Re: [Goanet] Goanet commitment to Goans?
The status of biofeedback is the same as it ever was. Its value in therapy over and above placebo has remained questionable, just like acupuncture. As far as scientific research is concerned, there is more of it being done today on quack modalities such as Chinese medicine, herbal therapy and prayer. This is evident from the number of papers published last year in the medical literature. For the latter modalities this number is 8251, 1834 and 1664, respectively. By comparison the number for biofeedback is only 534. Even for acupuncture, it is 1351. All of these studies though have amounted to virtually nothing, in terms of real usefulness, as opposed to feel-good placebo effects, with respect to any of these unscientific and/or questionable remedies. In a more general sense, the widely held belief that some New Age hocus-pocus remedies or some alternative nostrums are now accepted by modern medicine after initial rejection, is not true at all. There is no such example. The only thing that is true are some examples of medicinal plants that were found to contain pharmacologically active compounds, such as foxglove, willow, datura, periwinkle,Pacific yew, Indian hemp, etc. These were assumed to be of value by modern medicine all along. They became more useful, powerful and safe, in terms of precise dosage, only after the active compounds were extracted from them by modern pharmaceutical laboratories. Modern science also discovered in molecular detail the underlying mechanism of action of most of these drugs. Cheers, Santosh On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 8:41 AM, Margaret Mascarenhas margaret.mascaren...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Dr Ferdinando, I'm not sure why I'm a party to this mail, other than the fact that I have previously expressed my dissatisfaction with the selective moderating habits of nearly every Goa-centric net list I have ever been added to by my friend Fred. I have come to the decision that I do not want to be involved in communities that do not enhance my experience of 'Goan-ness', and removed myself from them. And my humble suggestion is that you do the same for your own sanity. Some years ago, bio-feedback was thought to be a kind of new-age hocus-pocus; it is used routinely in scientific studies now.Similarly many scientists are actively studying the effects of acupuncture. People will believe what they want to believe. Find a more supportive environment in which to express your views, is my advice to you. But please do not copy me on Goanet threads, because I have no wish to be involved in them. This note is for you and the moderators, not for public consumption. With best wishes, Margaret Mascarenhas http://about.me/margaret_mascarenhas @mmasc https://twitter.com/
Re: [Goanet] Goanet commitment to Goans?
Dear Dr Ferdinando, I'm not sure why I'm a party to this mail, other than the fact that I have previously expressed my dissatisfaction with the selective moderating habits of nearly every Goa-centric net list I have ever been added to by my friend Fred. I have come to the decision that I do not want to be involved in communities that do not enhance my experience of 'Goan-ness', and removed myself from them. And my humble suggestion is that you do the same for your own sanity. Some years ago, bio-feedback was thought to be a kind of new-age hocus-pocus; it is used routinely in scientific studies now.Similarly many scientists are actively studying the effects of acupuncture. People will believe what they want to believe. Find a more supportive environment in which to express your views, is my advice to you. But please do not copy me on Goanet threads, because I have no wish to be involved in them. This note is for you and the moderators, not for public consumption. With best wishes, Margaret Mascarenhas http://about.me/margaret_mascarenhas @mmasc https://twitter.com/ . On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 11:42 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: This is just to inform you all that I have responded to Albert's query on Goanet below, http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2014-February/237832.html But that Goanet has that same 'black hole' to make my response below disappear! If Goanet feels that a discussion needs to be stopped, then why post a question asked? It only shows how committed Goanet is to Goans who need an answer to their questions! -- From: drferdina...@hotmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org; afpe...@3129.ca Subject: [Goanet] Quackery on Herald Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 16:44:49 +0530 Albert Peres afperes at 3129.ca on Sun Feb 2 20:44:35 PST 2014 wrote: Dr., The placebo effect is the measurable, observable, or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributable to a medication or invasive treatment that has been administered. Are you willing to deceive a patient and go on the record by writing a prescription for one as part of a medical intervention? Albert Peres RESPONSE: Albert, I am not qualified in acupuncture, as such I cannot prescribe. As an allopathic doctor, I sure can recommend and advise my patient who has chronic pain and who has not benefited from allopathic line of treatment to try it . Acupuncture IS NOT a placebo. Please go through these below websites if you have the time. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/770646 September 10, 2012 -- Acupuncture is superior to both sham acupuncture and standard care for the treatment of different types of chronic pain, suggesting that the effects of acupuncture are more than just placebo effect, a new meta-analysis shows. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1334288/Acupuncture-placebo-does-relieve-pain-say-scientists.html http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/11/health/health-acupuncture/ http://news.yahoo.com/study-placebo-not-acupuncture-helps-pain-211737196.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies -- the latest analysis of an often-studied therapy that has as many fans as critics. Some believe its only powers are a psychological, placebo effect. But some doctors believe even if that's the explanation for acupuncture's effectiveness, there's no reason not to offer it if it makes people feel better Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
Re: [Goanet] Goanet commitment to Goans?
On 5 February 2014 03:54, Margaret Mascarenhas margaret.mascaren...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Dr Ferdinando, But please do not copy me on Goanet threads, because I have no wish to be involved in them. This note is for you and the moderators, not for public consumption. With best wishes, Margaret Mascarenhas Dear all esp Margaret Mascarenhas, Please use due care in ensuring that you post to the appropriate e-address. Otherwise, stuff meant for Private consumption will reach the table of Zuze Public. jc
