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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @usnehal and

      can address a wide variety of ailments with totally different etiologies have existed for centuries, and characterize something as a panacea. We have reason to be suspicious of panacea claims--like COIs!--in a way that we don't with claims about the earth being round. 2/2

      2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
    2. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @drdavebrooks and

      Agreed, panacea claims are suspect. But CAM is adjunct, not “cure.” Many things do have subtle or system effects: exercise, sleep, stress, sugar intake, etc. Just getting enough sleep or exercising is good for a wide range of medical issues, all without side effects.

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 May 2018

      Exactly. Exercise is not CAM. Diet is not CAM. Sleep is not CAM. Basically, CAM co-opted those modalities ad a Trojan Horse for quackery like acupuncture, reiki, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and the like.

      2 replies 15 retweets 54 likes
    5. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @gorskon @usnehal and

      Agreed. I'm not sure how the convo shifted from acupuncture as IVF enhancer (an area where the rhetoric borders on "cure") to the general benefits of a healthy lifestyle. I think it's reasonable to point out that many physicians don't focus on lifestyle enough. 1/

      2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
    6. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and

      I also believe--and in this perhaps I'm somewhat unusual--that there's room for a variety of ways of "branding" lifestyle interventions. Some people prefer camping, others prefer yoga--these are aesthetic-spiritual choices that I'm happy to respect. 2/

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    7. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and

      However, I don't think it's fair to conflate those lifestyle interventions with acupuncture for IVF, which really *is* part of a larger panacea-style claim about how fixing qi can help a variety of conditions. Likewise for homeopathy, etc. 3/

      3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    8. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and

      If TCM happens to be someone's preferred way of getting quality time with a sympathetic listener, practicing a comforting ritual, & changing their lifestyle--great! But there's a world of difference between that and claiming that acupuncture works for IVF. 4/

      3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    9. Evan Allen 🌱‏ @EAllen0417 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @gorskon and

      Can we stop with "traditional"? It was invented by Mao.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    10. Alan Levinovitz‏Verified account @AlanLevinovitz 16 May 2018
      Replying to @EAllen0417 @gorskon and

      Yeah, it frustrates me, too, but I just use the standard term anyways sometimes.pic.twitter.com/869lpx9vpY

      2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 May 2018
      Replying to @AlanLevinovitz @EAllen0417 and

      Heheh. I like to refer to it as Chairman Mao retconning TCM.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/retconning-traditional-chinese-medicine/ …

      9:29 PM - 16 May 2018
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