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Part One .
The distinction between "quackery" and medicine isn't always as clear as it may seem. Medicine/medical treatment is defined as the "use of therapies, such as prescription medications or surgeries, that are specifically order and supervised by a physician" (CFIDS). This differs from medical quackery in that the treatment is supported by scientific data and research, proving to efficiently treat the injury, illness, or disease. The reverse of that then is medical quackery, which is defined as "deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance, a device, or a person to prevent or treat a disease" (Medicine Net). This involves the practitioner consciously understanding that the treatment he or she is providing is ineffective and that there is almost no scientific data to support the form of treatment, giving it a name many refer to as pseudoscience. Therefore, the distinction between the two appears to be extremely well defined by stating that it is determined by scientific data and testing. The difficulty with such a statement though is that the science determines whether a form of treatment works or not, but what then does it mean to "work"? Is a treatment considered to "work" simply because the patient feels better after the treatment? Or does it need to be scientifically proven to treat the injury, illness, or disease? There is a difference between curing a person's illness and merely relieving the symptoms. .
Both Karl Popper and Jacques Quen, contribute two ideas in determining whether a theory is valid. Popper focused on the problem of demarcation, distinguishing between science and pseudoscience. He believed in theories that could be tested and proven incorrect, the idea; that determining whether a theory is in fact scientific or pure quackery is based on this idea of falsification. As long as scientific testing fails to prove the theory wrong, the theory still stands, until there is evidence to refute it.
Germany 2 In order to learn more about my ethnic background I researched topics on the German culture. ... Germans use a lot of holistic medicine. The doctor or midwife helping with the birth my perform acupuncture, acupressure and massage therapies during the birth. ... Women take up 42% of the work force in Germany. ... The divorce rate in Germany is 41%. ...
Twenty years ago, acupuncture, guided imagery, and therapeutic touch were considered outright quackery. ... Department of Education has accredited more than twenty acupuncture schools and more than thirty medical schools now offer courses in acupuncture (Lombardo; Smith). ... Acupuncture Acupuncture is an example of a therapy once considered bizarre which has some scientific basis. ... Patients who choose acupuncture feel calmer. ... Founded in the eighteenth century by German physician Samuel Hahnemann, it is based on the idea that "like cures like" (Kees); that micro-doses of subs...
Twenty years ago, acupuncture, guided imagery, and therapeutic touch were considered outright quackery. ... Some alternative treatments, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine, have impressive histories dating back thousands of years. ... Acupuncture is an example of a therapy once considered bizarre which has some scientific basis. ... Patients who choose acupuncture feel calmer. ... Founded in the eighteenth century by German physician Samuel Hahnemann, it is based on the idea "like cures like" (Kees); that micro-doses of substances, known in large amounts to cause illness, can treat that i...
Scientist was even more surprised that the back and leg tattoos were on or near typical acupuncture points for treating back and leg pain. X-rays showed evidence of arthritis in Ötzi that might have responded to acupuncture. But there's a problem with this theory: Acupuncture is believed to have originated in China 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. But because of Ötzi, some scientists now think that acupuncture (or at least an acupuncture type of medical system) was practiced 5,300 years ago a long, long way from China. ...
Many Western doctors and scientist dismiss the idea of Qi as metaphysical nonsense, maintaining that the use of massage, acupuncture, herbs, and meditation must have some other Western explantion. ... As an example, Palmer implies that the German army was defeated on the battlefield, on the Western front, in France, when in truth, it was the massive economic collapse of their country and the starvation of their people due to trade embargos that forced the Germans to surrender. ...
Depression and Healthcare in Our Society "In any given 1-year period, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness. The economic cost for this disorder is high, but the cost in human suffering cannot be estimated. Depressive illnesses often interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them. Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the life of the ill person. But much of this suffering is unnecessary"(NIMH). ...
., the plant was being used for anesthetics during surgical operations involving stomach and intestines, for which acupuncture was ineffective. During this time period, Germans used the plant to treat convulsions and ease childbirth; Poland, Russia, and Lithuania threw seeds on hot coals and used the vapors to cure toothaches; Czechoslovakians used it to relieve fevers and dress wounds; and Russians used the plant to treat rheumatism and jaundice, which was a condition caused by the excess of bile pigment in the bloodstream and was characterized by yellowness of body fluids, mucous membranes, ...
For example, in HM Prison Holloway, where inspectors in 2002 found "The detoxification unit offered a daily programme of support groups such as relaxation, acupuncture, and drama and dance therapy- (p63) However, if a prison was overpopulated like inspectors found in Holloway for example, where "The detoxification unit has been expanded in size through pressure of numbers- (p63), although this shows that Holloway was trying to deal with the vast numbers of inmates, the fact is that the support was " only accessible to a minority of the women- (p63) The problem of overcrowding has a huge impact...
