Tag Archives: CAM

In The Absence of Evidence…

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Ryan Madanick, MD

In this week’s JAMA, Scott Braithwaite, MD, MS wrote a Piece of My Mind editorial, “EBM’s Six Dangerous Words,” which made me think back to a former blog post of mine from 2011, “Doc, can I use this natural supplement?” What … Continue reading →

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Would You Like Some Cyanide in Your Herbal Therapy?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Like most allopathic physicians, I have no formal training in herbal medicine.  Nonetheless I tend to think that I have an open mind to non-Western therapies.  I do not discount their effects in various conditions, but they are not the … Continue reading →

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