BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

The established profession should provide active help, not passive criticism, to get the overall situation under control. Research of an acceptable quality can be achieved only with the full and active help of practitioners of orthodox medicine and of sister scientific disciplines in academic institutions. Confirmed complementary therapeutic methods with established scientific practice are gradually integrating in response to steadily increasing public and professional demand.

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  Vigorous spinal manipulation can be dangerous and can result in neurological deterioration.
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  Hypoalbuminaemia and grip strength are not reliable indices of nutritional status due to independent effects of infection and trauma.
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  Fluoridated toothpastes are the main cause of the recent fall in dental caries, although many factors likely contributed.