altie

About four months ago, I blogged about a patient -- likely an "altie" -- who subtly but, I believe deliberately, insulted me about my conventional views of Lyme disease.

Archive 2007-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2007

I don't know what's wrong with being an "altie", whatever that is, but this debate is framed the wrong way up, beginning with circumcision as the norm, and not the foreskin.

Neonatal Circumcision (Controversy? Who, Moi?) 1 Dinosaur 2007

To me, when referring to "alternative medicine," I view the "altie" and "woo" as largely synonymous, but woo has a broader meaning, embracing a wider variety of credulity.

A dose of woo for the Angry Kid. Angry Professor 2007

At the very least, why are real doctors countenancing this kind of altie crap?

Pharyngula 2009

I didn't think docs were allowed to prescribe altie methods.

How About Italian for Dinner 1 Dinosaur 2009

As things stand now,I'm afraid that more medical students than medical educators would like to admit would not appreciate the on-target satire of altie medicine and post modernism found here posted by james gaulte @ 5:10 AM

Archive 2008-02-01 james gaulte 2008

His relentless battles against the forces of altie medicine and quackery sliding into the halls and curriculum of medical school and in the mind sets of at least some members of the SAMA is appreciated.

Word of the month(well the year so far) is Quackademics james gaulte 2008

ORAC has been doggedly pursuing this issue for some time and keeps us up to date with his Academic Woo Aggregator which list the academic centers who have their fingers in the altie pie and there are more than one web sites devoted to the exposing of medical quackeries and woo.

Word of the month(well the year so far) is Quackademics james gaulte 2008

His relentless battles against the forces of altie medicine and quackery sliding into the halls and curriculum of medical school and in the mind sets of at least some members of the SAMA is appreciated.

Archive 2008-01-01 james gaulte 2008

ORAC has been doggedly pursuing this issue for some time and keeps us up to date with his Academic Woo Aggregator which list the academic centers who have their fingers in the altie pie and there are more than one web sites devoted to the exposing of medical quackeries and woo.

Archive 2008-01-01 james gaulte 2008