Trick or treatment the undeniable facts about alternative medicine
In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secre...
| Main Author: | Singh, Simon. |
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| Other Authors: | Ernst, E. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom? In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780393066616 (hardcover) 0393066614 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: |
He worked at the European Centre for Particle Physics and the BBC's science department. At the BBC, he worked on Tomorrow's World. Singh and John Lynch produced and directed an award-winning documentary on Fermat's Last Theory. He later published a book on the same topic. (Bowker Author Biography) |