tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post116467074578252948..comments2023-05-27T20:41:00.441+08:00Comments on The Second Sight: Pharmacists Gag on Bent SpoonEoRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565450093920373243noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1166610121082628362006-12-20T19:22:00.000+09:002006-12-20T19:22:00.000+09:00Loretta discussed these topics with me on radio a ...Loretta discussed these topics with me on radio a while back. <BR/><BR/>http://blacktownnutrition.com/4our.mp3<BR/><BR/>http://blacktownnutrition.com/RADIO/4bc.mp3Stuart Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910104508517045383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164980725736940962006-12-01T21:45:00.000+08:002006-12-01T21:45:00.000+08:00Liz - thanks for the offer - I like the sound of ...Liz - thanks for the offer - I like the sound of a woo exchange. <BR/><BR/>Your wine in pharmacies really gets me. I think the closest we have had (apart from the 'h' word and various alcohol-based lotions) is Gripe Water - used to pacify infants. But was reformulated a few years ago after bad publicity re alcohol content. Tasted like diluted Benedictine.Jane Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489954518473019568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164921823288693842006-12-01T05:23:00.000+08:002006-12-01T05:23:00.000+08:00Liz again -- eor & Lucy, as we say over here, mi c...Liz again -- eor & Lucy, as we say over here, mi casa es su casa, come and visit and I'll take you to Rite Aid and or Long's Drugs & you can marvel at the non-pharmacy. <BR/><BR/>It's not the janitor's closet, more like a storage shed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164874692357381482006-11-30T16:18:00.000+08:002006-11-30T16:18:00.000+08:00Liz thanks for that Orac article - an excellent po...Liz thanks for that Orac article - an excellent post. Homeopathy's persistence baffles me. I guess it shows how close to the brink of mass stupidity we live - frightening! We have education but it seems you can't teach people to reason.<BR/><BR/>As for groceries in the pharmacy... Sounds weird but I suppose they're fresh vitamins, and I like the idea of wine (potions for calming and relaxing).Jane Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489954518473019568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164869726095382752006-11-30T14:55:00.000+08:002006-11-30T14:55:00.000+08:00Re: "an alcove in the back for the pharmacist" Is ...Re: "an alcove in the back for the pharmacist" Is that like the janitor's cupboard?Jane Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489954518473019568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164824454338885732006-11-30T02:20:00.000+08:002006-11-30T02:20:00.000+08:00Liz again.Orac recently had a good anti-homeopathy...<A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">Liz again</A>.<BR/><BR/>Orac recently had a <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/11/homeopaths_doubleblind_studies_of_homeop.php#more" REL="nofollow">good anti-homeopathy post.</A><BR/><BR/><I>This article does bring up a question that I've always wondered about, though. In attempting to conduct a clinical trial of a homeopathic remedy, what, exactly, does an investigator use as a placebo? After all, think of the logistical difficulties involved. What if a molecule of the active ingredient came in contact with the placebo somehow? In the homeopath's world, the placebo might then be contaminated and have become an active treatment. Placebos and medications might have to be stored at a great distance from each other, to prevent the diffusion of even a molecule of the homeopathic remedy into the placebo. In either case, such a "contamination" could, a homeopath could argue, tend to decrease any treatment "effects" observed. Of course, to homeopaths, it isn't just the substance, but it's the preparation, the "succusation"; but, even so, given the ridiculousness of the basic concept behind homeopathy, the task of coming up with a suitable placebo control for clinical trials that will convince the homeopaths is not trivial. </I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164821329291912742006-11-30T01:28:00.000+08:002006-11-30T01:28:00.000+08:00I forgot -- I'm not anonymous, I'm Liz from I Spe...I forgot -- I'm not anonymous, I'm Liz from <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow"> I Speak of Dreams</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164821257034601312006-11-30T01:27:00.000+08:002006-11-30T01:27:00.000+08:00It is about money. I don't know about Australia (...It <I>is</I> about money. I don't know about Australia (I do hope to visit someday) but in the US, the small pharmacy is gone, replaced by huge stores selling everything from groceries to wine to beauty products, with an alcove in the back for the pharmacist.<BR/><BR/>The homeopathic products have a better profit margin than actual medications. What's a store manager to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164788798532264352006-11-29T16:26:00.000+08:002006-11-29T16:26:00.000+08:00Hi Sandi, thanks. Nice to hear from you. About the...Hi Sandi, thanks. Nice to hear from you. About the analogy...I liked EoR's example, but what/who would you suggest?Jane Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489954518473019568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164772240026224352006-11-29T11:50:00.000+08:002006-11-29T11:50:00.000+08:00But naturopaths and homeopaths are pretending to b...But naturopaths and homeopaths are pretending to be something they're not (ie evidence based, proven, effective).EoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565450093920373243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164759470694863822006-11-29T08:17:00.000+08:002006-11-29T08:17:00.000+08:00Wish I could write like you...luvya Lucy J...and E...Wish I could write like you...luvya Lucy J...and Eor, don't think paedophile would be a correct analogy. from SandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1164708507278342872006-11-28T18:08:00.000+08:002006-11-28T18:08:00.000+08:00EoR wonders why people accept magicians and witche...EoR wonders why people accept magicians and witches cohabiting with pharmacists. He understands that people are confused about what is evidence-based, what is belief-based, and the difference between the two, but he can see how the principle could be extended to show its inherent inconsistency.<BR/><BR/>There are already urban myths about enraged townsfolk running paediatricians out of town, confusing them with paedophiles. But why not have a paedophile in every paediatrician's office? It would be a one-stop shop. It would provide an 'alternative' or 'complementary' method of dealing with the child. EoR is sure the paedophiles, unlike the busy paediatricians, would be happy spending lots of time with the children, and would be much more touchy-feely and hands-on. They'd probably even be willing to do home visits (or scout camp or church choir visits) and make all sorts of promises.<BR/><BR/>Homeopaths and naturopaths in pharmacies are the paedophiles of science.EoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565450093920373243noreply@blogger.com