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In reply to the discussion: Meet the medical student who wants to bring down Dr. Oz [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)41. It's called the placebo effect.
There are plenty of "alternatives" that help sleeping. As long as you believe in them.
The reason the medicine has side effects is the medicine works whether or not you believe in it.
If there was something in those essential oils that actually worked, the pharmaceutical industry would love to extract it, purify it, and sell it as a medicine.
Just because the original molecule comes from a "natural" source does not mean it can not be turned into a patentable medicine. See: Aspirin or Penicillin and its derivatives.
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I just did and there is one lawsuit from a guy who burned himself with a sock full of rice.
tridim
Apr 2015
#16
and the majority of doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies to peddle
KittyWampus
Apr 2015
#11
Do those doctors rake in millions and have lucrative tv contracts based on their bullshit?
Orrex
Apr 2015
#24
The comparison is exact. And if you aren't aware of premarin/breast cancer link
KittyWampus
Apr 2015
#50
LOL, not a deep thinker I assume. Then why does the FDA reject many drugs???? Wow, clueless. nt
Logical
Apr 2015
#78
Nope.....you said "The Drug company say its OK and the FDA grants the patents" so you....
Logical
Apr 2015
#84
LOL, buy his magic coffee beans and lose weight! Yes, he is ripping people off.....
Logical
Apr 2015
#77
Here was an alternative "medicine' method that worked real well at killing people.
hobbit709
Apr 2015
#23
When my daughter was having chemo, the hospital used essential oils for nausea
deurbano
Apr 2015
#35
It would only not be worthwhile if the drug happened to be at the perfect concentration
jeff47
Apr 2015
#59
Well, some of us would rather not have people needlessly suffer and die in order
jeff47
Apr 2015
#42
Wow, so you are ok with con men also? Stealing from older people? How GOP of you. nt
Logical
Apr 2015
#79