http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/02/06/in-the-news/ Science and compassion for a better world Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:22:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/02/06/in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-31900 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:40:45 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/02/06/in-the-news/#comment-31900 I think people go a bit overboard on the critique of alternative medicine. Not everyone who believes in alternatives medicines is a whacko. After all, various native groups distilled asprin long before Bayer ever did. And though Edward Jenner was the first to actively use vaccinations (for smallpox) in the late 18th century, vaccines go back to Chinese doctors 2000 years ago. And these Chinese medical practitioners who used many non-western methods are part of the traditional of alternative medicine. More recently the philosophy behind Eastern thought has inspired the whole new field of neuroimmunology. I think there is some balance to be sought here.

]]> http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/02/06/in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-31897 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:31 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/02/06/in-the-news/#comment-31897 What does Denise Savoie think about the chemicals that are used in chemo therapy? Are they evil too?

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