{"id":55317747,"date":"2011-06-02T16:17:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T16:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lecanardnoir.posterous.com\/chris-ruane-mp-ex-deputy-head-has-doubts-abou"},"modified":"2011-06-02T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T16:17:03","slug":"chris-ruane-mp-ex-deputy-head-has-doubts-abou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quackometer.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/chris-ruane-mp-ex-deputy-head-has-doubts-abou.html","title":{"rendered":"Chris Ruane MP, ex deputy head, has doubts about germ theory"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the readers of my blog wrote to his\u00a0constituency\u00a0MP about his concern for public funding of NHS. This is his MP's reply.<\/p>\n

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Quite an astonishing display of anti-intellectualism and ignorance. It might be worth pointing out that before Mr Ruane became an MP, he was a school teacher. <\/p>\n

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Dear Andrew,<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>I too have my concerns about certain types of homeopathic or alternative<\/span>
<\/span>medicines and treatments such as palmistry, astrology, and even aroma<\/span>
<\/span>therapy but I feel that western medicine has relied too heavily on the germ<\/span>
<\/span>theory of disease that illness and disease came from without and can be<\/span>
<\/span>treated from without \u00a0medicine or surgery.<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>I believe a good proportion of illness and disease can be effectively<\/span>
<\/span>controlled by tapping into and enhancing an individual's natural immune<\/span>
<\/span>system. That the patient is not such a passive receptacle for science,<\/span>
<\/span>medicine and surgery but can contribute to their own recovery. The illness<\/span>
<\/span>should be seen in the round that the psychological and social condition of<\/span>
<\/span>each individual patient are as important to an individual's recovery as<\/span>
<\/span>surgery.<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>Western medicine should not be dismissive of other practices such as<\/span>
<\/span>acupuncture, meditation but the balance needs to be struck.<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>Yours sincerely,<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>Chris<\/span>
<\/span>
<\/span>Chris Ruane MP<\/span>
<\/span>For the Vale of Clwyd<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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