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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:03 PM Original message |
Arthritis sufferer dies after taking (alternative health) remedy |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fair enough. Glucosamine users, go and die so we can help this chap out. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. But Since It's Natural, It Must Be Safer And More Effective |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. How come these articles about how 1 person died from something natural.... |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Of course it is. Merck isn't making billions on glucosamine. |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. The "only anecdotal evidence" meme doesn't apply when attacking supplements. nt |
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flyingfysh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. lots of poisons are all-natural |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Think of ricin made from castor beans. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. More studies about this are clearly needed |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. For the folks playing at home, |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I'd be interested |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Yearly medical checks? What are those? :-) |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Exactly. Various brands can be contaminated. I research what I take at consumerlab. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've been taking glucosamine for years with no ill effects. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. My dad swears by it, also gives it to his aging dog. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. I give it to my Rottweiler and it has helped her arthritis. n/t |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is really questionable |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Fearmongering reports to scare people into going back to their physicians |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Just as even larger numbers of people took Vioxx and didn't die. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. But I do know someone who was taking Vioxx and did die. n/t |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Which illustrates perfectly the need to understand statistics |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's not "alternative medicine" in Europe. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. I can see the movie now.... Attack of the Killer Jello... hoohah... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
20. recommend |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Maybe |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I don't know anyone who advocates "banning" vaccines. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Not according to the doctor whose site I picked up the original |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Seems he's uneducated on this particular issue. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Not controlled here |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Gotcha. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well, that's because all docs are evil shills and care only for money |
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