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. > > >