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6. Well, since the average time between when a therapy is determined to be "best practice" and when ...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 08:55 PM

Jan 2013

... half of all physicians have adopted that practice is something north of 13 years, this is not surprising.

What it really suggests though, is that the current "state of the art" is still "dark ages".

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Surprise! We don’t know if half our medical treatments work [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

I got lectured by a doctor some years back about "evidence based medicine" Fumesucker Jan 2013 #1

Your right on the odds pediatricmedic Jan 2013 #5

bah. the effectiveness is well known. it's $$$ to many. n/t Whisp Jan 2013 #2

I'll stay with my witch doctor ...who has the same or better results. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #3

your flawed assumption is that the treatment is supposed to cure or minimize the illness Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #4

Well, since the average time between when a therapy is determined to be "best practice" and when ... Scuba Jan 2013 #6