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Myers’ Cocktail
Dr. John MyersDuring 1960Use Cocktail for 25 yearsJohns Hopkins Hospital inBaltimoreDied in 1984
Dr. Alan GabyDidn’t know original M CocktailContinue to use up to nowadays
“... The doctors know it’s unethical, but they do it anyway. They do not have time to talk to their patients and really explain. They just want the patients to keep coming back because they need the money...”
D.Dx of Fatigue
Symptom to DiagnosisAn Evidence Based Guide1st Edition (2006)
Scott D. C. SternAdam S. CifuDiane Altkorn
Burden of Extra Health Expendicture
Assume that – 40,000 +++ Doctors in the Country.20,000 +++ Doctors working in action.At least 10 patients come to a Doctorfor MV Inj: /day.1 patient cost at least 2,500 Kyats per visit.
Expense
1 x 10 x 20,000 x 2,500 = 500,000,000 Kyats/day
Equivalent = USD 400,000/day at least
Exchange rate – 1 USD = 1250 Kyats
What they decided .....
UK Parliamentary Committee on Science & Technology stated that
“...prescribing pure placebos is bad medicine. Their effects is unreliable & unpredictable...”
Report on Evidence Check 2 :Homeopathy22nd February, 2010