Re: What is Quackery?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 John 'the Man'  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Once upon a time, our fellow Orac
>    rambled on about "Re: What is Quackery?."
> Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
> 
> >Your self-congratulation is rather premature (no surprise there). I did 
> >respond to your harping on the "water cure," pointing out that it is 
> >merely a variation of hydrotherapy and therefore not so alternative at 
> >all.
> 
> Ha, ... Hah, Ha!
> 
> Orac publicly states that hydrotherapy is not a form of alternative
> therapies.

That's because in most cases it isn't. Years ago, when I was a resident, 
we used to use it in the burn unit all the time. Nothing "alternative" 
there. We also used it for patients with vascular disease and also for 
patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Nothing "alternative" there. Geez, 
you ARE behind the times. Pretty much every large hospital I've ever 
worked in over the years had a hydrotherapy room. A couple of them were 
quite large, with several tanks and whirlpool units. Geez, get with the 
times.

> Ha, ... Hah, Ha!
> 
> Now, who is confused Orac?

You are, obviously.

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            |"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do you
            | inconvenience me with questions?"