It still is all about the science and the evidence. Yes, there have been strides in the last 50 years, especially with heart disease. There are many, many examples. Surgery has progressed with less invasive procedures with even hysterectomies done laparoscopically or rendered unnecessary by other medical treatment. Look at diabetes. My spouse is Type 1. In the 50 years he has had the disease there have been huge strides in treatment. New forms of Insulin. New delivery systems. Injections of Glucagon to rescue him from an insulin reaction. And maybe most valuable of all, the ability to test your blood sugar. Science brought this about, tradition did nothing. Show me the strides in altmed. I see none. Put it to the test. Otherwise it is meaningless or worse when people forgo what works or gives them better odds for what does not work at all. I know a woman who died of breast cancer. Breast cancer often can be treated successfully. Chemo is poison but the harm can outweigh the risks. She instead delayed standard treatment for a so called natural cure. She died what I believe was a needless death.

I too am critical of drug companies. I used to lobby for various health care reforms. Not all lobbyists are industry shills. I strongly supported the registration of all drug trials. I pushed for the funding and publication of replication studies. I believe that all data that comes from government funded research should be public. I supported government funding of research as it tends to have less bias than industry funded research. I like Ben Goldacre. He criticizes what needs to be criticized. Including altmed.

The goal is to improve medicine, not throw it away.