TV News LIES

Sunday, Sep 07th

Last update08:19:45 AM GMT

You are here News Health How Scientific Is Modern Medicine Really?

How Scientific Is Modern Medicine Really?

E-mail Print PDF

How scientific is modern medicine?Doctors today commonly assert that they practice "scientific medicine," and patients think that the medical treatments they receive are "scientifically proven." However, this ideal is a dream, not reality, and a clever and profitable marketing ruse, not fact.

The British Medical Journal's "Clinical Evidence" analyzed common medical treatments to evaluate which are supported by sufficient reliable evidence (BMJ, 2007). They reviewed approximately 2,500 treatments and found:

• 13 percent were found to be beneficial

• 23 percent were likely to be beneficial 13 percent were found to be beneficial

• Eight percent were as likely to be harmful as beneficial

• Six percent were unlikely to be beneficial

• Four percent were likely to be harmful or ineffective.

• 46 percent were unknown whether they were efficacious or harmful

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor

Abortion pillA measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the...

CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign

Susan Monarez refuses to resignThe US’s top public health agency was plunged into chaos on Wednesday after the Trump administration...

COVID is spiking again, especially in these states

Covid spikingThe U.S. is seeing a late summer surge in COVID-19 cases, tracking from the Centers for...

CDC Director Susan Monarez ousted just weeks after confirmation

Susan MonarezSusan Monarez, the longtime government scientist recently confirmed as director of the Centers for Disease Control...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!