That Jacobs became tired of fighting and finally resigned is especially noteworthy given that Jacobs himself had been picked to run OAM precisely because of his openness to the idea that there were gems to be found in the muck of alternative therapies. 10/
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Don't believe me? Listen to Harkin himself: "One of the purposes of this center was to investigate and validate alternative approaches. Quite frankly, I must say publicly that it has fallen short..." https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/senator-tom-harkin-disappointed-that-nccam-hasnt-validated-more-cam/ … 21/
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"... It think quite frankly that in this center and in the office previously before it, most of its focus has been on disproving things rather than seeking out and approving." Gee, Sen. Harkin. You say that as though it were a BAD thing. 22/
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Basically, validating quackery was Harkin's vision for
@NIH_NCCIH. It was ALWAYS Harkin's vision for@NIH_NCCIH, RIGHT from the very beginning. 23/Show this thread -
directors might try to enforce scientific standards, but they are swimming upstream, fighting an institutional structure designed to promote quackery. That is the reality. 24/24
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Forgot to mention: A chiropractor is in charge of deciding where NCCIH grant money goes. 24a/24 and now the end for real.
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OK, I lied. I forgot to mention that
@NIH_NCCIH's longtime patron Tom Harkin is also a huge booster of Herbalife. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/congress-will-soon-lose-its-foremost-supporter-of-quackery/ … OK, NOW I really am done. 24b/24 THE REAL END.Show this thread
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