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ScienceMag has an article discussing the reevaluation of the entire field of Homeopathy. For starters, the FDA has decided to take a new look at how homeopathic treatment are manufactured.
In a 2-day hearing, the agency invited public input on how it should regulate homeopathy—a traditional healing practice that has been called into question by numerous scientific studies.
The problem is that there isn't any evidence beyond the placebo effect for much of homeopathy:
“By its own definition, homeopathy cannot work,” Michael De Dora, director of public policy at the nonprofit Center for Inquiry’s Washington, D.C., branch, told the panel in his Monday presentation. Several large metastudies, including a recent analysis by the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia, have concluded that homeopathic remedies are no more effective than placebos for treating any condition. “We need not spend much time on this,” De Dora said, “as the federal government is well aware of the scientific evidence against homeopathy.”
Yet, largely due to the political maneuvering on the part to U.S. senator and homeopathic physician Royal Copeland, who co-authored the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the FDA has regulated homeopathic "medicine" since 1938, largely taking a hands off approach.
But homeopath is now starting to cost big money. Homeopathic treatments generally qualify insurance coverage, including Medicare. Because Obamacare now funds medical premiums for the poor, this is costing the government (and government mandated insurance plans) huge sums of money, and inflating premiums for the rest of us.
(Score: 5, Informative) by ikanreed on Friday April 24 2015, @07:11PM
You're an honest-to-god moron, jmoris. Sorry if that seems rude, but homeopathy has jack-all to do with "Obamacare". Which had the following to say about the field: literally not one word.
Not a goddamn thing about alternative medicine or homeopathy. the full text [congress.gov]. It had to do with insurance. And insurance has no mandate to cover homeopathy, which is mostly sold over the counter anyways.
And you're blaming fucking Obama care for the effects of Orrin Hatch's let's not regulate useless medicines act of 1994 [wikipedia.org], for which you can go impale yourself on a spike, you duplicitous, cheerleading bastard,
(Score: 5, Insightful) by ikanreed on Friday April 24 2015, @07:24PM
Troll nothing. This guy is completely ignorant of the legal details surrounding homeopathy and opens his dumb mouth and spewed that ignorance all over this discussion. I'm gonna call him out about it because bullshit should never go uncontested.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday April 24 2015, @10:05PM
My word! Quite a lack of civilization in here, methinks. Best to scoot out before the fisticuffs.
Is there no decency in this abhorrent world in which we live? Whatever happened to manners and respect of kinfolk? It's barbaric!
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 24 2015, @10:44PM
It's not that you're wrong; it's just that you're a dick about it.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @12:21AM
One can only tolerate so much transparent, partisan, and thinly-veiled racist bullshit and remain polite about it. After about the 100th time, there's no reason to not be a dick to hateful bigots spreading lies.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @02:34AM
I can and have said the same thing about ikanreed.
Bonus: it seems that the entirely veiled mod wars are heating up. Content, cognition, logic, sources, or just plain human decency be damned. In the lead as usual is ikanreed followed by The Mighty Buzzard with jmorris approaching fast. Out of the top three, only one seems to have posts consistently and swiftly downmodded if in disagreement.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday April 25 2015, @02:43AM
But wait! Did you not see that the whole kerfuffle has resulted in Eth posting a polite intervention with no racism or profanity!!! Makes it all worth it. And if it can help jmorris stop being such a partisan bigot, that would be nice as well.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @11:33AM
He was down modded earlier. Twas reinforcing my point on hushing anyone that does not toe the line. But you are right, maybe progress can be made. If only it affected the third one too, he has been slowly getting more virulent over the last few months.
In any case I am glad they are around. It is hard to have a strong disagreement with someone if they aren't capable of producing value themselves.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Saturday April 25 2015, @03:47AM
Yeah, I was a dick about it. You're right. I don't want to apologize because I feel it was deserved, but my feelings aren't the only ones that count. Sorry.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @11:37AM
What about jmorris and his feelings? And how can progress be made when verbal stones are being thrown?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @01:30PM
Please consider that this place would be a lot more fun if we could all be civil, even when we disagree. Otherwise we might as well hang up the shingle and go back to Slashdot.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Saturday April 25 2015, @02:34PM
Consider it considered.