Re: What is Quackery?

"Orac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "Marko Proberto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > "Jez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > "George Conklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > "Orac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > > Ritalin is one of the most studied drugs there is. Try doing a
Medline
> > > > > search on it sometime. There are thousands of scientific articles
on
> > it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >    Drugging millions of children with a stimulant, which for reasons
> > > unknown
> > > > has the opposite effect on the young, is one more example of the war
> > > against
> > > > boys.
> > >
> > > Ahh but as long as the studies are done on adults.....
> > > it PROVES it's safe for kids to use.........
> > > Great Science eh !!
> >
> > Are you claiming that it has *never* been studied on kids? Since you do
have
> > a problem answering a direct question. let me help you:
> >
> > [ ] Yes, I am claiming that it has never been tested on children.
> > [ ] No, I am not claiming that it has never been tested on children.
>
> Sadly, it's useless to expect a straight answer from this guy. He hasn't
> given one yet that I've seen.

It has not been approved for use on children.

-- 
Ho hum
Jez
 "Few of us can easily surrender our belief that
society must somehow make sense.  The thought
that the State has lost its mind and is punishing so
many innocent people is intolerable. And so the
evidence has to be internally denied."
- Arthur Miller