Waldo Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 http://www.savenaturalhealth.eu/ Sign the petition, and prevent the ban (in 3 days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 watched the first half. They aren't banning anything, they're just saying that they need to prove that their stuff actually works. Alternative medicine is, by definition, medicine that either has not been proven to work or has been proven not to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 watched the first half. They aren't banning anything, they're just saying that they need to prove that their stuff actually works. Alternative medicine is, by definition, medicine that either has not been proven to work or has been proven not to work. Hang on a second. Can't it be something that works but isn't necessarily recognised by the medical profession as a valid cure? For example leeches weren't recognised by the medical profession for a long time as a cure for curing blood clots but now they are. So when they weren't they were regarded as alternative medicine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 watched the first half. They aren't banning anything, they're just saying that they need to prove that their stuff actually works. Alternative medicine is, by definition, medicine that either has not been proven to work or has been proven not to work. Sorry to be a pedant; but isn't alternative medicine, by definition, just medicine used instead of( as an alternative to) other medicine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Hang on a second. Can't it be something that works but isn't recognised by the medical profession as a valid cure? If it were proven to work, it would by definition be recognised as a valid cure. If it hasn't been proven to work, his statement is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 If it were proven to work, it would by definition be recognised as a valid cure. If it hasn't been proven to work, his statement is correct. Edited my post to provide an example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 If it were proven to work, it would by definition be recognised as a valid cure. If it hasn't been proven to work, his statement is correct. would you say the fact that it's offered on the NHS is an acceptance that it works? ps-am aware that 'alternative medicine' is a big ass umbrella term. homeopathy is nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Aconite works. It grows readily in England. It cures all known diseases - including the most common sexually-transmitted disease. Life. How do you 'ban' a plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 would you say the fact that it's offered on the NHS is an acceptance that it works? ps-am aware that 'alternative medicine' is a big ass umbrella term. homeopathy is nonsense. Homeopathy is available on the NHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Sorry to be a pedant; but isn't alternative medicine, by definition, just medicine used instead of( as an alternative to) other medicine? The term is used to mean an alternative to medicine which has been proven to be effective. Otherwise it'd just be 'medicine'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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