[log in to unmask],Net writes:
>Not evidence based but seems to work.
Why isn't it evidence-based?
It seems to be done to a lot of children, advised by a lot of doctors
or those for whom they may well feel responsible, why are we not
collecting evidence of its efficacy?
Of course, we may be...
Failing to seize the opportunity to demonstrate science with such
simple things is one of the ways in which disinformation and poor
quality work done by those who do not understand or apply the
principles of science (eg http://www.unc.edu/~aphillip ...... look for
vaccination and so on) gets credibnility - because they actually have
or appear to have done the work, and it is visibly the case to patients
who enquire...
We should consider a dispersed trial of effect - any takers?
And why not prescribe it? Many of the people attending to get a
prescription do so because then it will be free rather than having to
pay for one of the insecticides. Jeff, how do you feel about a
prescription saying compound 4 drops Tea Tree oil in 20 ml ALmond oil,
etc? Do you think 100 ml would be the right amount<warms to topic>
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