flow. If they did, then it would pool under the magnet, and a human being would explode in an MRI machine. Many manufacturers of wearable magnets will tell you that the earth has lost some of its electromagnetic field over the past 4000 years, and that we suffer a magnetic deficiency. “The concept of "magnetic deficiency" is absurd because the body is not magnetic. If deficiency did exist, how would it be diagnosed? Would there also be a magnetic excess condition?” (Quackwatch)
• Acupuncture While acupuncture is widely used in the United States, the Chinese themselves regard it to be worthless. When Mao took over and found that millions of Chinese needed medical care, he reintroduced the practice of acupuncture. Only five percent of operations in China are done using acupuncture for anesthesia, and only when the patient is susceptible to suggestion. In the United States, many New Age practitioners of alternative medicine use a Voll machine; an electro-acupuncture device that measures the skin’s resistance to electricity. With this, they say that they can diagnose any possible ailment. Since the reading changes with increased pressure of the probe against the skin, any findings from this ‘electroacupuncture’ device are worthless.
• Colloidal Silver Sellers of colloidal silver products say it kills all disease-causing bacteria, boosts the immune system, has no harmful side effects, is effective against viruses, and has been used successfully against AIDS, lupus, skin cancer, syphillis, and whooping cough. What they don’t say is that long-term use of silver can cause argyria, which deposits silver salts in the skin, eyes, and internal organs. The skin will turn a silver-gray. Argyria was pretty common in the pre-antibiotic era, and used mainly in nosedrops. When researchers made the connection between silver and argyria, respectable manufacturers stopped using silver in their products. Legally, no non-prescription drug that contains colloidal silver or silver salts can be sold. Promoters say the colloidal silver for sale has too little silver to violate any law, but FDA laboratory studies show that samples vary from 15.2% to 124% of the amount on the product labels. Since the amount of silver necessary to produce argyria is unknown, it’s recommended that you should stay away from these supplemental products altogether.
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