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View Post: Naturopathy drug prescribing proposal in Ontario: Rx for a ...
26 Nov 2009
Two weeks ago, Canadian Skeptics United published on their Skeptic North site a piece by an Ontario pharmacist criticizing a proposal by the province to grant limited prescribing rights to naturopaths. The essay, which was reprinted in ...
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View Post: Skeptic North: Magician Prescriptions: Ontario Poised to Let ...
14 Nov 2009 by PharmacistScott  
Unfortunately for patients, no evidence exists to suggest that naturopaths are capable primary care providers. Naturopathy is a fundamentally flawed idea - and a government blessing only entrenches and magnifies the health risks to ...
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View Post: When John Almost Died of Naturopathy : Greg Laden's Blog
14 Nov 2009
Recent discussion of Canadian Naturopathy caused this old memory of mine to surface, regarding a friend who nearly died because he had a treatable illness but was attended to only by a Naturopath. A stupid, badly dressed Naturopath who ...
View Blog: Greg Laden's Blog - http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/

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View Post: Naturopathy: Holistic Cures – The Balanced Review Blog
19 Nov 2009 by admin  
Naturopathy is an alternative medical system that emphasizes a holistic and natural approach and plays a big role in the cure and treatment of a whole range of illnesses and diseases. As more and more people are turning to natural ...
View Blog: The Balanced Review Blog - http://www.thebalancedreview.com/blog/

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View Post: Counterpoint: No 'magic' involved in naturopathic medicine - Full ...
23 hours ago by Scott Maniquet  
9) Lets not forget that many people see a naturopath because they're dazzled by the word "Naturopathic Doctor, or ND". Let's be perfectly clear: Naturopaths are NOT doctors. The Naturopathy Act, 2007 allows them to be called ...
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View Post: Reality-Based Medicine:0 Naturopathy: 1 « Science-Based Pharmacy
9 Nov 2009 by Scott  
I've been blogging about Bill 179 and naturopathy for some time now. When the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) recommended the Ontario government legislate a significant expansion of practice for naturopaths, ...
View Blog: Science-Based Pharmacy - http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/

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View Post: My response to the National Post article: "Naturopathy a ...
24 Nov 2009 by Dr. Ian Koo, Naturopathic Doctor  
Hello everyone,Well I awoke today and received a couple of emails regarding a publication from the National Post from a pharmacist disparaging Naturopathic Doctors. Those of you who have seen me or spoken to me know that this pharmacist ...
View Blog: Naturopathic Medicine: A Fresh Perspective... - http://naturopathicessentials.blogspot.com/

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View Post: Fake medicine to get Ontario's imprimatur : White Coat Underground
27 Nov 2009
Ontario wants to license naturopaths to prescribe medications. To see if this is wise, we have to re-examine what naturopathy is. Naturopathy is an approach to health care based on mistaken ideas about disease cause, prevention, ...
View Blog: White Coat Underground - http://scienceblogs.com/whitecoatunderground/

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