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From: tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: while my catarrh gently weeps...
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 11:42:52 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 11:42:52 1985
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In article <245@bbncc5.UUCP> sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer) writes:
>
>What we see here in Mr. Stanions' postings, and especially here, is a
>return to a totemic pre-Pasteur theory and practice, totally divorced from
>scientific principles.  In fact, many of his sentiments would not be out of
>place in a 19th century (or earlier) medical essay.  Of course, none of this
>has any basis in biology, biochemistry or 20th century medicine.
>
>What is catarrh?  What is it made of?  How does it "build up?"
>Why has modern medical science ignored this important, um, thing,
>um, waste product, um, elan vital?  Sheesh!
>
>/Steve Dyer
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I have tried to make it a point that people survived well before 20th century
meidicine.  Must all knowledge prior to 1900 be trashed out so that modern
medicine can continue it's research?  Modern medicine's ignorance of catarrh is
most interesting.  If the body fills with various fluids and wastes (other then
the obvious ones) then by what method should they be disposed of?  In fact sir,
what you see here in my postings is an attempt to understand human problems on
a human level.  Do you know what a cold is?  Is it a "bug", virus etc?  Or is
it only a symptom of an underlying problem such as a build up of catarrh or a
weakness of the immune system.  In most cases the proper treatment is no
treatment, for the body is working as it should.  If the treatment was right
in 1887 then it would be right in 1985, 3045 and 1023 BC.  Modern medicine is
often only right for a couple of years and therefore probably never right in
those cases.  


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