[Fwd: Scientific validity of medical treatments]

[Guest guest]

Hi Everybody!

 

I don't recall who started this thread, and I can't find it in 1300+

saved messages however I try, but after hours and hours of searching I

gave up and asked for help.

 

This paper is interesting in it's own right, although it most likely is

not the one the paraphrase came from. The similar language is on page 6

under the heading " Background "

 

Regards,

 

Pete

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

At 08:18 PM 2/7/05 -0500, you wrote:

>

>Hi Everybody!

>

>I don't recall who started this thread, and I can't find it in 1300+

>saved messages however I try, but after hours and hours of searching I

>gave up and asked for help.

>

>This paper is interesting in it's own right, although it most likely is

>not the one the paraphrase came from. The similar language is on page 6

>under the heading " Background "

>

>Regards,

>

>Pete

 

What thread?

 

What paper?

[Guest guest]

Pete Theisen wrote:

> Hi Everybody!

>

> I don't recall who started this thread, and I can't find it in 1300+

> saved messages however I try, but after hours and hours of searching I

> gave up and asked for help.

>

> This paper is interesting in it's own right, although it most likely is

> not the one the paraphrase came from. The similar language is on page 6

> under the heading " Background "

>

> Regards,

>

> Pete

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

wrote:

<snip>

>

> What thread?

>

> What paper?

 

Hi Chris!

 

It all got blown away in the forwarding. Evidently this stupid Mozilla

email client forwards messages as HTML even though I have selected text

only. Maybe I can change it in the settings, meanwhile, the thread

contained this paragraph:

 

" The US GAO (govt accounting office) had issued a report in the 80's in

which it stated that only about 10-15% of the currently used

western medical treatments had any scientific validity. "

 

This is the reply I got from GAO:

 

" Here is a link to the closest matching GAO document I can locate.

 

http://archive.gao.gov/d31t10/145906.pdf

 

Thank you for contacting GAO Research Services.

 

Tim Johnson

Reference Analyst

 

 

>>>>>> Pete Theisen <petet 2/6/2005 2:12:25 AM >>>

 

Hi GAO webmaster!

 

I have been searching your site for three hours for the report I was

told about in the following paragraph:

 

The US GAO (govt accounting office) had issued a report in the 80's in

which it stated that only about 10-15% of the currently used

western medical treatments had any scientific validity.

 

Of course, the person has no title of the report, and that is not a

quote but a paraphrase.

 

You have so MUCH material I am sure that you must have the report I am

looking for - however, I can't find it. It doesn't help that the pdf

files take 15 or more minutes each to load. I have been loading only

the

ones that look from the summaries that they *might* be the one.

 

I have tried a number of keyword combinations with and without quotes

but no luck. I wonder, do you have a direct link to this particular

report?

 

Regards,

 

Pete

 

"

[Guest guest]

My mistake, wrong agency. Sorry you spent all that time. The quote comes

from a report issued by the Office of Technology Assessment of the US

Congress. The report is named " Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical

Technologies. " Sept 1978. Hope this helps. Later

Mike W. Bowser, L Ac

 

>Pete Theisen <petet

>Chinese Medicine

>Chinese Medicine

>Re: [Fwd: Re: Scientific validity of medical treatments]

>Tue, 08 Feb 2005 07:29:25 -0500

>

> wrote:

><snip>

> >

> > What thread?

> >

> > What paper?

>

>Hi Chris!

>

>It all got blown away in the forwarding. Evidently this stupid Mozilla

>email client forwards messages as HTML even though I have selected text

>only. Maybe I can change it in the settings, meanwhile, the thread

>contained this paragraph:

>

> " The US GAO (govt accounting office) had issued a report in the 80's in

>which it stated that only about 10-15% of the currently used

>western medical treatments had any scientific validity. "

>

>This is the reply I got from GAO:

>

> " Here is a link to the closest matching GAO document I can locate.

>

>http://archive.gao.gov/d31t10/145906.pdf

>

>Thank you for contacting GAO Research Services.

>

>Tim Johnson

>Reference Analyst

>

>

> >>>>>> Pete Theisen <petet 2/6/2005 2:12:25 AM >>>

>

>Hi GAO webmaster!

>

>I have been searching your site for three hours for the report I was

>told about in the following paragraph:

>

>The US GAO (govt accounting office) had issued a report in the 80's in

>which it stated that only about 10-15% of the currently used

>western medical treatments had any scientific validity.

>

>Of course, the person has no title of the report, and that is not a

>quote but a paraphrase.

>

>You have so MUCH material I am sure that you must have the report I am

>looking for - however, I can't find it. It doesn't help that the pdf

>files take 15 or more minutes each to load. I have been loading only

>the

>ones that look from the summaries that they *might* be the one.

>

>I have tried a number of keyword combinations with and without quotes

>but no luck. I wonder, do you have a direct link to this particular

>report?

>

>Regards,

>

>Pete

>

> "

[Guest guest]

mike Bowser wrote:

> My mistake, wrong agency. Sorry you spent all that time. The quote comes

> from a report issued by the Office of Technology Assessment of the US

> Congress. The report is named " Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical

> Technologies. " Sept 1978. Hope this helps. Later

 

Hi Mike!

 

Thanks, the original email must have gone astray, that's why I didn't

know it was you who authored the paragraph. Thanks again.

[Guest guest]

mike Bowser wrote:

> My mistake, wrong agency. Sorry you spent all that time. The quote comes

> from a report issued by the Office of Technology Assessment of the US

> Congress. The report is named " Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical

> Technologies. " Sept 1978. Hope this helps. Later

> Mike W. Bowser, L Ac

 

Hi Mike!

 

There it is, page 18, about the middle of the page.

 

Thanks again.

 

Regards,

 

Pete

[Guest guest]

mike Bowser wrote:

> My mistake, wrong agency. Sorry you spent all that time. The quote comes

> from a report issued by the Office of Technology Assessment of the US

> Congress. The report is named " Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical

> Technologies. " Sept 1978. Hope this helps. Later

> Mike W. Bowser, L Ac

 

Hi Mike!

 

Well, it is their page 7, the viewer counts the cover and all the index

pages as pages.

 

Regards,

 

Pete