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Sysiphus Speaks

Mark Crislip

The Podcast of the Society for Science-Based Medicine

science & medicine

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Sysiphus Speaks 394: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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More measles in Minnesota. Yet another form of acupuncture: Snafu. CAM cancer studies are of poor quality. The future of CAM is LSD.

Sysiphus Speaks 393: The Mind Boggles

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Oz, 55, shared part of an audio conversation he had with Chachoua, who revealed he was so confident in Sheen's treatment that he injected some of the actor's blood into himself. "I drew some blood from him and I injected myself with it and I said, 'Charlie, if I don't know what I'm doing, then we're both in trouble now aren't we?' " Chachoua told Oz by phone.

Sysiphus Speaks 392: Plus c'est la même, plus c'est...

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If they were to show photographs of the practice of acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, traditional Chinese pseudo-medicine from the same period, the fashions worn by the practitioners would be different, but the practice would be identical.

Sisyphus Speaks 391: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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Choosing CAM leads to bad outcomes the world over. How deep can an acupuncture needle go? Measles continues and Minnesota and will be welcomed in Texas. Rat rectal stimulation for Science. And more.

Sisyphus Speaks 390: Getting Worse. A Good Thing !?!

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What do you do if both your diagnosis and treatment are totally unhinged from reality. How do you rationalize away the lack of response to therapy or, worse, your patient not getting better? What if you are a homeopath? Then call it homeopathic aggravation.

Sisyphus Speaks 389: Massachusetts bill would shield...

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Practitioners of "complementary and alternative health services" are subject to civil and criminal liability if they violate Massachusetts consumer protection laws or engage in the practice of medicine or other licensed health care profession. A bill introduced in the Massachusetts legislature would strip consumers of these important protections.

Sisyphus Speaks 388: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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The week in review. Measles cases climb in Minnesota; Texas is jealous. Koala and rabbit abuse. FDA suggesting pseudo-medicine? And more.

Sisyphus Speaks 387: Phlegm Misting Orifice

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Not a thrash metal band but a Traditional Chinese Pseudo-Medicine diagnosis.

Sisyphus Speaks 386: The Difference Between Reporting...

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At one time I thought that the B students when into journalism. Now? I sometimes think they didn't even graduate college. For example, take the reporting on The Use of Acupuncture for Pain Management in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Arm Feasibility Study.

Sisyphus Speaks 385: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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Death from alternative medicine impersonators. An acupuncture study so acupuncturists can get insurance money? A chiropractor has to refund the feds one million dollars. And more.

Sisyphus Speaks 384: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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Stroke from chiropractic. Measles in Minnesota. Fraudulent methodologies? How do your remove homeopathy from a product. Acuwhatever. And more. https://wp.me/psNTX-crS

Sisyphus Speaks 383: New report recommends that FDA...

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A recent FDA report cites some alarming statistics about the health of Americans, or, perhaps more accurately, the lack thereof. The report was commissioned by the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in recognition of the many health problems with nutritional causes.

Sisyphus Speaks 382: Clever Hans Redux. Sort of.

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a classic example of the observer-expectancy effect : a form of reactivity in which a researcher's cognitive bias causes them to unconsciously influence the participants of an experiment.

Sisyphus Speaks 381: Corrigendum. The Week in Review...

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Protection from vampires. An autistic muppet upsets anti-vaxers. Naturopaths want insurance money. Big Chiro: what THEY don't want you to know. This blog is futile. And more. https://wp.me/psNTX-cqe

Sisyphus Speaks 380: Curses

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Is the practice of acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, chiropractic and the other pseudo-medicines any different from the practice of curse removal? Not that I can see. They have the same basic principles, just different language. Barely.

Sisyphus Speaks 379: Better?

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But are patients the best judge of the severity of their disease? Maybe not.

Sisyphus Speaks 378: Corrigendum. The Week in Review....

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Mumps cases, like infected parotids, swell. Doctors win with false news ?!?. More acupuncture studies not recognized as negative. Paying for pseudo-medicine in Vermont. Your consciousness is in your organs. And more.

Sisyphus Speaks 377: Washington bill would expand...

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A bill has been filed in Washington State (House Bill 2034) to substantially expand the prescriptive authority of naturopathic doctors (or "physicians," as they like to call themselves). If the bill passes, naturopaths will be very close to having the same authority to prescribe as MDs and DOs.

Sisyphus Speaks 376: California puts aloe vera...

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It is always interesting to see how quickly those who regularly sell products with health claims supported by flimsy evidence convert to aficionados of the scientific method when they feel it's in their best interest. Commenters pointed out that the decision was based on rat bu not human studies and that "the poison is in the dose.

Sysiphus Speaks 395: Let The Infections Continue

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The results are in from the hearing to adopt a rule in Oregon thatwould require Oregon licensees practicing acupuncture to follow clean needle technique and require the use of only disposable, single-use acupuncture needles. It was decided not to adopt the rule

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