dir (04/28/83)
Some comments on the following medical advice from a newspaper column:
"If you have AIDS seek help from doctors other than ones connected
with the AMA.... try a nutritionist, a homeopath, a
kinesthologist and a chiropractor/nutritionist. Go to them all."
I agree. For something as serious as AIDS seems to be, I'd try
any means of getting better. I'm not sure I'd ignore AMA doctors,
but I would try other approaches as well and choose the one that
seems the best. The more general question is: If
conventional medicine doesn't seem to cure a disease, should alternative
techniques be ignored just because they seem odd? I say no.
Of course, "buyer beware" is more critical for the alternative
approaches since control of who gets licensed to do what
is relatively loose, but I know there are some homeopaths
that are far superior to physicians (as far as results go),
and some chiropractors that are far superior to surgeons.
D. Radin - BTL Columbus