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Old 11-14-2012, 01:07 PM  
wehateporn
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If only that were true, but if it was it wouldn't have taken 40 years for us to find out that beta blockers are a waste of time. Clearly they've got a product to sell and a myth for marketing it

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Originally Posted by miss_bellabellini View Post
That's why 'Big Pharma' uses the scientific method of empirical research.

A major component of empirical research is acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.

I'll take empirical research over anecdotal evidence any day. The natural health industry isn't held to the same standards as the pharmaceutical industry. So we have no way of knowing if the products used are useful, helpful, or harmful
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