The Skeptics Guide #856 - Dec 04 2021 (Ad Free)
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I call homeopathy "alternative treatment" since it's not medicine.
Asymetra
2021-12-09 12:13:17 +0000 UTCLMFAO!!!! At about 37 seconds in either Jay or Steve says, “Bob has got a new crib!”, referring to Bob’s move to a new house. I’m also a middle aged white man who still enjoys using hip-hop slang from the ‘80s so I love this.
RawkGWJ
2021-12-06 03:31:31 +0000 UTCPharmacist here. Many years ago, when I was in Pharmacy School, we had a school sponsored convocation where the invited speaker was the owner of a company that manufactured homeopathic products. The next month, a group of students put on a program to explain what homeopathy is and did a takedown of the previous month's program. As far as pharmacy school curriculum goes, there isn't any specific unit on homeopathic products or homeopathy in general. We just didn't learn about 'medicines' that didn't have active ingredients.
Joshua Dunn
2021-12-04 20:21:13 +0000 UTC
