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Fri Jun 12 18:49:47 BST 2009

Well then I will have to buy you a candle warmer for Christmas Dr. Gross....
;)

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Gross, Ronald <
Ronald.Gross at baystatehealth.org> wrote:

> I started aroma therapy in my office - and then the Fire Marshall told me I
> couldn't burn my Yankee Candle!  Damn the bad luck - I've been a curmudgeon
> ever since..........
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:
> trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Richard Wigle MD FACS
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:47 PM
> To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> geez
>
> I have to admit I had to go to the web to find out what the heck Reiki was.
> Turns out it's more or less an extension of the "healing hands" that seemed
> to swing through nursing about 20 years ago
>
> I'm seriously considering setting up a crystal franchise in my hospital.
> Why lose out on a good thing
>
> R. Wigle MD FACS
>
> --- On Thu, 6/11/09, htaed_rd at 123mail.org <htaed_rd at 123mail.org> wrote:
>
> From: htaed_rd at 123mail.org <htaed_rd at 123mail.org>
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
> To: "Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 1:34 PM
>
> Here is a link to the press release from Shock Trauma. The all
> capital lettering is their idea. All capital letters probably
> improve the outcome.
>
> Here is a quote:
>
> "The University of Maryland Medical Center is the only facility
> in the country offering Reiki to trauma patients, although it has
> also been used to treat people with cancer and other illnesses."
>
> Nobody else, according to the press release, is using Reiki. So,
> while Johns Hopkins may not have trauma center designation, they
> do not appear to be sampling the anesthesia supplies.
>
> Their study of Acupuncture leaves some room for improvement.
> There does not appear to be a placebo group. How do you determine
> that an added treatment is more effective than placebo, if you do
> not have patients receiving a sham form of acupuncture?
>
> Perhaps they are using an ancient form of research, that does not
> involve the scientific method.
>
> SHOCK TRAUMA OFFERS ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
> Patients Can Have Reiki, Music Therapy and Acupuncture in
> Addition to Medication
> September 5, 2007
> [1]Press Release
>
> Tim Noonan.
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:07 -0400, "Rick Tappan" <rtappan at gwu.edu>
> wrote:
> > So one could say the same for Johns Hopkins which is also a
> trauma center
> > as
> > well as a world renowned institution, but is also off the
> list?????
> >
> > Rick Tappan
> > 703 726-3734
> > rtappan at gwu.edu
> > "Who Dares, Wins"
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
> > [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
> > On Behalf Of htaed_rd at 123mail.org
> > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:18 PM
> > To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
> > Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
> >
> > Shock Trauma is so cutting edge, that they are using Reiki,
> Acupuncture,
> > and other "traditional medicine." Maybe they want to stay away
> from
> > anything evidence based, such as trauma center designation.
> >
> > Tim Noonan.
> >
>
> References
>
> 1. http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/alternative_therapies.htm
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