Why hasn't Terri's list contribution stirred up some discussion? (See below if you missed it)
Come on, you knowledgeable folk, why aren't you rising to the challenge? I bet Oprah would welcome doing a show on CS - it's such a controversial subject and Oprah loves controversy. If I wasn't such a green newcomer I'd rise! Jan Carew -----Original Message----- From: annho...@aol.com <annho...@aol.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com <silver-list@eskimo.com> Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 6:27 PM Subject: CS>Magazine Quack alert article Hi all, I picked up a copy of Oct. Oprah magazine a few days ago and found an interesting article. On page 143... "Quack Alert" (pictured next to a bottle of snake oil). This article addresses alternative, "unproven" and possible dangerous modalities for health treatment. In red letters ... "Touts a treatment without studies" which talks about CS. It goes on to says "according to stories, its helped arthritics throw away their crutches and treated everything from acne to AIDS". Just when you thought it gets good.. theres that "But... you can't be sure the people who were helped had any properly diagnosed problems" says Ruth Kava, PhD, director of nutrition for the Amer. Council on Science and Health. She then says "...and of course the stories could be totally fabricated". Then it says " Key C.S. into PubMed's database and instead of miraculous recoveries you'll find studies that associate longtime use of the solution to argyria, a condition that turns your skin gray - permanently." In with the CS article, they talk about Fat burning pills, magnets, ear candles, brain stiumlators, unethical pracitioners, chelations, ETC., and as they put it..."other candidates for the Quack Hall of Fame". Oprah has a vast following, its a shame CS got such a bum rap. Maybe a few of the more CS knowledge gang on the list could forward their sites and the studies done by some of the universities to Oprahs website. Who knows, maybe they could stir up enough curiousity and get on an alternative show for Oprah! Terri L.
