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@lumbercartel wrote: popobawa4u: The state's interest in controlling these does not necessarily amount to anything either. The government is always a minority opinion. Unlike you and me, the State has...
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@dobby wrote: When I was in my young 20s I believed in homeopathic woo. It was explained by a new ND (Oregon board certifies natropathic physicians like MDs and DOs to practice normal medicine surgery...
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@KatjaKat wrote: Doesn't the US have anti quackery laws? That is you're not allowed to advertise health benefits unless you can prove said benefits? Read full topic
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@ChickieD wrote: Sure. Unless you label it as a "dietary supplement," in which case there is basically no regulation. There's a lot of dietary supplements here. Read full topic
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@dobby wrote: ChickieD: Sure. Unless you label it as a "dietary supplement," Big pharma bought out the crunchy hippie vitamin and garlic places 20-30 years ago, then carpet bombed congress with...
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@ChickieD wrote: Somewhere I read there are four big companies that make and sell some huge percentage of the vitamins. One of them is near here - I hear they don't pay that well; a lot of turnover....
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@BernardDeems wrote: Are you saying everyone should get a PhD in pharmacology so they can understand the safety and effectiveness of drugs on the market, in order to make an informed choice? And a PhD...
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@streamfortyseven wrote: Then the fix for this is to define, by statute, homeopathic remedies only those remedies which have, by weight, no more than 1 microgram of pharmacologically active...
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@streamfortyseven wrote: Actually, colds are caused by viruses, and so no OTC remedy will cure them, merely alleviate symptoms. The same sorts of people who believe those claims are the people who...
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@TobinL wrote: And as seen recently in New York even the dietary supplements don't always contain what they say they do and can contain and if you ever look at the recall lists of products some...
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@streamfortyseven wrote: "A homeopathic dose is magic." "Didn't sound fully false." LOL. Read full topic
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@crenquis wrote: lumbercartel: But it is! It's a 1X homeopathic zinc preparation. There is nothing in the legal definition of "homeopathy" that requires high dilutions. Perfect end-run around any...
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@crenquis wrote: The labeling laws are different for "dietary supplements" and homeopathic stuff. I think that dietary supplements can only use "fuzzy" claims. Whereas, homeopathic "remedies" can...
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@Aloisius wrote: streamfortyseven: Actually, colds are caused by viruses, and so no OTC remedy will cure them, merely alleviate symptoms. While we don't know of any antivirals that effectively treat...
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@pjcamp wrote: Just put them in their own section at CVS. I'm tired of shopping for medicine and accidentally picking up bullshit. Read full topic
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@FogwomanGrey wrote: A huge part of the problem here is the intentional muddying of terminology by the industry selling homeopathic "remedies" and lazy journalism.Homeopathy is the pseudoscience of...
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@popobawa4u wrote: FogwomanGrey: Herbal remedies and naturopathic remedies need to meet the same standards as any other OTC drug. That means spending money on actual double blind testing and science...
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@FunkDaddy wrote: I had to dissuade a loved one from buying homeopathic "remedies" once. It was easy. I barely explained homeopathy and then provided a few references, and we read labels in the store....
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@crenquis wrote: When it comes to evaluating whether the "treatment" increased their well being, odds are that 25% of them will see a positive effect.... crenquis: The magnitude of that elusive...
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@Gyrofrog wrote: I've been taking zinc supplements or (more often) ColdEeze for years upon the onset of colds. I'm not sure whether I'm worse off without them, because I've been unwilling to endure a...
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