complementary

Herbal medecine linked to death Actually, the headline appears misleading given the content of the report. It seems more your typical case of medical neglect while in the care of a woowoo. Regulation be damned. "Complementary medicine" should have no regulation. Anyone who wants to...

I've recently been arguing with an acupuncture, alt. med quack. He's trying to convince me that acupuncture is not "alternative" medicine, but is instead "complementary and integrative." WTF is that?! To me, it's like a creationist telling me that his theories are not creationism, but is...

From This article, updated after JREF forum members (and possibly others, I grudgingly accept) had a bit of a complain: Could be a handy quote to remember next time the crazier woos are out-and-about.

Even the only Professor of Complementary Health in the UK is a bit dubious about some of the claims. At: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3527138.stm

From the latest BMJ: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7438/485-c

Look at this Guardian article about a " world-class scientist who turned his back on the Viennese medical elite to become the UK's first (and only) professor of complementary medicine". Apparently this guy decided to take this job with the intention of testing alternative therapies...