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Friday, June 12, 2009

Why the Medical Industry Is Lashing Out at Oprah Winfrey

By Deepak Chopra, AlterNet. Posted June 11, 2009.

Having squandered its public credibility, the medical establishment's attacks on Oprah's alternative medicine crusade look like pure cynicism.

A recent cover story in a struggling news magazine, under the title "Crazy Talk:" accuses Oprah Winfrey of spreading "dubious advice" in a wide range of health issues from menopause and hormone replacement therapy to autism, cancer, aging, and weight loss. The tone of the article was the same tiresome blend of gotcha journalism and selective fact-reporting that fills tabloid coffers. Click here for more of this article...

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