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Detoxosode (for) Viruses

DallasDad

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A friend just got back from a neurologist (M.D.), to whom he'd been sent by his regular doctor to investigate the origin of my friend's migraines. It was supposed to be a "check things out, do an MRI, make sure there are no tumors" sort of visit.

When my friend got in to see the doctor, the doctor placed one hand on my friend's head, then did the arm-resistance trick. Following that, he waived his hand over a shelf of herbal/homeopathic vials, and told him that "Detoxosode Viruses" would cure his headaches, and, incidentially, also cure his Crohn's Disease.

My friend ran away, and (on my urging) called his primary care physician to make sure no more referrals went that way. The PCP was surprised, but admitted not having sent anyone to that particular doctor before, and said he wouldn't ever again.

So my friend will get another neurologist, and the PCP has been alerted, but I wonder if my friend should report the witchdoctor elsewhere. I suppose it's certainly possible to have a valid M.D. and still indulge this nonsense, but it shouldn't be. Is there some kind of regulation that keeps actual medical doctors from waiving their hands over bottles to pick a fake treatment?
 
What's the neurologist's name. I'm curious and want to look up his practice.

There generally is a board of medicine that oversees medical practices.
 
John Walker, I think. Somewhere in the DFW area. Don't know any more than that.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
This looks like this would be the guy:

Welcome to Neurotherapy Center of Dallas - Offering Interpretation Of Clinical EEG, QEEG and Neurotherapy

Sounds like the typical MD whose gone off the rails and is marketing some unorthodoxed therapy. Nothing about homeopathy is mentioned but the guy is peddling some kind of biofeedback.

Red flags are, one treatment for a wide variety of unrelated disorders and an FAQ answer to the question of, why don't the other doctors offer the same thing.
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That is a scary web site. He has tons of articles from the Journal of Neurotherapy, which he happens to be on the board of.

Just scanning the articles, there doesn't seem to be any clinical trials or blinded comparisons of this treatment to other treatments. Just testimonials and anecdotes. Wow.

But then, I'm not a doctor. Maybe that is how all of medicine has progressed over the last 100 years.
 
Dr. Keith said:
That is a scary web site. He has tons of articles from the Journal of Neurotherapy, which he happens to be on the board of.

Just scanning the articles, there doesn't seem to be any clinical trials or blinded comparisons of this treatment to other treatments. Just testimonials and anecdotes. Wow.

But then, I'm not a doctor. Maybe that is how all of medicine has progressed over the last 100 years.
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Only in Texas. ;)
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Only in Texas. ;)
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I wish..

Here in Arizona there seems to be an uptick in the alt-woo crowd, and I'm not talking about Sedona.

As an example, two of my friends were referred by their family MDs to supposedly licensed practitioners who did the old "hold a vial on your head while I try and pull your arm down" trick.

Neither got any benefit from the programs, but spent many $$ on supplements and detoxifying agents.

Why would the FPs recommend such a course?

V.
 
From the licensing board:

JONATHAN EDWARD WALKER MD

Action Date: 02/09/2010
Description: STATUS CLEARED 02/09/2010

Action Date: 05/29/2009
Description: ON MAY 29, 2009, THE BOARD AND DR. WALKER ENTERED INTO AN AGREED ORDER REQUIRING THAT, WITHIN ONE YEAR, HE COMPLETE THE MEDICAL RECORD KEEPING COURSE OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL EDUCATION (PACE) PROGRAM AND PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY OF $1,000 WITHIN 90 DAYS. THE ACTION WAS BASED ON DR. WALKER'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY DOCUMENT HIS CLINICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION TO SHOW JUSTIFICATION FOR HIS DIAGNOSTIC CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDED TREATMENT FOR TWO PATIENTS IN HIS NEUROLOGY PRACTICE.

Action Date: 08/22/1998
Description: AN AGREED ORDER WAS ENTERED 8-22-98 PUBLICLY REPRIMANDING THE PHYSICIAN WITH NO CONTINUING RESTRICTIONS. ACTION DUE TO FAILURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN AN ACCEPTABLE MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
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http://reg.tmb.state.tx.us/OnLineVerif/Phys_ReportVerif.asp?ID_NUM=44152&Type=LP

ETA: If you click on "view orders," you can read the details.
 
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