Do you use integrative medicine? Are you baffled when detractors claim there is no evidence for it?
On July 6th I debated Dr Paul Offit on the radio program Science Friday. During the debate, and in his book Do You Believe in Magic, he repeatedly claims that there is not enough evidence to include a variety of integrative medicine practices but he fails to actually investigate the evidence that exists. He also asserts that these alternative medicine practices are quite dangerous.
Listen here and judge for yourself.  Then decide if what is really needed are open-minded skeptics. People willing to look at the full body of evidence and determine the safety and efficacy of a various therapeutic practices.
While we will always need more research, there is abundant evidence to suppo...
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