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Koop and "CAM".

Publication: NCAHF Newsletter
Publication Date: 01-SEP-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1015 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In an editorial on "The Future of Medicine" published in the January 11th issue of the journal Science, C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD, former Surgeon General of the United States criticized the "natural health products industry" for:



... keeping its distance from medical research and from clinical medical practice, focusing instead on the short-term marketing advantages derived from keeping herbal and nutritional remedies exempt from any Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of efficacy. Dr. Koop concluded his editorial with a much needed call for

accountability to consumers:

There is a potential role for some complementary therapies and natural health products in preparing us to meet the challenges of the 21st century. But it can only be played if that industry and its proponents are prepared to meet real scientific and regulatory tests of safety and effectiveness.

Unfortunately, Dr. Koop has not spoken out about the irrationality of many...

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