Alternatives to the alternative

http://newly-nerfed.net/2009/12/21/alternatives-to-the-alternative/

My husband wrote a thread on the popular "But You Don't Look Sick?" message boards What's the Harm in CAM? about the potential harm done to patients by some forms of complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM). When he was requesting evidence that the treatments people were espousing worked, he was attacked by certain members who felt that he was maligning their chosen form of health care. Evidence was never presented. It was felt by some that there was no need to present evidence, as the patients' feeling better from these treatments was evidence enough.

It is not empirical evidence, and when called upon to produce empirical evidence, CAM-supporters usually come up empty-handed.