http://detrange.com/2009/06/18/babys-death-prompts-sa-medical-boards-condemnation/ Conditional Positive Regard Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://detrange.com/2009/06/18/babys-death-prompts-sa-medical-boards-condemnation/#comment-155 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:49:49 +0000 http://detrange.com/?p=354#comment-155 Having an illness that won’t go away (although not necessarily serious), I’m constantly inundated with ridiculous suggestions along the lines of, “I know of so and so who can look into your eyes/crystal ball and find out what’s wrong with you.” I find it incredibly frustrating. Usually, I have no problems with alternative practices if it is used in conjunction with conventional medicine. At the very least it has been found to create a placebo effect. Yet hearing about this story with the baby makes me sad. The fact that the woman was telling her ‘patients’ not to continue with actual medical aid, as well as the obvious occ health and safety issues in her practice are giving me and I’m sure many others cause to believe that, despite the apparent placebo effects, we should no longer allow people like this to practice in our community.

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