euthman's Comments (369)

“Ooh, I think we have a paid poster for the insurance company. Hi there! i enjoyed all the postings in August, and I'm sure we're all really excited about the latest flurry of moles.

My personal fav is Andrea Castillo -- played by at least two different people, in eight hour shifts -- but I'm willing to follow you around and ID you as a paid shill as well. I got time.”

“I know many women in their 40 who have had breast cancer and would be dead if they did not have a mammogram at 40.”

“i believe you believe this and that is sad....are you recommeding this attitude to the females you love???”

“I guess as long as it is not your mother, sister, wife, daughter..­.testing doesn't have to happen. If tests save one life, they are worth it. You see...doc'­s won't be compensated so much for these tests so they are for this "scientific" (not) theory.”

“So, a life is too expensive to save? I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if your mother, daughter, sister, or wife was the one being sacrificed on the altar of the bottom line.”

“What do you do, look at xrays .... Your comment is 100% irresponsible.”

“You are correct, the current way they do testing only saves 1 out of every 1900. So tell me Dr. which 1 of 1900 women on this website will you select to d i e.”

“Most people don't eat balanced diets. Therefore, using foods and supplements to boost immunity and/or reduce symptoms of infections makes sense. And the studies are there to show their effectiveness. Don't you ever get tired of being so wrong?”

“Zinc supplementation decreases oxidative stress, incidence of infection, and generation of inflammatory cytokines in sickle cell disease patients. Bao B, Prasad AS, Beck FW, et al. Transl Res. 2008 Aug;152(2):67-80.

Zinc deficiency is common in adult sickle-cell disease (SCD) patients. We hypothesize that zinc supplementation improves T-helper cell function and decreases vascular endothelial cell activation, oxidative stress, and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB)-DNA binding in mononuclear cells (MNCs) in SCD patients. To test this, 36 SCD patients were recruited and randomly divided into 2 groups. One group (n = 18) received 25-mg zinc orally thrice a day for 3 months. The other group (n = 18) received placebo. The results indicate that the zinc-supplemented group had decreased incidence of infections compared with the placebo group. After zinc supplementation, red blood cell, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit, (Hct), plasma zinc, and antioxidant power increased.”

“Vitamin C supplementation and respiratory infections: a systematic review. Hemilä H. Mil Med. 2004 Nov;169(11):920-5.

The vitamin C trials with military personnel and with other subjects living under conditions comparable to those of military recruits are analyzed to find out whether vitamin C supplementation affects respiratory infections. We identified seven trials with military personnel, three trials with students in crowded lodgings, and two trials with marathon runners. Eight of these trials were double blind and placebo controlled and seven were randomized. Five small trials found a statistically significant 45 to 91% reduction in common cold incidence in the vitamin C group. Three other trials found a statistically significant 80 to 100% reduction in the incidence of pneumonia in the vitamin C group. The large number of positive findings seems to warrant further consideration of the role of vitamin C in respiratory infections.”

“[Effect of long-acting garlic tablets "allicor" on the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in children] Andrianova IV, Sobenin IA, Sereda EV, Borodina LI, Studenikin MI. Ter Arkh. 2003;75(3):53-6.
To elucidate the prospects administration of allicor (long-releasing garlic tablets) in prevention of acute respiratory diseases (ARD) in children vs benzimidazole (dibazole). The effects of allicor (300 mg/day) on ASRD morbidity were investigated in a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized 5-month trial in 42 children aged 10-12 years in comparison with 41 placebo-treated children and 73 benzimidaz­ole-treate­d children. Allicor reduced ARD morbidity 1.7-fold compared to placebo and 2.4-fold vs benzimidazole. There was no significant difference in ARD morbidity between placebo- and benzimidaz­ole-treate­d groups.”

“Exactly. I was about to post that. Thanks.”

“Very true. Physicians in the military are often given far too much leeway that would never exist in a civilian setting. And too many people in the military who shouldn't be there due tosevere mental illness and psychosis stay just to keep warm bodies around.”

“then go to work..see ya”

“whats the fun in that?”

“I agree. She was already prepared to get pregnant and give birth. She spent a LOT of money to get pregnant in the first place. It simply wouldn't make sense for her to get an abortion. I think what she did was kind but not heroic.”

“Oh the myopia.

This is a tired argument. Very tired. Yes, yes of course allopathic medicine has provided the human race with truly astounding advancements. Allopathy has its place and is going nowhere. We need it.

But alternative therapies have their place as well. Can we try to reign in the binary thinking just for a moment euthman?

Full disclosure: I am an acupuncturist in Ca. NOt many people know this but I chose a 5 year advanced degree with a very strong integrative medicine program. The president of my school was a surgeon and the biomedicine department's classes are ALL taught by MD's as is much of the Oriental Med dept (MD's from China).

Allopathic medicine is now becoming a very strong component in my field. Please stop making sweeping judgments and pitting these fields against each other.”

“You assume two things. Firstly, that our extended lifespan is due solely to allopathic medicine as opposed to things like better nutritional understanding, sanitation technology, less strife and hunger, less life-threatening circumstances, or overall better standard of living. We can't discount extended lifespan as a natural evolutionary trait either. Undoubtedly, emergency room / hospital treatment plays a role, if mostly due to the fact that there are medicines and treatments that can save one's life after trauma. I'd even concede to some vaccinations playing a vital role as well. But it's good to see that we're beginning to see more options. I'd personally like to see the best of both (allopathic & natropathic) forms of medicine coexist peacefully.

The second thing you assume is that the longer lifespan is indeed what's best for humanity or the planet in general. It's nice to think we can live well into our 70s and beyond, but that's mainly because we've achieved it and have come to expect it. But our planet is not in the best of conditions at the moment, politically, sociologically or geologically. It would be interesting to see a study of how our current lifespan affects our world. Is it positive, or ultimately negative?”

“co-signed.”

“Prolotherapy cured my injured neck. Intensive nutrition therapy and chelation have abated the symptoms of my MS, something the conventional medical drugs only made worse. My sister's migraines were cured by acupuncture - something no doctor was able to do for 18 years. You're welcome to keep taking your side-effect laden and often ineffective pharmaceuticals, euthman. For chronic conditions, I'll take alternative medicine every time. The proof is in my health.”

“Blah, blah, blah. The only fraud here is you, making these sweeping statements without having looked at the evidence for alternative therapies. Some "scientist" you are!”

“Actually that does happen. There are even feminist Muslims and gay Muslims. But with the MSM you will never hear about it. The MSM is not a reflection of the totality of reality.”

“Hear Hear!”

“Do you really think that would happen? I don't.”

“Good morning Dr. E. Second the motion. A long history of siding with the antidemocratic power structures that we need to end. It is increasingly obvious that Afgh. is not the "graveyard of empires" only in folk tales.”

“speaking of eye in the sky, happry trails to you.”

“pretty good advise”

“What did we do with our last unpopular puppet, Ngô Đình Diệm? We just let him be assassinated when he no longer proved useful to us, and then we hung around for the next decade fighting the war with his much less effective successor.”

“"Silver Lining" ran through my mind as I read your post.”

“Why make this argument about regulation when you don't believe that supplements have any proven efficacy anyway? If supplement manufacturers were regulated and required to do studies, you still wouldn't think that vitamins and herbs did anything because, unlike the scientist you pretend to be, you've already made up your mind before examining any evidence.”

“Vitamin D and cancer - 5,600 Medline search results
Vitamin C and cancer - 3,734 Medline search results
Magnesium and diabetes - 1,190 Medline search results
Green tea and cancer - 1,309 Medline search results
It goes on and on, pal. Aren't you pretending to be some sort of scientifically minded person here on HuffingtonPost. Try doing a little research for a change.”

“Try looking up the evidence on supplements, foods, and other alternatives for once before spouting your ignorant opinions. You simply don't know what you're talking about, and you're apparently proud of that fact as well. There's plenty of research on the efficacy of specific nutrients for treating illness. Too bad there's no cure for being pathologically dense, because you could use a heavy dose.”

“ROFL!”

“Not true.”

“Fanned! That was hilarious!”