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American Voices

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Studies Show Alternative Medicine Ineffective

After spending $2.5 billion, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has found that most alternative medicine cures—like echinacea, ginkgo biloba, and shark cartilage—do not work. What do you think?

Young Man

Michael Jennings,
Systems Analyst
"I don't need some study to tell me what I already know: If you want to stay sick, take herbs; if you want to get better, pray."

Old Woman

Laura Roma,
Grant Writer
"So my idiot friends who have never been to medical school don't know what they're talking about?"

Old Man

Dan Cummings,
Herbalist
"Is that so? Well, I'm still gonna put these 'proven to work' stickers on the bottles of ginkgo biloba pills, and I’ll ask you to mind your own business and shut the hell up about it."

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