Quackery set to invade Indian medical curriculum.

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

Despite the Lancet report seeking the "end of homeopathy" and the USA and Canada

Governments set to ban herbal products, these "quack" elements are all set to

find a place in the Indian medical curriculum if Dr Ambumani Ramadoss,

Honourable Union Minister for Health, Government of India, has his way. The

Minister seeks to introduce homeopathy, ayurveda and other systems of Indian

medicine into the new medical curriculum to be introduced two years from now.

Similiarly he also proposes to introduce the holistic medical colleges to the

allopathic principles.

 

Reports the Times of India, September 21, in its front page,

 

"A new curriculum for medicine, integrating modern and traditional practices, is

being prepared and will be implemented within two years, Union health and family

welfare minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here on Tuesday.

 

"Today's curriculum is outdated. We are working towards integration of modern

and traditional practices in the new curriculum. It is expected to come out

within two years," Ramadoss said.

 

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While the move will force a rethink among the rationalists and hardcore

"scientists" as to the efficacy and need for "unscientific" methods like

homeopathy and ayurveda, both the modern and traditional experts on medicine

have responded cautiously. While the Principal of a renowned modern medical

college wondered on television "which parts" of homeopathy and ayurveda would be

included in the curriculum, an ayurvedic medical expert voiced his concern about

clubbing reductionist and holistic methods together.

 

Despite the enthusiasm and good intention of the Honourable Union Minister, it

remains a fact that integrated medicine has been tried in India and has failed.

Mainstream hospitals have introduced prayers and modern doctors have used both

ayurvedic and homeopathic formulations but without any significant improvement

in their patients health. What is usually overlooked is that holistic remedies

have to be practiced along with and as per the holistic principles in order to

be effective. This effort to teach integrated medicine may confuse the students

as there is a gargantuan difference between the approaches of ayurveda,

homeopathy and allopathy.

 

However if the allopathic colleges are taught about other approaches then they

will understand disease in a better perspective and also learn about the

dynamics of disease. I think this is what Dr Ramadoss has in mind while he

stresses about the need for an integrated approach. Till now the mainstream

medical community in India, accustomed only to the reductionist method, have

been wary of holistic approaches preferring to refer to the holistic

practitioners as "quacks" and seeking to "educate" them so that they grow out of

their "faulty" beliefs. At least this early introduction to holism will spare

the alternative health industry more "Lancet reports" and will inculcate a

healthy relationship among the various approaches. It will be even better if the

holistic approaches are introduced early into the school curriculum so that the

general population can be better educated and hence decide which approach to

adopt when they feel dis-ease.

 

Dr Ramadoss has also dealt a severe blow to the pharmaceutical industry in India

by lowering the prices of 15 major drugs. The CEO of a drug major was quick to

point out on television that this would effect the research activities. However

another panelist was of the opinion that this excuse was a red herring. The TV

anchor too reminded the CEO that the drug industry should also do its bit for

the common man. The CEO astounded all by declaring that this move may force many

drug companies from manufacturing essential drugs in India.

 

The transition obviously will not be easy.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

[Guest guest]

american drug biggies tried that 'new drug' snivel too. then the 6 o'clock news

reported that they spend 5 times on advertising what they spend on research.

they have an advertizing budget of

over $5,000 (as of ten years ago) for every doctor in the united states. every

single one. that's meals, cash, family vacations, rented mercedez', you name

it.

they are also notorious for lying through their teeth about research and

production costs.

$200 million was the claim at one time. the news reports proved it was an

exagerated lie.

not 6 months later they tried again, this time claiming that a new drug could

cost a BILLION

dollars to get to market. drug companies can't be trusted very far in spite of

the good they sometimes do. the second pill they make of any drug on the market

costs them about 2 cents to manufacture.

and the amerikan drug companies have no intention at all of banning most herbal

remedies.

all they want to do is make it so you have to buy herbs in bottled pill form

for about $40 a pop, like in the netherlands. that's what they mean by 'banned'.

these are the same wonderful people who have plans to put 85% of our school kids

on MAO inhibitors (murder maker drugs they call them here in the US).

your health bores them. it's your money they are after and they don't care how

they get it.

people who retire from top FDA jobs spend their retirement years on the boards

of directors of

drug companies.

end of rant :-D

Dennis GarretT

 

 

 

 

 

Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 wrote:

Dear Friends,

 

Despite the Lancet report seeking the "end of homeopathy" and the USA and Canada

Governments set to ban herbal products, these "quack" elements are all set to

find a place in the Indian medical curriculum if Dr Ambumani Ramadoss,

Honourable Union Minister for Health, Government of India, has his way.

[Guest guest]

Dear Dennis,

 

All my American friends on various groups, health or otherwise, are

very angry over the way their health options are being curtailed. The

British are apprehensive that based on research conducted by modern

medicine, alternative medicine benefits may soon be off the insurance

list. Most of them are afraid to speak out because they feel their

medical licences may be cancelled if they protest too much. It is very

fortunate that I am not a doctor and so I don't have to worry about

such things.

 

Everybody knows what is happening Dennis. If such things can happen

in American, British and European countries where the people have

access to information then you can well imagine the plight of the

Indians where 99.99% of the population is totally in the dark about

medical shennanigans.

 

I, and many of my friends, receive hate mails regularly from strange

email id's. Sometimes it doesn't bother me but sometimes I feel

depressed that people are willing to sacrifice other peoples lives just

to make a fortune for themselves.

 

Recently a very reputed astrological magazine of India has warned about

an impending health crisis and epidemics of animal induced illnesses.

For India the period between June and September'06 will be very

crucial, it says, both in the health as well as the political front.

There will be a tremendous sense of dissatisfaction among the general

population over many long standing policies, it predicts.

 

I know that India will have to face the music very early and that

corrective measures will be initiated on this land. My last post was an

indication of a very small step in that direction. The Indians have not

erased the memories of their very healthy and robust ancestors from

their minds. Those memories are making them wonder at what is happening

to them today.

 

My own grandfather lived a very active life till he was 98 years old.

He was sick for a year before passing away in his 100th year. But today

most Indians have started to dread their forties.

 

Let us hope for the best. Like Dr Bhate, I too feel that there will be

a drastic change within the next 5 to 6 years.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

 

 

ayurveda, dennis garrett

<with_favas_bean> wrote:

> american drug biggies tried that 'new drug' snivel too

[Guest guest]

Yes some do wish to profit at others exspense, they will not escape any

karmic reactions however....it can be good to look at the big picture at

times. This does not mean however that we dont do our liitle part to

preserve our beloved herbals.

Peace

 

>Despite the Lancet report seeking the "end of homeopathy" and the USA and

Canada Governments set to ban herbal products, these "quack" elements are all

set to find a place in the Indian medical curriculum if Dr Ambumani Ramadoss,

Honourable Union Minister for Health, Government of India, has his way.