Talk:Alternative medication warnings

From Diabetes in Pets

We hope 20:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

If I went too far here, please let me know. I am more than tired of seeing this stuff pitched and people believing it, as they lose both money and health in the process.

Kathy

[edit] Format for this page

We hope 19:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to leave the format "mixed" for this page because having the non-reference notation clickable links for all but the diabetes definition refs may mean that someone could explore the "Alternative Treatments" links easier, and, if necessary, do an FDA online report.

Kathy

[edit] Who's Behind Them Both-Reason for Link Style

We hope 22:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Do NOT want to use the names of the products or their producers/purveyors so have sometimes deliberately used the "blind" numeric link in this section. Clicking the links will provide you with the information. Entering the name shown on the "Alternative Treatment #1" "About Us" page at the entry point for Michigan State Professional Licenses will provide the information there.

My feeling is that using the product names publicizes them, especially when these pages are picked up by search engines. These products are worthless and deserve no publicity, so I have opted to link their information as shown.

22:41, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Entering the human brand name of the product on eBay and Amazon.com will show it's offered on both sites.

Kathy

I understand your reasoning, Kathy, but just today someone started posting unsolicited endorsements of Alternative #1 on the FDMB, and it was very difficult to see if it was one of the listed snake oils or not, even though I was looking. Any suggestions? --steve

We hope 02:20, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Have been considering this and one thought would be input from all respectable pet diabetes websites who would be willing to give a bit of web space on their websites and message boards along with us here to list the names of the scam products. They could link to this article page for further reading if desired, for a more in depth treatment of the issue.

If everyone will join in with listing these products as worthless to all but their producers and/or vendors, having more than one source about them should help.

By educating visitors to all credible sites that these products benefit no one except those involved in the production and sales of them, the united effort should keep anyone from falling into these traps.

It's likely going to bring about more discussion of the issue in general and this too would be a good thing, because it only helps prove the fallacy of their claims.

Kathy