RESPONSE: Gentlemen.....some observations:
#1 Gilbert's links are dated Oct 25 & 26, 2010. Santosh's link is dated
July 30, 2009
#2 One of Gilbert's links is Arianna explaining how her website is
undergoing a metamorphosis on Health-related matters. The other link is
authored by Dr Dean Ornish, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San
Francisco. On the other hand Santosh's link is authored by Dr Rahul K.
Parikh, a physician and writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I would
think the medical fraternity would look to Ornish more favourably than
Parikh.
#3 I perused Parikh's blog very quickly......he seems to have the
HuffPost's number. Quite a few posts directed at the HuffPost and Ornish.
#4 I dont see anything amiss in Gilbert forwarding those links by
themselves. Nevertheless, as I have said before, I wouldn't be getting
my Health News from the HuffPost just as much as I would not be catching
up on my Techie news from Salon.com
#5 Perhaps the HuffPost and Salon.com are sparing with each other for
the same market - left-of-center politics. I think a link from Salon.com
to counter a link from HuffPost may not have been the best choice.
So gentlemen, what exactly is going on here?? Is Gilbert baiting
Santosh? Perhaps successfully??
- B
-----Original Message-----
From: Gilbert Lawrence
Re: Healthcare information for the lay-person
Here are two links for introduction to healthcare articles for
lay-persons; which many will find useful.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/amicable-breakup-huffpost_b_773358.html
AND
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-dean-ornish/huffpost-health-launches_b_772664.html
From: Santosh Helekar
Please do not trust the political/ideological website entitled "The
Huffington Post" insofar as medical and health-related information is
concerned. Please read this article in Salon magazine by Dr. Rahul
Parikh on the dubious information and opinions that it promotes:
http://www.salon.com/news/environment/vital_signs/2009/07/30/huffington_post
The article is entitled, "The Huffington Post is crazy about your
health", with the subtitle, "Why bogus treatments and crackpot medical
theories dominate 'The Internet Newspaper'".