"As Dr. David Gorski, a cancer specialist, has noted: "integrative medicine" is a brand, not a specialty. The term was created by Dr. Andrew Weil to describe his own practice of supporting both science-based medicine and treatments lacking any or much scientific support. Weil and others like Judge and Barish-Wreden clearly believe that what they do under the rubric of "integrative medicine" is superior to science-based medicine. What makes it superior in their eyes is that it is "holistic" and fond of what is "natural" or "organic." To me and many other supporters of science-based medicine, a doctor who treats the "soul" or brings any kind of non-scientific metaphysical belief system into the mix is not practicing a medical specialty. Nor is there anything special about being "natural" or "organic.""
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:08:46 +0000
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