"...there is pain in the spine, the waist arches backwards, the thigh cannot flex, the back of the knee has lumps and there is a sensation that the calf is being split apart. Symptoms and signs also include excess lacrimation, nasal congestion..." 6/
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@WHO is applying systems biology to quackery. It's the very epitome of quackademic medicine. Worse,@aaas teamed up with WHO to promote quackery in@sciencemagazine in a paid supplement. 17/ https://respectfulinsolence.com/2015/01/05/science-and-the-aaas-sell-their-souls-to-promote-pseudoscience-in-medicine/ …Show this thread -
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@WHO: "Some of the exciting areas in TCM research include the therapeutic potential of herbal remedies against influenza, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases; the exploration of gut microbiota-targeted dietary interventions against chronic inflammation..." 18/Show this thread -
"...; and the study of the biological activities of complex polysaccharides present in medicinal plants." 19/
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Worse, here's a major
@WHO objective: "Objective 3: To promote universal health coverage by integrating T&CM services into health care service delivery and self-health care." You read that right. WHO wants to "integrate" prescientific medicine into medicine. 20/Show this thread -
I could go on and on, but I think that's enough.
@WHO, for all the good it does in other areas, has totally embraced quackery, as long as it's "traditional." 21/21Show this thread
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