Category: Anthroposophical Medicine
We explore anthroposophical medicine, a holistic approach developed by Rudolf Steiner. Combining spiritual beliefs with conventional treatments, it includes therapies like homeopathy and mistletoe treatments, raising questions about efficacy and scientific validity.
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Aberdeen decides against alternative medicine chair: Paul Jump
A university has decided against a controversial proposal to establish a chair in a brand of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for cancer.
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Anthroposophic medicine at the University of Michigan? Say it ain’t so!
Posted to the Respectful Insolence blog by Orac – If twenty years ago someone had told me that one day that not only would my medical alma mater be publishing dreck like this, but that it would have formed an interdisciplinary program devoted to it, I would have told that person he was delusional. If…
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Anthroposophy: A Risk Factor for Noncompliance With Measles Immunization (PDF)
Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FMedSci, FSB, FRCP, FRCPEd.
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Measles Outbreaks: not just a British tragedy, but a European one as well
By Matthew Hartfield. Counterknowledge
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Rudolf Steiner School Students Contract Measles
Learn about the recent outbreak of measles among students at the Rudolf Steiner School in Mayrwies and the importance of measles vaccination in preventing the spread of this highly contagious disease. Stay informed and protect yourself and your loved ones by ensuring up-to-date vaccination statuses as part of the Austrian vaccination program.
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Steiner’s Quackery
Discover insights from former Waldorf student Roger Rawlings in this compelling post. Gain valuable perspective on the Waldorf education experience.
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Subcutaneous inflammation mimicking metastatic malignancy induced by injection of mistletoe extract
By A.I. Finall, S.A. McIntosh, W.D. Thompson, BMJ 2006:333; 1293-1294.
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Anthroposophic Medicine
Explore the Skeptic’s Dictionary by Robert Todd Carroll. Dive into critical thinking and debunk common myths with this informative resource.
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Mistletoe
Learn more about the controversy surrounding alternative cancer treatments and whether they are effective or harmful. Check out Edzard Ernst’s insights in The Guardian.
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Bucking the Herd
A particularly interesting experiment, from a public-health perspective, has taken shape at the Shining Mountain Waldorf School, a campus of one-story wooden buildings set amid cottonwood and willow trees hard by the foothills of the Rockies
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Anthroposophical Medicine
Learn more about combating health fraud with insights from Dr. William Jarvis, PhD of the National Council Against Health Fraud. Gain knowledge on how to protect yourself from scams and misinformation in the health industry.